Data processing simulator

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a metadata file for an application at an application server;
• receiving a request from a user interface associated with the application at a framework for execution of the application, wherein execution of the application is expected to return a particular data element in response to the request;
• transmitting the request to a simulator module;
• generating, via the simulator module, and in response to the received request for execution of the application, and without using business logic of the application for execution, one or more simulated data elements that correspond to the particular data elements, at the simulator module based on the metadata and a communication protocol;
• and
• displaying the one or more simulated data elements on the display.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code, the program code executable by a computer system to cause the computer system to:

• receive a metadata file for an application;
• receive a request from a user interface associated with the application for execution of the application, wherein execution of the application is expected to return a particular data element in response to the request;
• transmit the request to the simulator module;
• generate, in response to the received request for execution of the application, and without using business logic of the application for execution, one or more simulated data elements that correspond to the particular data elements, at the simulator module based on the metadata and a communication protocol;
• and
• display the one or more simulated data elements on the display.