Projects sharing features with Refit

Resty is a high-level HTTP client library for Go designed for consuming REST services. It provides a streamlined interface for executing network requests, managing server-sent event streams, and automatically mapping JSON and XML responses into data structures. The library includes built-in mechanisms for service resilience and traffic management, such as circuit breakers to prevent cascading failures, token-bucket rate limiting, and automated request retries with exponential backoff. It also features client-side load balancing to distribute outgoing traffic across multiple base URLs and requ

Rest-assured is a Java-based REST API testing framework and HTTP client library designed for automating web service tests. It provides a fluent domain-specific language and assertion library to send HTTP requests and validate response metadata, including status codes, headers, cookies, and bodies. The framework is distinguished by a method-chaining DSL that creates readable specifications for API interactions. It features a filter-based request interception pipeline, object-mapping serialization for converting Java objects to JSON or XML, and a path-based parsing system to isolate specific fi

This project is a comprehensive Python network request framework designed for both synchronous and asynchronous HTTP communication. It provides a high-performance client capable of executing non-blocking requests within event-driven applications, while also supporting standard blocking calls for simpler scripts. The library is built to operate natively across diverse asynchronous runtimes, automatically detecting and utilizing the underlying event loop for concurrency. What distinguishes this library is its modular architecture, which decouples request construction from network execution thro

Moya is a network abstraction layer for Swift that provides a structured framework for defining and executing REST API requests. It functions as a type-safe API client that decouples network endpoint definitions from the underlying implementation details to prevent configuration errors and URL typos. The project distinguishes itself by using protocol-based endpoint definitions and a provider-coordinated execution model. It includes a system for mapping network responses to strongly typed objects and features a dedicated tool for generating type-safe network interface files from external REST

orpc is a contract-first API development framework for TypeScript that starts with a shared contract definition and generates type-safe clients and servers from that single source of truth. It guarantees end-to-end type safety, meaning inputs, outputs, errors, and streaming data are all checked at compile time across the client–server boundary. What distinguishes orpc from typical RPC frameworks is its ability to export contracts as OpenAPI specifications, to optimize server-side rendering by calling API handlers directly inside the server process, and to support real‑time bidirectional commu

Superagent is an isomorphic JavaScript HTTP client for sending network requests and processing responses across both Node.js and web browser environments. It provides a fluent request builder that uses a chainable interface to construct complex network requests with custom headers, query strings, and bodies. The library functions as a runtime-agnostic request adapter, allowing a single codebase to work consistently across different environments. It includes specialized capabilities such as an HTTP/2 client for forcing the HTTP/2 protocol and a Node.js agent for managing Unix socket connection

This is a desktop HTTP client application used for constructing, sending, and analyzing HTTP and GraphQL requests. It provides a graphical interface for API development and testing, including a dedicated GraphQL client with schema-driven autocomplete and validation. The project features an integrated AI assistant that generates API requests from natural language prompts. It supports a complex organization system of spaces and collections with hierarchical authentication inheritance and recursive variable resolution for dynamic request values. The tool covers a broad range of capabilities, in

Retrofit is a type-safe HTTP client that simplifies network communication by allowing developers to define API endpoints as interface methods. By using annotation-driven request mapping, it automatically translates these interface definitions into structured HTTP requests, ensuring consistent data structures and reducing manual configuration when interacting with remote web services. The project distinguishes itself through a highly modular architecture that separates network transport from data handling. It utilizes dynamic proxy generation to process method calls at runtime and offers a plu

ofetch is an HTTP client built on the native fetch API that adds automatic JSON serialization, request/response interceptors, configurable retry, and timeout handling. It provides descriptive error objects for non-OK responses and automatically parses response bodies based on their content type. The client supports creating pre-configured instances with preset base URLs, headers, and default options, enabling consistent configuration across a project. It offers full TypeScript type inference for response data and request payloads, and allows extending request options with custom properties wh

This is a Ruby HTTP client designed for REST API integration, resource modeling, and automated network communication. It provides a set of tools for managing headers, cookies, and SSL configurations, along with a dedicated command-line interface for executing one-off HTTP commands and managing interactive API testing sessions. The project differentiates itself through its resource modeling capabilities, which allow for the definition of persistent base URLs and credentials to construct nested subresource endpoints. It also features a multipart request handler that detects MIME types to upload

ServiceStack is a high-performance .NET web framework designed for building type-safe APIs using strongly-typed request and response objects. It functions as a message-based API engine that decouples business logic from the transport layer, allowing services to be exposed via multiple protocols including HTTP, gRPC, and various message queue providers. The framework is distinguished by its type-safe API generator, which produces native client SDKs and data transfer objects from service metadata across multiple languages. It also includes a distributed service gateway for microservices orchest

MagicOnion is a remote procedure call framework for the .NET platform and Unity. It functions as a binary API protocol and real-time communication engine that uses shared interfaces to provide type-safe communication between clients and servers. The framework distinguishes itself through its compatibility with ahead-of-time compilation environments, utilizing source generators for client proxies and serialization to support mobile and console platforms including those using IL2CPP. It provides a specialized middleware layer for Unity that handles engine-specific data types and ensures runtime

Connect-go is a library for building type-safe remote procedure call services that are wire-compatible with gRPC and HTTP. It provides a Go implementation of Protocol Buffers for structured data exchange, enabling the creation of multi-protocol RPC servers and generated type-safe clients. The framework is distinguished by its polyglot protocol support, allowing a single server handler to serve requests using several different protocols simultaneously over HTTP. This includes the ability to toggle between different transport protocols for the same service and the use of pluggable content negot

