davecheney/httpstat
Httpstat
httpstat is a command-line utility for executing HTTP requests and analyzing network timing, response metadata, and connection performance. It serves as a diagnostic tool and debugger for inspecting HTTP headers and response bodies through a terminal interface.
The tool focuses on performance analysis by measuring the latency of secure web requests, including the overhead of the TLS handshake and general connection timing. It provides color-coded output to visually separate request and response metadata for human analysis.
The utility covers API integration testing and network troubleshooting, with capabilities for managing custom headers, request bodies from local files, and proxy routing via environment variables. It also includes security configurations for managing encrypted connections, such as handling self-signed certificates and client-side credentials.
Features
- Round-Trip Time Measurements - Calculates network latency by recording precise timestamps for TCP handshakes and HTTP exchanges.
- Command-Line HTTP Clients - Functions as a terminal-based utility for constructing and sending HTTP requests with timing stats.
- HTTP Request Debuggers - Provides a terminal interface for analyzing HTTP headers, bodies, and connection performance.
- HTTP Request Management - Manages the lifecycle of HTTP requests, including redirect following and proxy routing.
- Network Performance Analyzers - Audits the timing and latency of HTTP requests to identify performance bottlenecks.
- TLS Configurations - Manages secure transport settings, including certificate validation rules and client-side credentials.
- Request Execution - Provides the core capability to execute HTTP requests with custom methods and headers via the command line.
- HTTP Request Debugging - Provides a diagnostic interface for sending customized requests and inspecting detailed responses for troubleshooting.
- HTTP Traffic Inspection - Provides real-time monitoring and analysis of HTTP request and response headers and bodies.
- Handshake Latency Analysis - Measures the latency and timing overhead of secure web requests, including the TLS handshake.
- Request Performance Metrics - Analyzes network transaction metadata such as response timing and status metrics.
- API Request Configurations - Enables detailed configuration of HTTP methods, custom headers, and request bodies.
- Proxy Environment Variable Configurations - Supports routing network traffic through proxy servers using standard system environment variables.
- HTTPS Connection Troubleshooting - Enables testing of secure connections through certificate management and TLS handshake validation.
- Encrypted Connection Handlers - Implements handlers for managing TLS handshakes and encrypted connections using client-side certificates and validation overrides.
- Secure Connection Handlers - Provides security layers for managing TLS encryption, certificate validation, and client-side credentials for network connections.
- API Integration Testing - Facilitates verifying that web endpoints return expected status codes and data for integration testing.
- Terminal Color Formatting - Uses ANSI escape codes to provide color-coded output for visually separating request and response metadata.
- File-Based Request Bodies - Allows loading request body data directly from local files into the outgoing HTTP request.
