RESTLab
A modern REST API client for Visual Studio Code. Test, debug, and manage your APIs with a beautiful, intuitive interface.
✨ Features
🚀 Full HTTP Request Support
- All HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
- Custom headers with autocomplete
- Multiple content types: JSON, XML, Form URL Encoded, Form Data, Plain Text, HTML
📁 Organized Collections
- Create folders to organize your requests
- Set base URLs and default headers at the folder level
- All requests in a folder inherit the folder's configuration
📝 Request Editor
- Modern, clean interface
- Editable request names
- Headers with key-value editor and autocomplete
- Body editor with content type support
- Form data support with file uploads
📊 Response Viewer
- Formatted JSON/XML responses
- Response headers display
- Status code, response time, and size indicators
- Copy and download response data
- Copy as cURL command
- Save and organize requests
- Persistent storage across sessions
🚀 Usage
- Click the RESTLab icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar)
- Create a folder to organize your requests
- Click the ⚙️ icon to configure folder settings (base URL, headers)
- Click the ➕ icon to add a new request
- Configure your request and click Send!
📋 Requirements
🔄 Release Notes
0.0.1
Initial release:
- Create and manage request folders
- Full HTTP request support
- Form data with file upload support
- Response viewer with copy/download
- cURL command generation
- Modern gradient UI theme
Development
Prerequisites
Setup
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Build the extension
npm run build
# Watch for changes during development
npm run watch
Running the Extension
- Open this folder in VS Code
- Press
F5 to launch a new Extension Development Host window
- Click the RESTLab icon in the sidebar to start using the extension
License
MIT
Enjoy testing your APIs with RESTLab! 🧪
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