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REST Client for Google Chrome

51 points by passfree 13y ago

mtrimpe 13y ago
I'll ask this on the off chance that this was posted by the author; have you considered adding support for importing from and exporting to curl commands? When you work in a team with non-developer testers they tend to use a GUI REST client like this, while most of the developers will prefer working with curl commands instead. You don't want to know how many hours have been wasted manually converting these calls back and forth ... especially when somebody converts them incorrectly.
- passfree 13y ago
  I will make sure that this is added via the tilda mode - to convert to and from curl.
- passfree 13y ago
  This feature has been added. Wait for the app to update. Refresh. Press ESC to get into escape mode. Now you can type any curl command. Most options are supported. It works just like bash. When you hit enter, the command will be converted into a request and executed. Soon, it will be possible to go the other way around as well, i.e. convert a request to curl. I hope this will be helpful to you in the future.
haarts 13y ago
How does it differ from Postman (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client/fdmmgilgnpjigdojojpjoooidkmcomcm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-clien...)? Seems that both solve the same problem.
talkingquickly 13y ago
Also worth considering Postman (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client/fdmmgilgnpjigdojojpjoooidkmcomcm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-clien...) I particularly like that it allows you to save groups of requests into "Collections" so you can have quick access to all the main API calls from one app. You can also export these collections and share them with other team members. This is particularly useful for sanity checking before deploys e.g. just running through each API call to make sure users can login and perform primary actions.
- passfree 13y ago
  REST is quite new but it has solid foundations that go well beyond what postman achieves today. New features will be added rapidly in the next couple of weeks.
  - talkingquickly 13y ago
    Looks really interesting but shame it's dependant on https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbdbpcnhmopfkidjhlinikkohlkpn https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbd... which requires "access to your data on all websites"
    - passfree 13y ago
      Some things are simply not possible without having access to raw HTTP data. HTTP itself is quite complex protocol.
      - talkingquickly 13y ago
        Indeed, and had the permission been on the extension itself rather than a dependency and there been explanation of why it requires the permission when other rest clients dont, I'd probably have given it a go. I'd be really interested to hear more about why the dependency is there and what the interplay between the two extensions and the cloud bit of the service is?
        passfree 13y ago
        Fair point. I will make sure that there is an explanation/mention about this. It is worth mentioning though that the link points to a hosted app - not an extension. You do require an extension for this to work but it is very lightweight and rather simple. The extension only provides the ability to send HTTP requests as you see them.
- jlengrand 13y ago
  I totally love POSTMAN. The collections thingy is really cool. I'll give REST a shot too, though :).
thomseddon 13y ago
This isn't a pure Chrome Extension, it just takes you to the site: https://suite.websecurify.com/rest https://suite.websecurify.com/rest One of the main uses of a rest client in a chrome extension (e.g. postman/advanced REST client) is so you can use it offline. The entire functionality of the webpage is written in JS (https://suite.websecurify.com/rest/script https://suite.websecurify.com/rest/script) so it could be easily packaged into a true chrome extension, frankly as it stands this seems to be a bit of a half arsed attempt to get more exposure.
- passfree 13y ago
  You are missing the point. This works in offline mode too. Everything is client-side. As a bonus it also works in Firefox. The reason it is hosted like this is because it provides more flexibility and allow us to deploy more awesome features more rapidly.
  - coolj 13y ago
    Wait...you can change the script the extension runs, at any time, without user notification? Yeah...no....
    - passfree 13y ago
      You do not affect the extension. That will be against policy. It is client-side code and all it does it to send raw HTTP requests from the page of the app. It cannot run in the background. It works the same way in Firefox too. Also, there are no notifications when updating extensions anyway - not that you can prevent those updates or even bother reading the code. Nothing changes really from the perspective of the browser security model.
  - deleted 13y ago
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hit8run 13y ago
Simple and also good: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dev-http-client/aejoelaoggembcahagimdiliamlcdmfm/ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dev-http-client/ae...
quantumf 13y ago
Could not figure out how to add request headers.
- passfree 13y ago
  You type them, i.e Header: Value
  - quantumf 13y ago
    Typing the below GET XUsername:ADMIN https://localhost:443/resources/myresource/1 https://localhost:443/resources/myresource/1 HTTP/1.1 Host: target gives an error in the REST: "Your request contains errors"
    - passfree 13y ago
      This request is invalid.
lemieux 13y ago
REST Console is pretty good too https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rest-console/cokgbflfommojglbmbpenpphppikmonn?utm_source=chrome-ntp-launcher https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rest-console/cokgb...
deleted 13y ago
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cinbun8 13y ago
The `Advanced REST Client` attempts to solve the same problem - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-client/hgmloofddffdnphfgcellkdfbfbjeloo https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-clie... Like the others have mentioned here, there are a couple of tools in chrome that try to solve the same problem. Not that it is a bad thing. Has anyone used them all to summarize pros / cons ?
hawleyal 13y ago
Every time I see "REST Client", I always say to myself "You mean, web browser?"
- HNJohnC 13y ago
  For a GET or DELETE request maybe, try doing anything else of substance and you pretty quickly need a dedicated REST client.
  - hawleyal 13y ago
    I try daily. I program web apps for a living. A web browser is literally a "dedicated REST client". REST is just HTTP. It's the pattern HTTP to exchange messages. Representations and methods. Sure, HTML forms never implemented the full range of methods [facepalm], but most engines allow method parameter overrides (_method=PUT|DELETE). And it does get harder when doing these live via JavaScript, and exchanging data other than HTML like JSON. Of course I use HTTP tools other than the generic web browser UI. Firefox extensions get you pretty far with HTTP logging/modification like Firebug, Poster, TamperData. There's also some standalone apps like Fiddler and friends. But meh.
chill1 13y ago
I've been using Advanced REST Client [1] for quite a while now. Have not yet encountered anything about it that I don't like. That's usually a good sign of quality software -- to me at least. [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-client/hgmloofddffdnphfgcellkdfbfbjeloo?hl=en-US https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-clie...
namigop 13y ago
Shameless plug, I wrote a commercial desktop app (with a free version of course) for REST Testing, called WcfStorm.Rest. If anyone needs to manage test cases, perf test and generate test reports, please have a look at my software. http://www.wcfstorm.com/wcf/Data/Sites/1/WcfStormImages/REST.TestDifft.png http://www.wcfstorm.com/wcf/Data/Sites/1/WcfStormImages/REST...

