A NodeJs-based tool permitting to rapidly do requests to an endpoint, being either HTTP or SSE. Can be a great tool for testing endpoints during dev phase or to just simply test an existing endpoint to analyse its response structure. It supports text- and also file-based body, making it very versatile.
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First of all, install the last version of NodeJs (v.23 and above) for native database connection. You can achieve this rapidly by using tools like NVM.
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Install all dependencies by using
npm install -
Rename the .env.example file into .env and modify the given variables to your convinience.
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Run all the migrations using
npm run migrations -
Build the assets using
npm run build -
Run the app with
npm run server
Note: There is a docker integration of the app for Docker fanatics, but it is note that requests to localhost and other local domains will not be effective because of Docker closed nature, since requests are done by NodeJS and not the browser.
You can pull the Docker image with the command docker pull levynkeneng205/apitester-js:latest and run it with docker run -p 3333:3333 levynkeneng205/apitester-js:latest, then go on localhost:3333 to use the tool.
- Very simple and easy to use, just one form to fill to create the request
- Supports HTTP as well as SSE requests
- Permits the upload of different type of data, from simple text, through json, xml to even FormData
- Permits also the upload of files.
- Setting of headers
- Support of Query Params
- Can import requests from cURL
- Possibility to create and manage requests collections
- Integrated search
ApiTester.Js is available through the MIT License
Levy Nkeneng (LinkNexus) creator, sole and principal maintainer of the project.