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| 1 | +Based on the codebase and comparing with Postman, here are some key features we could add to enhance the functionality: |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +1. **Request Features**: |
| 4 | +- **Authentication Support** |
| 5 | + - Basic Auth |
| 6 | + - Bearer Token |
| 7 | + - OAuth 2.0 |
| 8 | + - API Key |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +- **Cookie Management** |
| 11 | + - Cookie jar |
| 12 | + - Session handling |
| 13 | + - Domain-specific cookies |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +2. **Response Handling**: |
| 16 | +- **Response Formatting** |
| 17 | + - JSON prettification with syntax highlighting |
| 18 | + - XML formatting |
| 19 | + - HTML preview |
| 20 | + - Image preview for image responses |
| 21 | + - PDF preview |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +- **Response Size and Time** |
| 24 | + - Show response size |
| 25 | + - Show request/response timing |
| 26 | + - Network timing breakdown |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +3. **Environment Management**: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +4. **Collection Management**: |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +5. **Code Generation**: |
| 33 | +- Generate code snippets for different languages (curl, Python, JavaScript, etc.) |
| 34 | +- Copy as cURL command |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +6. **Testing Features**: |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +7. **WebSocket/GraphQL Support**: |
| 39 | +- WebSocket connection handling |
| 40 | +- GraphQL query builder |
| 41 | +- GraphQL schema exploration |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +8. **Advanced Features**: |
| 44 | +- **Proxy Configuration** |
| 45 | +- **SSL Certificate Verification** |
| 46 | +- **Request Chaining** |
| 47 | +- **Pre-request Scripts** |
| 48 | +- **Response Schemas** |
| 49 | +- **File Upload Support** |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +9. **Collaboration Features**: |
| 52 | +- **Team Workspaces** |
| 53 | +- **Request Sharing** |
| 54 | +- **Documentation** |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +Here's a basic implementation plan I would suggest: |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +1. First Priority (Core Features): |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +2. Second Priority (User Experience): |
| 61 | +- Response formatting and previews |
| 62 | +- Code generation |
| 63 | +- Basic authentication support |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +3. Third Priority (Advanced Features): |
| 66 | +- Collections |
| 67 | +- Testing |
| 68 | +- WebSocket/GraphQL support |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +Let me break down the core features we should prioritize first, without any code: |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +1. **Environment Variables & Management** |
| 73 | +- Create/edit/delete environments (e.g., "Development", "Production") |
| 74 | +- Variable substitution in requests (e.g., replace {{baseUrl}} with actual value) |
| 75 | +- Quick environment switching |
| 76 | +- Environment variable inheritance (global → environment-specific) |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +2. **Request/Response Improvements** |
| 79 | +- Response syntax highlighting for JSON/XML/HTML |
| 80 | +- Response size and timing metrics |
| 81 | +- Request timing breakdown (DNS, TLS, First byte, etc.) |
| 82 | +- Save responses as files |
| 83 | +- Copy response as JSON/raw |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +3. **Basic Authentication Support** |
| 86 | +- Basic Auth (username/password) |
| 87 | +- Bearer Token auth |
| 88 | +- API Key auth (as header or query param) |
| 89 | +- Cookie management |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +4. **Request Organization** |
| 92 | +- Save requests to collections |
| 93 | +- Organize collections in folders |
| 94 | +- Import/export collections |
| 95 | +- Search across requests |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +5. **Request Building Improvements** |
| 98 | +- Form data support |
