Disclosed are systems and methods for testing a network service. In one
embodiment, a system and a method pertain to sending an initial request to the
network service, redirecting a related request sent by the network service to an
actual network service such that the related request does not reach the actual
network service, emulating operation of the actual network service, and returning
at least one response to the network service being tested, the at least one response
being responsive to the related request.