[x3n0ph3n3]

localstack is the closest thing I could think of to pirating a backend:

https://localstack.cloud/

[mdaniel]

That would be true if it _did_ what the API claims, versus just mocking them. I think eucalyptus/Corymbia would be closer to what you had in mind, as their APIs do actually cause things to change in the real world

Also, FWIW, both localstack and the moto library that it wraps are Apache 2