Rext HTTP

Smart HTTP Client for VS Code — Write .rext files to define, execute, and test HTTP requests directly from your editor.

🌐 Website: getrext.com

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¿Qué hace a Rext diferente?

A diferencia de los archivos .http tradicionales, Rext introduce directivas inteligentes para manejar el ciclo de vida completo de una petición: captura de datos, validaciones, pre-ejecución, configuración compartida, reintentos, colecciones y más.

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✨ Features

📝 Human-Readable Syntax

Cada request se separa con ###. La primera línea indica el método y la URL.

###
@name Get Users
GET https://api.example.com/users
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer {{token}}

Métodos soportados: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS

Orden de una request: directivas → método + URL → headers → (línea vacía) → body → (línea vacía) → post-directivas (@assert, @capture)

⚡ One-Click Execution

Run any request with Ctrl+Enter (or ⌘+Enter on Mac). Click the ▶ Run CodeLens directly above each request.

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� Directivas

@name — Nombre de la petición

@name Get Users
GET https://api.example.com/users

@id — Identificador único

Auto-generado al guardar si no está presente. 6 caracteres alfanuméricos.

@id abc123
@name Login
POST https://api.example.com/auth/login

@collection — Agrupa peticiones en colecciones

@collection Auth API
@name Login
POST https://api.example.com/auth/login

@group — Sub-agrupación dentro de colecciones

Soporta niveles separados por /.

@collection Auth API
@group Users / Admin
@name Create Admin
POST https://api.example.com/admin/users

@tags — Etiquetas para filtrado

@tags auth, critical, v2
@name Login
POST https://api.example.com/auth/login

@deprecated — Marca una petición como obsoleta

@deprecated
@name Old Login
POST https://api.example.com/v1/login

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🔗 Variables y Captura

Variables con {{}}

Reemplaza valores dinámicamente usando variables de sesión, colección, entorno o globales.

GET {{baseUrl}}/users
Authorization: Bearer {{token}}

@capture — Captura de datos de la respuesta

Extrae valores del response y los almacena en un scope.

@name Login
POST {{baseUrl}}/auth/login

@capture token = body.access_token
@capture env.userId = body.user.id
@capture collection.refreshToken = body.refresh_token
@capture global.apiVersion = body.version

Variable Scopes

Scope	Prefix	Persistence
Session	@capture varName	In-memory only
Collection	@capture collection.varName	.rext.collection.json
Environment	@capture env.varName	rext.env.json
Global	@capture global.varName	VS Code settings

Valores literales:

@capture session.status = "active"
@capture session.count = 42
@capture session.flag = true

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🔄 Pre-Requests

@pre — Ejecuta peticiones previas

Referencia un @id para ejecutar esa petición antes de la actual. Los @capture de la pre-request setean variables disponibles para la request principal.

###
@id abc123
@name Login
POST {{baseUrl}}/auth/login
@capture env.token = body.access_token

###
@name Get Profile
@pre abc123
GET {{baseUrl}}/profile
Authorization: Bearer {{token}}

Múltiples @pre permitidos (ejecución secuencial):

@pre abc123
@pre def456
@name Full Flow
GET {{baseUrl}}/dashboard

Protección contra ciclos: si A tiene @pre B y B tiene @pre A, la cadena se detiene automáticamente.

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✅ Assertions

@assert — Validaciones de respuesta

Valida condiciones sobre la respuesta. Si falla, se muestra ❌ en el panel de resultados.

Targets

Target	Descripción	Ejemplo
status	Código HTTP	@assert status == 200
body	Cuerpo (JSON path)	@assert body.success == true
header	Headers de respuesta	@assert header.content-type contains application/json
duration	Tiempo de respuesta (ms)	@assert duration < 2000
size	Tamaño de respuesta (bytes)	@assert size < 10240
cookie	Cookies del response	@assert cookie.sessionId exists

Operadores de Comparación

Operador	Descripción	Ejemplo
==	Igual a	@assert status == 200
!=	Diferente a	@assert status != 500
>	Mayor que	@assert body.items.length > 0
<	Menor que	@assert duration < 2000
>=	Mayor o igual	@assert status >= 200
<=	Menor o igual	@assert status <= 299
contains	Contiene texto	@assert body.name contains John

Operadores de Tipo y Existencia

Operador	Descripción	Ejemplo
exists	Existe (no null/undefined)	@assert body.token exists
!exists	No existe	@assert body.error !exists
isArray	Es un array	@assert body.data isArray
isNumber	Es numérico	@assert body.count isNumber
isNull	Es null	@assert body.deletedAt isNull
isUndefined	Es undefined	@assert body.debug isUndefined
isEmpty	Está vacío	@assert body.errors isEmpty

Ejemplo completo

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@name Create User
POST {{baseUrl}}/users
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "John",
  "email": "john@example.com"
}

@assert status == 201
@assert body.id exists
@assert body.name == John
@assert body.email contains @
@assert body.roles isArray
@assert header.content-type contains application/json
@assert duration < 3000
@assert size < 5120

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🔁 Reintentos y Timeout

@retry — Reintentos automáticos

Reintenta en caso de error 5xx. Opcionalmente con delay.

