Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services • Hacker News Board

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by nodesocket » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 2:33 AM UTC

Postman is an awesome tool. If your intereseted in a php library to go a bit further and curl urls and expect certain json response bodies, headers, and status codes, check out https://github.com/commando/dogpatch.

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by atonse » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 2:33 AM UTC

I love postman but am not a fan of the just slightly weird behavior of chrome apps.

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by hdra » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 2:55 AM UTC

Would be perfect if it can stop being a chrome packaged app though. The window switching in OS X makes it really hard for me to get to it when I have a chrome window open at the same time.

I wish it could be wrapped in a native app or even just let it run in a chrome tab.

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by shivaas » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 2:55 AM UTC

love this tool!! indispensible if you are working with a REST api, or even debugging SOAP responses

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by jonahx » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 2:56 AM UTC

te_chris wrote: post #19

I use Rested, it's a simple, cheap, mac app and works great. http://www.helloresolven.com/portfolio/rested/ EDIT: Why the hell was I downvoted for suggesting a good app? goddammit...

probably because your suggesting a paid app to solve a problem that is well solved by free ones

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by ttdmayshark » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 2:56 AM UTC

thematt wrote: post #9

jug6ernaut wrote: post #8

I know i am missing something here....but how on earth do you launch this?

Seriously, it's a pain in the ass. Click the apps launcher in the upper left of the Chrome start page.

I'm glad to know I'm not the only person who struggled with this.

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by thrill » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 2:57 AM UTC

jug6ernaut wrote: post #11

thematt wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seriously, it's a pain in the ass. Click the apps launcher in the upper left of the Chrome start page.

Ah much appreciated, i never would have found that.

You can always bring a list of apps up by entering 'chrome://apps' in the url bar.

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by solox3 » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 2:58 AM UTC

hdra wrote: post #23

Would be perfect if it can stop being a chrome packaged app though. The window switching in OS X makes it really hard for me to get to it when I have a chrome window open at the same time. I wish it could be wrapped in a native app or even just let it run in a chrome tab.

Believe it or not, Postman was better (used to run inside a tab instead of its own window)

Edit: here it is, both the extension (tab) and the packaged app (window): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/postman?hl=en

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by dwightgunning » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 3:01 AM UTC

te_chris wrote: post #19

I use Rested, it's a simple, cheap, mac app and works great. http://www.helloresolven.com/portfolio/rested/ EDIT: Why the hell was I downvoted for suggesting a good app? goddammit...

Not sure but potentially because your comment is a bit tangential.... If you anchor your recommendation to Postman in some way then it may make a stronger statement and/or take the conversation in an interesting direction?

Can you tell us how Rested compares with Postman in terms of features and any pros/cons you found?

Re: Postman: a powerful HTTP client (for Chrome) to test web services

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Post by girvo » Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 3:09 AM UTC

hdra wrote: post #23

Would be perfect if it can stop being a chrome packaged app though. The window switching in OS X makes it really hard for me to get to it when I have a chrome window open at the same time. I wish it could be wrapped in a native app or even just let it run in a chrome tab.

Command + backtick will help in those cases. :)