insomnia-plugin-response-search-counter

Insomnia Response Search Counter Plugin

A plugin for Insomnia that shows the count of search term matches in the response viewer.

Features

• Shows number of matches for search terms in response content
• Works with all response types (JSON, XML, Text, etc.)
• Real-time count updates as you type
• Supports multiple tabs - updates when switching between tabs
• Case-insensitive search

Installation

From Insomnia Plugin Hub

• Open Insomnia
• Go to Application > Preferences > Plugins
• Type "insomnia-plugin-response-search-counter"
• Click "Install Plugin"

Using npm

npm install -g insomnia-plugin-response-search-counter

Local Development

• Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/manisha-singh-hyd/insomnia-plugin-response-search-counter.git
cd insomnia-plugin-response-search-counter

• Install dependencies:

npm install

• Build the plugin:

npm run build

• Link the plugin to Insomnia:
  • Insomnia only loads plugins from its plugins directory
  • Instead of copying files manually, we create a symbolic link
  • This lets you develop in your preferred location while Insomnia sees the plugin in its directory
  • Any changes you make will be immediately available to Insomnia after rebuilding

# macOS: Create symbolic link in Insomnia's plugins directory
ln -s "$(pwd)" ~/Library/Application\ Support/Insomnia/plugins/insomnia-plugin-response-search-counter

# Windows: Create symbolic link in Insomnia's plugins directory
mklink /D "%APPDATA%\Insomnia\plugins\insomnia-plugin-response-search-counter" "%CD%"

Usage

• Send a request in Insomnia
• In the response viewer, use either:
  • The search box in the response viewer
  • Keyboard shortcut (Cmd+F on macOS, Ctrl+F on Windows/Linux)
• The count of matches will appear next to the search box
• When switching between tabs, the counter automatically updates for the current response

Search Results Display

When searching in the response viewer, the match count is displayed in a clear format:

As shown in the screenshot above, the plugin displays the total number of matches (110 matches) for the search term "displayName". The count updates in real-time as you type, making it easy to see how many occurrences of your search term exist in the response.

How It Works

• Maintains a single cached response that updates when:
  • New API responses are received
  • Switching between tabs
• Uses MutationObserver to detect tab changes
• Cleans up properly when:
  • Closing search
  • Switching tabs
  • Unloading plugin

Development

• Make changes to the source code
• Run npm run build to rebuild the plugin
• Restart Insomnia to load the changes

Testing

To test the plugin:

• Follow the Local Development installation steps
• Restart Insomnia to load the plugin
• Test the following scenarios:
  • Search in a single response
  • Switch between tabs with different responses
  • Close and reopen search
  • Make new requests and verify counter updates
• After making code changes:
  • Run npm run build
  • Restart Insomnia
  • Test your changes

Publishing

To publish a new version to npm:

• Update version in package.json
• Build the plugin:

npm run build

• Publish to npm:

npm publish

The plugin will be available in the Insomnia Plugin Hub after publication.

License

MIT