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

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

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Post by hdra »

girvo wrote: post #30
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. :)

Yes, but for me, most of the time it's more of a Cmd+Tab to Chrome from my iTerm or ST, and then Cmd+` several times to finally find it.

And when you do it hundreds of times, it gets seriously tedious.

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

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Post by hdra »

solox3 wrote: post #28
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

Yes, I know about that POSTMAN used to run inside a tab, but it seems to have been abandoned for quite some time. I still have it installed, but it still telling to to 'upgrade' to the packaged app.

That Postman extension that you linked, I actually didn't know about this before, but that doesn't seems like something provided by the original developer. Any idea whats the story behind it? EDIT: Nevermind, just Googled the domain. Its the same developer.

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

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Post by NDizzle »

hdra wrote: post #31
girvo wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Command + backtick will help in those cases. :)

Yes, but for me, most of the time it's more of a Cmd+Tab to Chrome from my iTerm or ST, and then Cmd+` several times to finally find it. And when you do it hundreds of times, it gets seriously tedious.

How many monitors/desktops are you running? Have you thought about increasing it?

I have 6 desktops running on 2 physical monitors and keep windowed things easily accessible. Nothing more than two swipes away.

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

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Post by lilpirate »

Postman works great. The only feature I would like to see added is to somehow easilu swap a base URL in requests. So I have to maintain just one collection per API and not multiple collections for multiple API deployments (production, testing, staging).

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

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Post by stretchwithme »

ttdmayshark wrote: post #26
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.

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

you are not. I'm quite sure this used to be easier.

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

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Post by jbl »

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.

What behavior are you looking for? I noticed that recently (maybe with a Chrome update?) that packaged apps run/show up as independent apps in the OS X task switcher.

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

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Post by jbl »

Osiris wrote: post #3

I've been using Postman for quite a while now and it's really handy. You can save requests in collections so you can rerun the same requests for testing purposes. It's great if you're deving a REST API and need a simple client for basic testing.

It's also great for sharing collections of API calls as a sort of live demo.

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

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Post by stretchwithme »

hellbreakslose wrote: post #13
jug6ernaut wrote: post #8

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

Add it to your favorites bar and then it will be much easier for you to launch it without going to the play store !

Upper left just below the Forward and Back buttons is an Apps button.

Most people don't seem to see it as anything more than a bookmark. I searched the menus for it and did not find it. And it was sitting right there.

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