| 99 | +- File upload support |
| 100 | +- Raw body input with syntax highlighting |
| 101 | +- Query parameter builder with validation |
| 102 | +- Better header management with common header suggestions |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +These features would provide a solid foundation similar to Postman's core functionality. Would you like me to elaborate on any of these areas? |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +Implemented Features: |
| 107 | +1. Authentication Support: |
| 108 | + - Basic Auth ✅ |
| 109 | + - Bearer Token ✅ |
| 110 | + - API Key ✅ (both header and query param) |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +2. Response Handling: |
| 113 | + - JSON prettification with syntax highlighting ✅ |
| 114 | + - HTML preview ✅ |
| 115 | + - Image preview ✅ |
| 116 | + - Response size metrics ✅ |
| 117 | + - Request/response timing ✅ |
| 118 | + - Network timing breakdown ✅ (DNS, First byte, Download time) |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +3. Code Generation: |
| 121 | + - Generate code snippets ✅ (curl, Python, JavaScript, C#, Go, Ruby) |
| 122 | + - Copy as cURL command ✅ |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +Still To Do: |
| 125 | +1. Authentication: |
| 126 | + - Basic Auth ✅ |
| 127 | + - Bearer Token ✅ |
| 128 | + - API Key ✅ |
| 129 | + - OAuth 2.0 ❌ |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +2. Cookie Management: |
| 132 | + - Basic cookie sending/receiving ✅ |
| 133 | + - Persistent cookie jar ❌ |
| 134 | + - Advanced session handling ❌ |
| 135 | + - Domain/path-specific cookie rules ❌ |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +3. Response Handling: |
| 138 | + - JSON prettification with syntax highlighting ✅ |
| 139 | + - XML formatting ✅ |
| 140 | + - HTML preview ✅ |
| 141 | + - Image preview ✅ |
| 142 | + - PDF preview ❌ |
| 143 | + - Response size metrics ✅ |
| 144 | + - Request/response timing ✅ |
| 145 | + - Network timing breakdown ✅ |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +4. Environment Management: |
| 148 | + - Create/edit/delete environments ✅ |
| 149 | + - Variable substitution ✅ |
| 150 | + - Environment switching ✅ |
| 151 | + - Global/environment-specific variables ✅ |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | +5. Collection Management: |
| 154 | + - Save requests to collections ✅ |
| 155 | + - Basic folder organization ✅ |
| 156 | + - Import/export collections ✅ |
| 157 | + - Postman format support ✅ |
| 158 | + - Nested folders/hierarchical organization ❌ |
| 159 | + - Collection variables ❌ |
| 160 | + - Collection-level scripts ❌ |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +6. Testing Features: |
| 163 | + - Basic test scripts ✅ |
| 164 | + - Test assertions ✅ |
| 165 | + - Status code ✅ |
| 166 | + - JSON values ✅ |
| 167 | + - Headers ✅ |
| 168 | + - Response time ✅ |
| 169 | + - Test runs with results ✅ |
| 170 | + - Collection-level tests ❌ |
| 171 | + - Data-driven tests ❌ |
| 172 | + - Test reports and exports ❌ |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | +7. WebSocket/GraphQL Support: |
| 175 | + - WebSocket connections ❌ |
| 176 | + - GraphQL query builder ❌ |
| 177 | + - Schema exploration ❌ |
| 178 | + |
| 179 | +8. Advanced Features: |
| 180 | + - Proxy Configuration ❌ |
| 181 | + - SSL Certificate Verification ❌ |
| 182 | + - Request Chaining ❌ |
| 183 | + - Pre-request Scripts ❌ |
| 184 | + - Response Schemas ❌ |
| 185 | + - File Upload Support ❌ |
| 186 | + |
| 187 | +9. Code Generation: |
| 188 | + - Generate code snippets ✅ (curl, Python, JavaScript, C#, Go, Ruby) |
| 189 | + - Copy as cURL command ✅ |
| 190 | + |
| 191 | +10. Collaboration Features: |
| 192 | + - Team Workspaces ❌ |
| 193 | + - Request Sharing ❌ |
| 194 | + - Documentation ❌ |
| 195 | + |
| 196 | +The most critical missing features that would significantly improve usability are: |
| 197 | +1. Nested Collection Organization - for better request organization |
| 198 | +2. Advanced Cookie Management - for better session handling across domains |
| 199 | +3. Collection-level Testing - for automated API testing workflows |
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