ducaale/xh
Xh
xh is a command-line HTTP client used for sending network requests, testing REST APIs, and debugging connections. It functions as a terminal-based tool for executing requests with custom headers and bodies, while providing built-in formatting for network responses.
The project includes a generator that converts configured network requests into equivalent shell commands for use in a standard terminal. It also features a response formatter that applies syntax highlighting and custom formatting to response headers and bodies to improve readability.
The tool covers a broad range of network capabilities, including authentication management via local configuration, redirect chain tracing, and proxy configuration. It provides utilities for managing large file downloads with the ability to resume interrupted transfers.
Features
- Command-Line HTTP Clients - Provides a terminal-based utility for constructing and sending HTTP requests to test APIs and interact with web services.
- HTTP Request Configurations - Provides a command-line interface to define and execute HTTP requests with custom methods, headers, and payloads.
- HTTP Request Debugging - Troubleshoots HTTP connections by tracing redirect chains, managing proxy settings, and analyzing response headers.
- REST API Testing Tools - Verifies API endpoints by sending structured JSON or form data and inspecting formatted responses.
- Visual - Displays network response headers and bodies with syntax highlighting and custom formatting for improved readability.
- Terminal Response Highlighting - Processes raw network bytes through syntax highlighting and filtering pipes before printing to the terminal.
- cURL Command Generators - Converts the current request configuration into an equivalent curl command string for use in a terminal.
- HTTP Request Orchestrators - Implements a CLI that maps user flags to a structured network request configuration before execution.
- Download Resumption - Tracks byte offsets and server headers to restart interrupted downloads from the last received piece of data.
- Network Connectivity Configurations - Allows configuration of proxy settings, DNS overrides, TLS versions, and network interface bindings for outgoing requests.
- Redirect Chain Inspectors - Traces and displays the full chain of intermediary requests and responses during HTTP redirects.
- Remote File Downloads - Fetches data from the web and saves it to local files with the ability to resume interrupted transfers.
- Resumable Downloads - Supports writing response bodies to local files and resuming interrupted data transfers.
- Request Authentication - Provides support for basic, bearer, and digest authentication with credentials managed via local configuration files.
- Local Credential Injections - Reads authentication credentials from local files to automatically inject identity headers into outgoing calls.
- Request Body Handling - Allows sending data as JSON, form fields, or raw bytes within the HTTP request body.
- API Clients - Fast CLI HTTP client with improved performance.
- API Clients and Debuggers - HTTPie-inspired CLI tool for sending HTTP requests.
- API Testing Tools - A fast and friendly tool for sending HTTP requests.
- Downloading and Serving - Fast and friendly tool for sending HTTP requests.
- Network and API Clients - High-performance tool for sending HTTP requests.
- httpie - Listed in the “httpie” section of the Awesome Alternatives In Rust awesome list.
