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# Http Client for vscode (dothttp-runner)

## Install

visit [vscode-marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ShivaPrasanth.dothttp-code&ssr=false#review-details) or [open-vsx](https://open-vsx.org/extension/shivaprasanth/dothttp-code) and search for `dothttp-code`

## Note:
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🗣️ Installing this extenison, downloads & runs binaries from this [repository](https://github.com/cedric05/dotextensions-build).

## Principle / WHY

Invoking http requests is typical job of frontend/backed dev. This extension aims in making http requests in vscode (most loved editor) without loosing privacy (like insomnia/postman, stores collection in remote, needs account and many more).

Main aim is to *Save and re-use*.

Checkout simple example [here](#example)

For docs visit [here](#docs-and-more)

## Features

- Make http requests in vscode.
- configure variables and reuse in dothttp.
  - properties from editor (add, update, delete, copy, disable all)
- Request history to view past requests
- [Http Notebook](https://docs.dothttp.dev/docs/dothttp-runner-notebook)
- Import collections
  - [From postman collection](https://docs.dothttp.dev/docs/import-export#postman-collections)
  - [From swagger spec (2/3)](https://docs.dothttp.dev/docs/import-export#openapiswagger)
  - [Import curl](https://docs.dothttp.dev/docs/import-export#curl)
  - [Import Har](https://docs.dothttp.dev/docs/import-export#curl)
- [Export To most popular programming languages](https://docs.dothttp.dev/docs/import-export)

## Http Notebook

## Example
example http file
```http
# users.http

#!/usr/bin/env /home/prasanth/cedric05/dothttp/dist/dothttp-cli

# this is comment

// this is also a comment

/*
   this is multi line
   comment
*/

# http file can have multiple requests, name tag/annotation is used to identify
@name("fetch 100 users, skip first 50")

# makes are get request, with url `https://req.dothttp.dev/user`
GET https://req.dothttp.dev/user

# below is an header example, if api_key is not defined, it will be defaulted to `121245454125454121245451`
"Authorization": "Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ="

# below is how you set url params '?' --> signifies url quary param
? ("fetch", "100") #
? ("skip", "50")
? projection, name
? projection, org
? projection, location

# makes are post request, with url `https://req.dothttp.dev/user`
POST https://req.dothttp.dev/user

basicauth('username', 'password')
/*
   below defines payload for the post request.
   json --> signifies payload is json data
*/
json({
    "name": "{{name=adam}}", # name is templated, if spcified via env or property, it will be replaced
    "org": "dothttp",
    "location": "Hyderabad",
    # "interests": ["exploring", "listening to music"],
})

# makes put request, with url `https://req.dothttp.dev/user/1`
PUT https://req.dothttp.dev/post

# define headers in .dothttp.json with env
basicauth("{{username}}, "{{password}}")

# posts with urlencoded
data({
    "name": "Adam {{$randomStr}}",
    "org": "dothttp",
    "location": "Hyderabad",
    "interests": ["exploring", "listening to music"],
})

// or use below one
// data('name=Adam+A&org=dothttp&location=Hyderabad&interests=%5B%27exploring%27%2C+%27listening+to+music%27%5D')

```

## Support

- producthunt support us via upvoting in [producthunt](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/dothttp)
- starring in [github](https://github.com/cedric05/dothttp-runner)
- donating in via [github sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/cedric05)

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## Docs and more

Checkout Most Popular http collections [here](https://github.com/cedric05/the-api-evanglist/)

Checkout other http [collections](https://github.com/cedric05/api-collections)

Checkout [docs](https://docs.dothttp.dev)  language for better understanding.

Checkout [dothttp(dsl for http)](https://github.com/cedric05/dothttp).

Checkout [playground](http://ghpage.dothttp.dev/)

view product post [here](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/dothttp)

### Vscode alternatives

- [rest-client](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client) written in typescript
- [httpYac](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=anweber.vscode-httpyac)  written in typescript
- [Thunder Client](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rangav.vscode-thunder-client) closed source

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### Non Vscode alternatives
- [http-client](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html)  closed source
- [dothttp](https://github.com/tonsV2/dothttp)  written in python

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