@retry 3
@name Flaky Request
GET {{baseUrl}}/unstable-endpoint

@retry 5 delay 1000
@name Critical Request
POST {{baseUrl}}/payment

@timeout — Timeout de la petición (ms)

@timeout 5000
@name Slow Request
GET {{baseUrl}}/heavy-report

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⚙️ Configuración

@config — Configuración compartida

Define valores por defecto que aplican a todas las peticiones del archivo.

@config
baseUrl: https://api.example.com
timeout: 5000
retries: 2
headers:
  Content-Type: application/json
  Accept: application/json
assert:
  status == 200

Config por colección

@config
collection: Auth API
baseUrl: https://auth.example.com
headers:
  X-API-Key: {{apiKey}}

Herencia y Override

• baseUrl: se antepone a URLs relativas (que empiezan con /)
• headers: merge (request sobreescribe config)
• timeout / retries: se aplican si el request no los define
• assertions: se acumulan (config + request)

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🌍 Environment Management

Cambia entre entornos (development, staging, production) seamlessly. Define variables en rext.env.json:

{
  "Development": {
    "baseUrl": "http://localhost:3000",
    "apiKey": "dev-key-123"
  },
  "Production": {
    "baseUrl": "https://api.production.com",
    "apiKey": "prod-key-456"
  }
}

Cambia de entorno con Rext: Switch Environment desde el command palette o la barra de estado.

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🧩 Editor Experience

• Syntax Highlighting — Full TextMate grammar for .rext files
• IntelliSense — Auto-completion for directives, methods, headers, and variables
• CodeLens — Run buttons inline above each request
• Inlay Hints — Visual feedback for captured variables and auto-generated IDs
• Diagnostics — Warnings for duplicate IDs, syntax errors, and more
• Quick Fixes — Auto-generate missing @id directives
• Snippets — Quick scaffolding for common patterns

Response Panel

View responses in a dedicated panel with:

• Formatted JSON body with syntax highlighting
• Response headers
• Status code, timing, and size
• Assertion results (✅ pass / ❌ fail)
• Captured variables

Sidebar

Dedicated activity bar panel showing your request history and workspace .rext files.

🔀 Git Friendly

.rext files are plain text — perfect for version control. Share request collections with your team via Git.

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📋 Snippets

Prefix	Description
get	GET request with name
post	POST request with JSON body
name	@name directive
cap	Capture variable (session)
capcol	Capture variable (collection)
capenv	Capture variable (environment)
capglobal	Capture variable (global)
flow	Complete login + authenticated request flow
as	Assert status code
ab	Assert body value
retry	Retry with delay

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⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Enter / ⌘+Enter	Run current request

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🚀 Commands

Command	Description
Rext: Run Current Request	Execute the request at cursor position
Rext: Run All Requests in File	Execute all requests in the active file
Rext: Switch Environment	Change the active environment

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🔮 Ejemplo Completo

@config
baseUrl: https://api.example.com
headers:
  Content-Type: application/json
assert:
  status >= 200

###
@id a1b2c3
@collection Auth
@name Login
POST /auth/login

{
  "email": "{{email}}",
  "password": "{{password}}"
}

@capture env.token = body.access_token
@assert status == 200
@assert body.token exists
@assert duration < 2000

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@collection Auth
@name Get Profile
@pre a1b2c3
GET /profile
Authorization: Bearer {{token}}

@assert status == 200
@assert body.email exists
@assert body.roles isArray
@assert header.content-type contains json

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📦 Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Rext HTTP"
4. Click Install

Or install from:

• VS Code Marketplace
• Open VSX Registry

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📖 Specification

Rext is built on an open specification. Learn more at github.com/Rext-Labs/rext-spec.

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🔗 Links

• 🌐 Website: getrext.com
• 📖 Spec: github.com/Rext-Labs/rext-spec
• 🛒 VS Code Marketplace: marketplace.visualstudio.com
• 🟢 Open VSX: open-vsx.org
• 🐛 Issues: github.com/Rext-Labs/rext-vscode/issues
• 🏢 Organization: github.com/Rext-Labs

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📄 License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.