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If you like VS Code REST Client, you're going to love LAZYREQUEST
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If you like VS Code REST Client, you're going to love LAZYREQUEST

via Dev.toFredy Sandoval1mo ago

If you like VS Code REST Client, you're going to love LAZYREQUEST You already know the best format for API testing: a plain .http file. What you probably don't have is a dead-simple way to run those files from the terminal (and CI), validate the responses you expect, and get a clean PASS/FAIL signal without adopting an entire new testing framework. Meet LAZYREQUEST : a lightweight, minimal API Testing Client CLI tool inspired by VS Code REST Client syntax . It recursively discovers .http and .rest files, sends the requests, and compares actual responses against the expected responses you declare in the same template. Site | npm | GitHub If you've ever thought: "My API smoke tests should be as easy as writing an HTTP request." "I want contract-ish checks without standing up a whole test harness." "Why does 'try this endpoint' live in Slack instead of in the repo?" This is for YOU!. TL;DR Write requests the same way you already do in VS Code REST Client: method, URL, headers, body. Optio

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