Http Client

Http Client v2.0.0 — a devtools toolkit for checking, validating, generating, formatting, linting, explaining, converting, templating, diffing, previewing, fixing, and reporting on HTTP-related data. All entries are timestamped and logged locally for history tracking.

Commands

Core Commands

• check <input> — Record and log a check entry. Without arguments, shows the 20 most recent check entries.
• validate <input> — Record and log a validate entry. Without arguments, shows recent validate entries.
• generate <input> — Record and log a generate entry. Without arguments, shows recent generate entries.
• format <input> — Record and log a format entry. Without arguments, shows recent format entries.
• lint <input> — Record and log a lint entry. Without arguments, shows recent lint entries.
• explain <input> — Record and log an explain entry. Without arguments, shows recent explain entries.
• convert <input> — Record and log a convert entry. Without arguments, shows recent convert entries.
• template <input> — Record and log a template entry. Without arguments, shows recent template entries.
• diff <input> — Record and log a diff entry. Without arguments, shows recent diff entries.
• preview <input> — Record and log a preview entry. Without arguments, shows recent preview entries.
• fix <input> — Record and log a fix entry. Without arguments, shows recent fix entries.
• report <input> — Record and log a report entry. Without arguments, shows recent report entries.

Utility Commands

• stats — Show summary statistics across all log files (entry counts per type, total entries, disk usage).
• export <fmt> — Export all logged data to a file. Supported formats: json, csv, txt.
• search <term> — Search all log files for a case-insensitive term match.
• recent — Show the 20 most recent entries from the activity history log.
• status — Health check showing version, data directory, total entries, disk usage, and last activity.
• help — Display the full help message with all available commands.
• version — Print the current version (v2.0.0).

Data Storage

All data is stored in ~/.local/share/http-client/:

• Each core command writes timestamped entries to its own log file (e.g., check.log, validate.log).
• A unified history.log tracks all operations across commands.
• Export files are written to the same directory as export.json, export.csv, or export.txt.

Requirements

• Bash (with set -euo pipefail)
• Standard Unix utilities: date, wc, du, tail, grep, sed, cat, basename

When to Use

• When you need to log and track devtools operations (checks, validations, linting, formatting, etc.)
• For maintaining an audit trail of HTTP client development activities
• To export accumulated data in JSON, CSV, or plain text for downstream processing
• As part of a larger automation pipeline that needs timestamped operation records
• When you need quick search across historical devtools entries

Examples

# Record a check entry
http-client check "GET https://api.example.com/users"

# Validate something and log it
http-client validate "response schema v2"

# Lint an input
http-client lint "request headers"

# View recent activity
http-client recent

# Search across all logs
http-client search "api.example.com"

# Export everything to JSON
http-client export json

# Show stats
http-client stats

# Health check
http-client status

Output

All commands output results to stdout. Redirect to a file if needed:

http-client stats > report.txt
http-client export json

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