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ApiMate - API Testing Tool

ApiMate - API Testing Tool

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A full-featured API testing extension for VS Code. Supports HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE, collections, environments, auth, scripts, and automated testing.
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ApiMate

A full-featured API testing extension for VS Code

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Features

HTTP Request Editor

Request Methods & URL
  • Support all HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, OPTIONS
  • URL input with environment variable auto-completion ({{variable_name}})
  • Query parameters editor with key-value pairs, auto-add new row on input
  • URL auto-encodes special characters
Request Headers
  • Key-value header editor with auto-add new row
  • Common headers quick-insert (Content-Type, Authorization, etc.)
  • Headers with environment variable support
Request Body
  • JSON body with syntax highlighting and formatting
  • Form-urlencoded body editor
  • Multipart form-data with file upload support
  • Raw body editor (text, XML, HTML)
  • GraphQL query editor
Authentication
  • Basic Auth (username/password)
  • Bearer Token
  • API Key (header/query)
  • OAuth 2.0 (authorization code, client credentials, implicit)
  • AWS Signature V4
  • Digest Auth
  • Hawk Authentication
  • NTLM Authentication

Response Viewer

Response Display
  • Response body with syntax highlighting (JSON, XML, HTML, etc.)
  • Response headers viewer
  • Response status code with color indicator
  • Response time display
  • Response size display
  • Cookie viewer
Response Actions
  • Copy response body
  • Save response to file
  • Export as cURL command
  • Pretty print / Raw toggle

Collections

Collection Management
  • Create, rename, delete collections
  • Organize requests into folders (multi-level nesting)
  • Drag-and-drop reordering
  • Copy folders and requests
  • Save requests to collections from editor
  • Export collections as JSON
Collection Runner
  • Run entire collections sequentially or in parallel
  • Iteration data support (CSV/JSON data-driven testing)
  • Configurable max parallel requests
  • Pre-request and post-response scripts per request
  • Test results with pass/fail indicators

Environment Variables

Environment Management
  • Create multiple named environments (e.g., Development, Staging, Production)
  • Global variables shared across all environments
  • Environment variables override global variables when names conflict
  • Secret variable type with masked display and VS Code SecretStorage encryption
  • Quick toggle between secret/default variable type
  • Variable resolution preview showing merged result
  • Inherited global variables displayed in environment detail with override indicators
  • Duplicate, rename environments
  • Import from .env files (auto-detect sensitive variable names)
  • Import/export as JSON
  • Activate environment with one click
Variable Resolution
  • Use {{variable_name}} syntax in URL, headers, body, query params
  • Resolution priority: Local > Iteration Data > Environment > Collection > Global
  • Recursive resolution (nested variables) up to 10 levels deep
  • Dynamic variables: $timestamp, $randomInt, $guid, $randomString, $faker.*
  • Unresolved variables preserved as-is

Import & Export

Import Formats
  • Postman Collection (v2.1)
  • OpenAPI / Swagger (v3.0)
  • cURL command (with raw URL mode)
  • HAR (HTTP Archive)
  • .env files (auto-parse, auto-detect sensitive keys)
  • JSON environment files
Export Formats
  • Export collections as JSON
  • Export environments as JSON
  • Export requests as cURL commands
  • Save responses to files

Scripts & Testing

Pre/Post Scripts
  • Pre-request scripts: modify request before sending
  • Post-response scripts: process response after receiving
  • pm API compatible with Postman scripting
  • pm.environment.get/set, pm.globals.get/set
  • pm.request.headers.add, pm.request.body.raw
  • pm.response.json(), pm.response.code
Test Assertions
  • Chai.js assertion syntax
  • pm.test() for structured test cases
  • Status code, body, header assertions
  • JSON path assertions
  • Response time assertions

Multi-Protocol Support

Protocols
  • HTTP/HTTPS (all methods)
  • gRPC (unary, server streaming, client streaming, bidirectional)
  • WebSocket (connect, send messages, view frames)
  • Server-Sent Events (SSE)

History

Request History
  • Auto-save request history
  • Pin important requests
  • Search and filter history
  • Re-send from history
  • Clear history

Other Features

Additional
  • CodeLens: detect API routes in code and show "Send Request" action
  • Cookie management (view, clear)
  • Git-friendly storage: data saved as JSON in .vscode/apimate/
  • File watcher: auto-reload when files change externally
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • VS Code theme integration

Quick Start

  1. Install the extension from VS Code Marketplace
  2. Click the ApiMate icon in the Activity Bar
  3. Create a new collection or import an existing one
  4. Start testing your APIs!

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Ctrl+Alt+N New Request
Ctrl+Alt+S Send Request
Ctrl+Alt+E Switch Environment

Configuration

Search for apimate in VS Code Settings:

Setting Default Description
apimate.requestTimeout 30000 Request timeout (ms)
apimate.followRedirects true Follow HTTP redirects
apimate.maxRedirects 5 Max redirect count
apimate.validateSSL true Validate SSL certificates
apimate.historyLimit 100 Max history entries
apimate.autoSave true Auto-save to history
apimate.prettyPrintResponses true Format JSON/XML responses
apimate.enableCodeLens true Enable CodeLens in editors
apimate.defaultEnvironment "" Auto-activate environment ID
apimate.storagePath ".vscode/apimate" Data storage path
apimate.scriptTimeout 5000 Script timeout (ms)
apimate.maxParallel 5 Max parallel requests in collection run

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.


