Can there be a feature to save requests as HAR files?

oesmith / puffing-billy

A rewriting web proxy for testing interactions between your browser and external sites. Works with ruby + rspec.

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Can there be a feature to save requests as HAR files? #304

Closed snackattas closed 2 years ago

snackattas commented 3 years ago

Feature request:

I prefer HAR files for analyzing requests, can there be an option to save the output as HAR files with c.record_requests = true?

ronwsmith commented 3 years ago

I briefly looked into HAR files and don't see a need for using them personally.

snackattas commented 3 years ago

I think HAR files are the default way to represent network traffic

support orgs use them for debugging https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204410413-Generating-a-HAR-file-for-troubleshooting
Browsermob proxy (an alternate popular open source proxy) reports its traffic in HAR https://github.com/lightbody/browsermob-proxy#features-and-usage

HARs are great for viewing network traffic RIGHT in your browser, here's an example 2020-11-23 09 47 49

ronwsmith commented 3 years ago

I get that, but I don't see puffing-billy as a tool meant for network traffic. It would require a large rewrite and migration plan with very little upside. Feel free to propose a PR.

ronwsmith commented 2 years ago

Stale issue, closing. Feel free to reopen if this is still desired.