Awesome http REST tool for vim
Templates in action:
- Intuitive syntax mimics HTTP protocol
- Templates to capture state
- Response and connection times in status line
- Automatic json request body detector
- Automatic json/xml response formatter
- Separate buffers for response body, response headers and request
- DRY
- Support for HTTP basic auth
vial-http is pathogen friendly and only requires vial to be installed:
cd ~/.vim/bundle
git clone https://github.com/baverman/vial.git
git clone https://github.com/baverman/vial-http.git
or for Plug:
Plug 'baverman/vial'
Plug 'baverman/vial-http'
Note: vim should be compiled with python (not python3) support.
Keymap:
<leader><cr>
executes request line under the cursor<c-k>
/<c-j>
cycle throw response/request/response headers windows
Commands:
:VialHttp
executes request line under the cursor:VialHttpBasicAuth [username]
makesAuthorization
header