功能特性

HTTP 请求编辑器

请求方法与 URL
  • 支持所有 HTTP 方法:GET、POST、PUT、DELETE、PATCH、HEAD、OPTIONS
  • URL 输入支持环境变量自动补全({{变量名}})
  • Query 参数编辑器,键值对形式,输入即自动新增行
  • URL 自动编码特殊字符
请求头
  • 键值对编辑器,输入即自动新增行
  • 常用请求头快速插入(Content-Type、Authorization 等)
  • 请求头支持环境变量
请求体
  • JSON 请求体,语法高亮和格式化
  • x-www-form-urlencoded 编辑器
  • Multipart form-data,支持文件上传
  • Raw 编辑器(text、XML、HTML)
  • GraphQL 查询编辑器
认证系统
  • Basic Auth(用户名/密码)
  • Bearer Token
  • API Key(Header/Query)
  • OAuth 2.0(授权码、客户端凭证、隐式)
  • AWS Signature V4
  • Digest Auth
  • Hawk Authentication
  • NTLM Authentication

响应查看器

响应展示
  • 响应体语法高亮(JSON、XML、HTML 等)
  • 响应头查看器
  • 响应状态码颜色指示
  • 响应时间显示
  • 响应大小显示
  • Cookie 查看器
响应操作
  • 复制响应体
  • 保存响应到文件
  • 导出为 cURL 命令
  • 格式化 / 原始切换

集合管理

集合操作
  • 创建、重命名、删除集合
  • 将请求组织到文件夹中(多级嵌套)
  • 拖拽排序
  • 复制文件夹和请求
  • 从编辑器保存请求到集合
  • 导出集合为 JSON
集合运行器
  • 顺序或并行运行整个集合
  • 迭代数据支持(CSV/JSON 数据驱动测试)
  • 可配置最大并发请求数
  • 每个请求的前置和后置脚本
  • 测试结果通过/失败指示

环境变量

环境管理
  • 创建多个命名环境(如:开发、测试、生产)
  • 全局变量在所有环境中共享
  • 环境变量同名时覆盖全局变量
  • Secret 变量类型,掩码显示 + VS Code SecretStorage 加密存储
  • 快速切换 secret/default 变量类型
  • 变量解析预览,展示合并后的结果
  • 环境详情中显示继承的全局变量,带覆盖指示器
  • 复制、重命名环境
  • 从 .env 文件导入(自动检测敏感变量名)
  • 导入/导出 JSON 格式
  • 一键激活环境
变量解析
  • 在 URL、Headers、Body、Query 参数中使用 {{变量名}} 语法
  • 解析优先级:Local > Iteration Data > Environment > Collection > Global
  • 递归解析(嵌套变量)最深 10 层
  • 动态变量:$timestamp、$randomInt、$guid、$randomString、$faker.*
  • 未解析变量保留原样

导入与导出

导入格式
  • Postman Collection (v2.1)
  • OpenAPI / Swagger (v3.0)
  • cURL 命令(支持 Raw URL 模式)
  • HAR(HTTP Archive)
  • .env 文件(自动解析,自动检测敏感 key)
  • JSON 环境文件
导出格式
  • 导出集合为 JSON
  • 导出环境为 JSON
  • 导出请求为 cURL 命令
  • 保存响应到文件

脚本与测试

前置/后置脚本
  • 前置脚本:发送请求前修改请求
  • 后置脚本:收到响应后处理响应
  • 兼容 Postman 脚本的 pm API
  • pm.environment.get/set、pm.globals.get/set
  • pm.request.headers.add、pm.request.body.raw
  • pm.response.json()、pm.response.code
测试断言
  • Chai.js 断言语法
  • pm.test() 结构化测试用例
  • 状态码、Body、Header 断言
  • JSON Path 断言
  • 响应时间断言

多协议支持

协议
  • HTTP/HTTPS(所有方法)
  • gRPC(一元、服务端流、客户端流、双向流)
  • WebSocket(连接、发送消息、查看帧)
  • Server-Sent Events (SSE)

历史记录

请求历史
  • 自动保存请求历史
  • 置顶重要请求
  • 搜索和过滤历史
  • 从历史重新发送
  • 清空历史

其他功能

更多
  • CodeLens:在代码中检测 API 路由并显示"发送请求"操作
  • Cookie 管理(查看、清除)
  • Git 友好存储:数据以 JSON 保存在 .vscode/apimate/
  • 文件监听:外部文件变更时自动重载
  • 键盘快捷键
  • VS Code 主题集成

快速开始

  1. 从 VS Code 插件市场安装扩展
  2. 点击活动栏中的 ApiMate 图标
  3. 创建新集合或导入已有集合
  4. 开始测试你的 API!

快捷键

快捷键 功能
Ctrl+Alt+N 新建请求
Ctrl+Alt+S 发送请求
Ctrl+Alt+E 切换环境

配置项

在 VS Code 设置中搜索 apimate:

配置项 默认值 说明
apimate.requestTimeout 30000 请求超时时间(毫秒)
apimate.followRedirects true 自动跟随重定向
apimate.maxRedirects 5 最大重定向次数
apimate.validateSSL true 验证 SSL 证书
apimate.historyLimit 100 历史记录最大数量
apimate.autoSave true 自动保存到历史
apimate.prettyPrintResponses true 格式化 JSON/XML 响应
apimate.enableCodeLens true 启用 CodeLens
apimate.defaultEnvironment "" 自动激活环境 ID
apimate.storagePath ".vscode/apimate" 数据存储路径
apimate.scriptTimeout 5000 脚本超时时间(毫秒)
apimate.maxParallel 5 集合运行最大并发数

许可证

本项目基于 MIT 许可证授权 - 详见 LICENSE 文件。

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