51 points by passfree 13y ago

I'll ask this on the off chance that this was posted by the author; have you considered adding support for importing from and exporting to curl commands? When you work in a team with non-developer testers they tend to use a GUI REST client like this, while most of the developers will prefer working with curl commands instead. You don't want to know how many hours have been wasted manually converting these calls back and forth ... especially when somebody converts them incorrectly.

passfree 13y ago
I will make sure that this is added via the tilda mode - to convert to and from curl.
passfree 13y ago
This feature has been added. Wait for the app to update. Refresh. Press ESC to get into escape mode. Now you can type any curl command. Most options are supported. It works just like bash. When you hit enter, the command will be converted into a request and executed. Soon, it will be possible to go the other way around as well, i.e. convert a request to curl. I hope this will be helpful to you in the future.

haarts 13y ago

How does it differ from Postman (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client/fdmmgilgnpjigdojojpjoooidkmcomcm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-clien...)? Seems that both solve the same problem.

talkingquickly 13y ago

Also worth considering Postman (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client/fdmmgilgnpjigdojojpjoooidkmcomcm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-clien...) I particularly like that it allows you to save groups of requests into "Collections" so you can have quick access to all the main API calls from one app. You can also export these collections and share them with other team members. This is particularly useful for sanity checking before deploys e.g. just running through each API call to make sure users can login and perform primary actions.

passfree 13y ago
REST is quite new but it has solid foundations that go well beyond what postman achieves today. New features will be added rapidly in the next couple of weeks.
- talkingquickly 13y ago
  Looks really interesting but shame it's dependant on https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbdbpcnhmopfkidjhlinikkohlkpn https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbd... which requires "access to your data on all websites"
  - passfree 13y ago
    Some things are simply not possible without having access to raw HTTP data. HTTP itself is quite complex protocol.
    - talkingquickly 13y ago
      Indeed, and had the permission been on the extension itself rather than a dependency and there been explanation of why it requires the permission when other rest clients dont, I'd probably have given it a go. I'd be really interested to hear more about why the dependency is there and what the interplay between the two extensions and the cloud bit of the service is?
      - passfree 13y ago
        Fair point. I will make sure that there is an explanation/mention about this. It is worth mentioning though that the link points to a hosted app - not an extension. You do require an extension for this to work but it is very lightweight and rather simple. The extension only provides the ability to send HTTP requests as you see them.
jlengrand 13y ago
I totally love POSTMAN. The collections thingy is really cool. I'll give REST a shot too, though :).

