Juicebox Local Dev Loop

Overview

Configure a fast local development workflow for Juicebox integration with mock data and testing utilities.

Prerequisites

• Juicebox SDK installed
• Node.js or Python environment
• Test API key (sandbox mode)

Instructions

Step 1: Configure Development Environment

# Create development config
cat > .env.development << 'EOF'
JUICEBOX_API_KEY=jb_test_xxxxxxxxxxxx
JUICEBOX_ENVIRONMENT=sandbox
JUICEBOX_LOG_LEVEL=debug
EOF

Step 2: Set Up Mock Data

// mocks/juicebox.ts
export const mockProfiles = [
  {
    id: 'mock-1',
    name: 'Test User',
    title: 'Software Engineer',
    company: 'Test Corp',
    location: 'San Francisco, CA'
  }
];

export const mockSearchResponse = {
  total: 1,
  profiles: mockProfiles,
  hasMore: false
};

Step 3: Create Test Utilities

// test-utils/juicebox.ts
import { JuiceboxClient } from '@juicebox/sdk';

export function createTestClient() {
  return new JuiceboxClient({
    apiKey: process.env.JUICEBOX_API_KEY,
    sandbox: true,
    timeout: 5000
  });
}

export async function withMockSearch<T>(
  fn: (client: JuiceboxClient) => Promise<T>
): Promise<T> {
  const client = createTestClient();
  return fn(client);
}

Step 4: Hot Reload Setup

// package.json
{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "nodemon --watch src --exec ts-node src/index.ts",
    "test:watch": "vitest watch"
  }
}

Output

• Development environment configuration
• Mock data for offline testing
• Test utilities for integration tests
• Hot reload for rapid iteration

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Sandbox Limit	Exceeded test quota	Wait or upgrade plan
Mock Mismatch	Schema changed	Update mock data
Hot Reload Fail	File lock	Restart dev server

Examples

Integration Test

import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
import { createTestClient } from './test-utils/juicebox';

describe('Juicebox Search', () => {
  it('returns profiles for valid query', async () => {
    const client = createTestClient();
    const results = await client.search.people({
      query: 'engineer',
      limit: 5
    });

    expect(results.profiles.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
  });
});

Resources

• Sandbox Environment
• Testing Guide

Next Steps

With local dev configured, explore juicebox-sdk-patterns for production patterns.