Wretch is a chainable HTTP client library and Fetch API wrapper designed to simplify network request configuration, response parsing, and error handling. It functions as a network request manager and middleware framework for managing the end-to-end lifecycle of HTTP calls. The project is distinguished by a fluent interface for request configuration and a modular extension system. It utilizes a programmable response resolver to automate parsing and a plugin-based architecture to add new capabilities to request and response objects. The library covers a broad range of operational capabilities,

Feign is a declarative Java HTTP client that automates the generation of web service clients. It allows developers to define REST API endpoints using interfaces and annotations, removing the need to write manual request and response boilerplate code. The project uses dynamic proxies to map method calls to HTTP request templates. It features a pluggable pipeline of encoders and decoders to transform Java objects into request bodies and convert response bodies back into type-safe objects. The library covers a broad range of integration capabilities, including request interception for header ma

Revel is a full-stack web framework and toolkit for building applications with the Go language. It implements a model-view-controller architecture to separate business logic from user interface rendering, providing a comprehensive system for routing, parameter binding, and session management. The project distinguishes itself with a high-productivity development environment featuring automatic code compilation and hot-reloading, which refreshes the application state and templates upon file changes without requiring manual restarts. It also employs reflection-based parameter binding to automati

Got is a promise-based HTTP request library for Node.js that supports HTTP/2 and streaming. It provides a system for making network requests with a focus on asynchronous control flow and type-safe API client development. The library is distinguished by its middleware-based request lifecycle, which uses interceptors and plugins to modify request options and response data. It includes a configurable automatic retry mechanism with backoff strategies, a built-in HTTP response cache, and a cookie-jar system for maintaining persistent sessions. Broad capabilities cover data handling through duplex

This is a typed server-side library and payment gateway SDK for integrating Stripe into Node.js applications. It provides a typed client to manage payments, customers, and subscriptions, while offering specialized tools for executing secure financial transactions and managing billing resources. The library distinguishes itself through an idempotent API client that prevents duplicate operations using idempotency keys and exponential backoff retry logic. It includes a webhook signature validator to verify that incoming HTTPS event notifications are authentic and an async-iterator pagination wra

Axios is an isomorphic, promise-based HTTP client designed for making asynchronous network requests across different JavaScript execution environments, including the browser and Node.js. It functions as a JSON API client that serializes JavaScript objects into JSON and parses server responses into structured data. The project features a system for managing reusable client instances with shared configurations, such as base URLs and default settings. It includes a mechanism for intercepting outgoing requests and incoming responses globally, allowing data to be transformed before it reaches the

TypeSpec is a language for defining cloud API shapes and generating OpenAPI, JSON Schema, and client/server code from a single source of truth. It functions as a protocol-agnostic API designer that models REST, gRPC, and other API protocols using a unified, extensible syntax, with a decorator-based metadata system for attaching metadata, validation rules, and lifecycle visibility to API models and operations. The compiler produces OpenAPI 3.0 specifications and other artifacts, and the tool supports declaring API versions and tracking changes to models, properties, and operations across releas

picocli is a command line interface development framework and argument parser for JVM-based applications. It maps command line options and positional parameters to strongly typed Java methods and fields using a declarative, annotation-based model. The framework provides specific support for native image compilation, producing the reflection and resource configuration files necessary to build standalone binaries with reduced startup overhead. It further distinguishes itself with a dedicated system for generating shell autocompletion scripts and an ANSI terminal stylizer for applying colors and

NSwag is an OpenAPI toolchain for .NET that provides a suite of generators for converting OpenAPI specifications and JSON schemas into clients, server stubs, and structured documentation. It enables the creation of type-safe client libraries and data transfer objects, as well as the generation of OpenAPI specifications by analyzing .NET controllers. The project supports contract-first API development by generating server controller stubs from specifications and offers dedicated TypeScript API integration to ensure type safety in frontend applications. It also provides tools for hosting intera

Elysia is a high-performance TypeScript web framework designed for building type-safe backend services. It provides a modular, plugin-based architecture that allows developers to compose server logic, middleware, and validation schemas into scalable application instances. By leveraging native web standards, the framework ensures portability across diverse JavaScript runtimes, including Node.js, Deno, and various edge computing environments. The framework distinguishes itself through its focus on end-to-end type safety, automatically synchronizing request and response definitions between the s

Quarkus is a Kubernetes-native Java framework designed for building high-performance, memory-efficient applications. It utilizes ahead-of-time native compilation to transform Java code into standalone, optimized binaries that eliminate the need for a virtual machine, enabling rapid startup and reduced memory consumption. By performing code augmentation during the build phase, it shifts heavy processing tasks away from runtime, ensuring that applications are optimized for cloud-native environments. The framework distinguishes itself through a unified approach to reactive and imperative program

Hyper is a low-level networking library designed for building high-performance HTTP clients and servers. It provides a foundational toolkit for creating network services that leverage asynchronous execution and memory-safe data handling, supporting both HTTP/1 and HTTP/2 protocols. The library distinguishes itself through a protocol-agnostic architecture that separates transport logic from HTTP semantics. It utilizes a service-trait abstraction to decouple network logic from the underlying transport, enabling developers to inject custom middleware for request interception and response transfo

CodeIgniter is a PHP web framework built on the Model-View-Controller pattern, designed for building full-stack web applications. It provides a lightweight toolkit with minimal configuration, organizing application logic into controllers, models, and views for clean separation of concerns. The framework includes a fluent query builder for constructing SQL statements programmatically, PSR-4 autoloading with namespace mapping, and a service-based dependency injection container for managing shared class instances. The framework distinguishes itself through its comprehensive set of built-in tools