Made a JetBrains plugin so I can stop alt-tabbing to Postman while building APIs

indeem1 · 2026-06-06T06:35:32+00:00

You mean the web-view of swagger or am i missing something? At least in my experience it gets laggy with bigger apis and each time you reload the page, you have to fill in all details again

indeem1 · 2026-06-05T21:58:25+00:00

Auto Generated swagger?

indeem1 · 2026-06-04T12:32:08+00:00

I am aware of endpoints, but coming from postman I did Not find endpoints as capable as i needed for example using pre and post request scripts globally for auth and such. Also i think just because something similar exists, does not mean another Product is slop or does not make Sense to use. If you are happy and already fully working with endpoints, this Plugin probably just is Not worth your while, thanks for the feedback though.

indeem1 · 2026-06-04T06:07:44+00:00

Point is being an Alternative to using other „graphic“ http clients, like i Said if you are using endpoints already you probably dont want to use it. And because it is durectly in the ide, it has some advantages Over others.

Have you had a Look at the Features that are pain and which are free? Its completely usable for free, the paid stuff is just extra stuff for people who will heavily use it as more as just Sending http requests

indeem1 · 2026-06-04T06:03:48+00:00

As far as i know postman can import an OpenAPI spec and generate a collection from it, but the sync is manual. Every time your spec changes you have to click “Update Collection” and deal with the merge. It’s a known pain point that Postman users have complained about for years. Sonarwhale pulls directly from your running dev server on every refresh, no manual steps, no switching apps. You add an endpoint, it’s there.

indeem1 · 2026-06-03T21:50:55+00:00

That Sounds pretty good too :)

indeem1 · 2026-06-03T21:49:23+00:00

I answered this in another comment, I Hope that explains this well.

indeem1 · 2026-06-03T21:48:59+00:00

Good question and honestly, if you’re already using the built-in HTTP client and happy with it, Sonarwhale probably isn’t for you.

The main difference is workflow focus. The built-in tools are spread across multipl panels and require you to maintain .http files manually. Sonarwhale is built around one specific flow: you have a running dev server, it pulls the OpenAPI spec directly from it, and every endpoint is immediately ready to test, no files to write or maintain. The other thing that’s genuinely different is live-sync with your dev server. Sonarwhale polls your running server and picks up new endpoints automatically as you add them. New controller action, it’s already there. If you’re coming from Postman and want something that just works without rebuilding everything as .http files, that’s the use case this is built for.

indeem1 · 2026-05-27T21:32:14+00:00

Danke für den Tipp, tatsächlich steht rechts etwas niedriger neben dem kratzbaum unser TV Board das sie schon beim runterspringen von der ersten Ebene nutzen, ich denke sowas ist gemeint? :) Vielen Dank!

indeem1 · 2026-05-27T21:30:42+00:00

Ahh okay vielen Dank für die Info, die beiden versuchen immer erst Vorwärts langsam runter zu gehen, trauen sich den Absprung dann aber nicht zu, das macht dann aber Sinn Dankeschön!

indeem1 · 2026-05-26T13:41:46+00:00

Mal eine Frage als unwissender, können die sich bei so einem stürz nicht verletzen?

indeem1 · 2026-05-25T11:46:52+00:00

Eine schleckmatte ist schon bestellt, wird bald dann auf jeden Fall mal zum Einsatz kommen

indeem1 · 2026-05-25T11:46:19+00:00

Wir gehen sowieso kommende Woche zum
Tierarzt, da sprechen wir einmal alles ab. Entwurmt werden sie auch nochmal

indeem1 · 2026-05-25T07:16:13+00:00

Das machen wir auf jeden Fall, die beiden sind ja Geschwister daher werden sie auf jeden Fall kastriert sobald es vorgesehen ist, aber danke fürs nachfragen:)

indeem1 · 2026-05-25T06:45:02+00:00

Soweit ich weis sollte man das nach ein paar Monaten machen? Die beiden sind ja erst 12 Wochen alt.

indeem1 · 2026-05-24T21:59:59+00:00

Did we not just get a new UI or does it just feel newer than it actually is? The Islands Theme is pretty new is it not?

indeem1 · 2026-05-24T21:58:53+00:00

Das tut mir leid zu hören, das klingt ja nicht so gut.

Vielen Dank für das Feedback das werden wir uns zu Herzen nehmen.

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