vial-http

Awesome http REST tool for vim

Templates in action:

Features:

• 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
• Support for ssl client certificates

Install

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 or python3 support.

Docs

You need following options in your vimrc:

set hidden
filetype plugin on

hidden must be set because Vial-Http uses non-file temporary offscreen buffers with response content and without hidden they will be empty.

filetype plugin on needed for default keymap working.

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] makes Authorization header

Tutorial