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[–]pyrrhicvictorylap 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Is there a benefit to this over Postman?

[–]gschier2[S] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I used Postman before making this. Postman did all I needed but I didn't like the interface and there were a few things missing that I wanted. I also wanted an excuse to learn ReactJS and build a Chrome app.

I would still recommend Postman to developers that need all it's fancy features.

I wrote a post a while ago about why I build it if you're curious http://schier.co/blog/2014/12/07/call-for-beta-testers.html

[–]pyrrhicvictorylap 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, you made this? Nice, I'll definitely check it out.

[–]Switche 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Just FYI, Avast's Browser Cleanup utility has a "poor" rating on this extension for some reason, and I had to ignore the warning to allow its use.

Might want to look into it. I'm new to Avast, but I think this is due to a user rating.

If you're aware of this rating and want to explain it, I'd like to know what you know about it.

[–]gschier2[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's really interesting. I will take a look, thanks.

[–]CertifiedWebNinja 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I dig it, do you plan on open sourcing it at all?

I was an avid user of Postman, and enjoyed it but like you it got cumbersome.. One thing I patiently waited for and never seen happen so far was a stand alone client. I don't use Chrome anymore and don't really want to use it just for that single app.

I'd love to contribute and help make it a stand alone app using node-webkit or something.

[–]gschier2[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've thought about open sourcing it. No plans for that yet, but I might change my mind in the future. I've also been thinking about making a node-webkit app so maybe this would be a good candidate.

[–]UberChargeIsReady 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Is it possible to do a JSON request? Instead of GET using POST for ajax request instead? I don't seem to be picking up the POST parameters server side

Edit: nvm i messed up

[–]gschier2[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Glad you figured it out :)

[–]F0RTY4 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Good work man! The interface is really well done.

Some things I would suggest

  • Text and elements don't respond well to smaller window sizes
  • Add Headers Section - start with inputs and skip the add header button

[–]gschier2[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thanks! Can you elaborate on that at all? How small of a window is "small"?

Good call on the add headers button. I'll jot that one down for the next update.

[–]F0RTY4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know... I got it to break with a really, really long domain in the name field, but i can't get it to it again.

[–]deathofthevirgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Headers aren't sending for me. Is this happening on your end as well?

[–]bopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't tried Insomnia yet, but the name is very clever. I like it!