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I'm testing MacOS app and it relies a lot on the network condition, because it is uploading a lot of files.

I would like to simulate a network condition on my macbook, that automatically changes to simulate network condition in the wild, train, forest etc.

How could I do that?

I was thinking of pf, but not sure if a script can be set up to automatically change speed, packet loss every X seconds for let's say 15 minutes (depending on how many files are being uploaded by that app).

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You can simply create a stubbed version of your clients objects that simulate some behavior. Then in the tests you inject this stubbed client.

interface Client {

   callTheNetwork();

}

class RealClient {

   callTheNetwork() { return http.call(); }

}

class SlowClient {

   callTheNetwork() {
     waitSeconds(3); 
     return stubbedResponse; 
   }
}

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