thomseddon 13y ago

This isn't a pure Chrome Extension, it just takes you to the site: https://suite.websecurify.com/rest https://suite.websecurify.com/rest One of the main uses of a rest client in a chrome extension (e.g. postman/advanced REST client) is so you can use it offline. The entire functionality of the webpage is written in JS (https://suite.websecurify.com/rest/script https://suite.websecurify.com/rest/script) so it could be easily packaged into a true chrome extension, frankly as it stands this seems to be a bit of a half arsed attempt to get more exposure.

passfree 13y ago
You are missing the point. This works in offline mode too. Everything is client-side. As a bonus it also works in Firefox. The reason it is hosted like this is because it provides more flexibility and allow us to deploy more awesome features more rapidly.
- coolj 13y ago
  Wait...you can change the script the extension runs, at any time, without user notification? Yeah...no....
  - passfree 13y ago
    You do not affect the extension. That will be against policy. It is client-side code and all it does it to send raw HTTP requests from the page of the app. It cannot run in the background. It works the same way in Firefox too. Also, there are no notifications when updating extensions anyway - not that you can prevent those updates or even bother reading the code. Nothing changes really from the perspective of the browser security model.
- deleted 13y ago
  [deleted]

hit8run 13y ago

Simple and also good: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dev-http-client/aejoelaoggembcahagimdiliamlcdmfm/ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dev-http-client/ae...

quantumf 13y ago

Could not figure out how to add request headers.

passfree 13y ago
You type them, i.e Header: Value
- quantumf 13y ago
  Typing the below GET XUsername:ADMIN https://localhost:443/resources/myresource/1 https://localhost:443/resources/myresource/1 HTTP/1.1 Host: target gives an error in the REST: "Your request contains errors"
  - passfree 13y ago
    This request is invalid.

lemieux 13y ago

REST Console is pretty good too https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rest-console/cokgbflfommojglbmbpenpphppikmonn?utm_source=chrome-ntp-launcher https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rest-console/cokgb...

deleted 13y ago

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cinbun8 13y ago

The `Advanced REST Client` attempts to solve the same problem - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-client/hgmloofddffdnphfgcellkdfbfbjeloo https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-clie... Like the others have mentioned here, there are a couple of tools in chrome that try to solve the same problem. Not that it is a bad thing. Has anyone used them all to summarize pros / cons ?

hawleyal 13y ago

Every time I see "REST Client", I always say to myself "You mean, web browser?"

HNJohnC 13y ago
For a GET or DELETE request maybe, try doing anything else of substance and you pretty quickly need a dedicated REST client.
- hawleyal 13y ago
  I try daily. I program web apps for a living. A web browser is literally a "dedicated REST client". REST is just HTTP. It's the pattern HTTP to exchange messages. Representations and methods. Sure, HTML forms never implemented the full range of methods [facepalm], but most engines allow method parameter overrides (_method=PUT|DELETE). And it does get harder when doing these live via JavaScript, and exchanging data other than HTML like JSON. Of course I use HTTP tools other than the generic web browser UI. Firefox extensions get you pretty far with HTTP logging/modification like Firebug, Poster, TamperData. There's also some standalone apps like Fiddler and friends. But meh.

chill1 13y ago

I've been using Advanced REST Client [1] for quite a while now. Have not yet encountered anything about it that I don't like. That's usually a good sign of quality software -- to me at least. [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-client/hgmloofddffdnphfgcellkdfbfbjeloo?hl=en-US https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-clie...

namigop 13y ago

Shameless plug, I wrote a commercial desktop app (with a free version of course) for REST Testing, called WcfStorm.Rest. If anyone needs to manage test cases, perf test and generate test reports, please have a look at my software. http://www.wcfstorm.com/wcf/Data/Sites/1/WcfStormImages/REST.TestDifft.png http://www.wcfstorm.com/wcf/Data/Sites/1/WcfStormImages/REST...