I would like to see how my website reacts to a slow connection.
Is there a way I can limit express to responding with slow speeds or delays? I know I can implement setTimeout calls on paths, but what about static assets?
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3You can [simulate various connection speeds (and more)](https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/profile/network-performance/network-conditions?hl=en) through your browser – nem035 Aug 12 '16 at 20:17
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Totally did not know that. – lonewarrior556 Aug 12 '16 at 20:33
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For completeness sake, if there is a node way of doing this please answer and I'll up vote. – lonewarrior556 Aug 12 '16 at 21:00
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1You can use [crapify](https://github.com/bcoe/crapify) for node – nem035 Aug 12 '16 at 21:04
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As I've mentioned in the comments, modern browsers support network speed simulation (and much more). Doing any programatic latency faking within your app is not a good approach because network simulation is difficult, it's hard to do it reliably and you could end up polluting your code a lot.
You should use a browser to do this:
- Chrome (best support)
- Firefox
- Edge (not yet supported but it has been suggested)
There are also many other tools and resources you can use:
