lithttp

Literate HTTP

Parse HTTP transactions into a JSON AST and back, like

HTTP, or simplified HTTP, or curl, or Apiary blueprint

into/from

[
  {
    "__type": "litHTTP_transaction",
    "request": {
      "__type": "litHTTP_request",
      "method": "GET",
      "target": {
        "__type": "request_target",
        "value": "/"
      },
      "HTTP_version": "HTTP/1.1",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "User-Agent",
          "value": "curl/7.30.0"
        },
        {
          "name": "Accept",
          "value": "*/*"
        }
      ],
      "body": null
    },
    "response": {
      "__type": "litHTTP_response",
      "HTTP_version": "HTTP/1.1",
      "status_code": 200,
      "reason_phrase": "OK",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "body": "foo"
    }
  }
]

Install

npm install lithttp

CLI Usage

• lithttp-to-ast parses into the JSON AST
• lithttp-from-ast parses from the JSON AST

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/for-GET/literate-http/master/README.http.md | \
  lithttp-to-ast

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/for-GET/literate-http/master/README.http.simplified.md | \
  lithttp-to-ast

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/for-GET/literate-http/master/README.curl.md | \
  lithttp-to-ast curl

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/for-GET/literate-http/master/README.curl-trace.md | \
  lithttp-to-ast curl-trace

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/for-GET/literate-http/master/README.apib.md | \
  lithttp-to-ast apib

JS Usage

TBD (to be documented; see index)

License

UNLICENSE