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> There seems to be lack of a single word in English to describe this except the long phrase above. Anyone has good suggestion? If you mean the request and res

by jkbr 3y ago

> There seems to be lack of a single word in English to describe this except the long phrase above. Anyone has good suggestion? If you mean the request and response message pair, we call it "exchange" [0]. > It goes without saying that this is a hard requirement I have for any API client but sadly most ones I tried always lack some information somewhere. Both HTTPie Desktop and HTTPie CLI allow you to see the entire exchange. In the CLI, you can use the --verbose flag [0]. In the desktop app, there’s a “Request” tab. They both also support previewing the request without sending it. The CLI has --offline [1], and the Desktop has a live preview feature [2]. [0] https://httpie.io/docs/cli/what-parts-of-the-http-exchange-should-be-printed https://httpie.io/docs/cli/what-parts-of-the-http-exchange-s... [1] https://httpie.io/docs/cli/offline-mode https://httpie.io/docs/cli/offline-mode [2] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/httpie/desktop/master/.github/httpie-desktop.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/httpie/desktop/master/.git...

paradite 3y ago
Thanks for the response. Does the client (desktop app) support exporting the full exchange as txt? I would switch to HTTPie Desktop if this is supported.
- jkbr 3y ago
  We show the request/response in two separate panes, each with a menu offering Copy and Download actions. So it’s possible; it’s just a matter of multiple clicks. The desktop app also allows you to copy a corresponding HTTPie CLI command, which you can then enrich with --verbose, run in the terminal, and more easily copy the whole exchange output.
  - paradite 3y ago
    Thanks. So it is the same amount of steps as I have for Chrome now. Please do consider adding a feature to export everything in one shot. It would save people like me a lot of clicks (for a lot of APIs across different environments).
    - jkbr 3y ago
      It’s a good idea — we’ll look into making it as simple as in HTTPie CLI. Thanks for the feedback.

by jkbr 3y ago

paradite 3y ago

Thanks for the response. Does the client (desktop app) support exporting the full exchange as txt? I would switch to HTTPie Desktop if this is supported.

jkbr 3y ago
We show the request/response in two separate panes, each with a menu offering Copy and Download actions. So it’s possible; it’s just a matter of multiple clicks. The desktop app also allows you to copy a corresponding HTTPie CLI command, which you can then enrich with --verbose, run in the terminal, and more easily copy the whole exchange output.
- paradite 3y ago
  Thanks. So it is the same amount of steps as I have for Chrome now. Please do consider adding a feature to export everything in one shot. It would save people like me a lot of clicks (for a lot of APIs across different environments).
  - jkbr 3y ago
    It’s a good idea — we’ll look into making it as simple as in HTTPie CLI. Thanks for the feedback.