ob-http vs katt

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ob-http		katt
	Project
2	Mentions	3
251	Stars	117
-	Growth	0.0%
0.0	Activity	0.6
12 months ago	Latest Commit	12 months ago
Emacs Lisp	Language	Erlang
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	Apache License 2.0

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ob-http

Posts with mentions or reviews of ob-http. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-25.

Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text
14 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 25 Nov 2022
using Emacs org-mode as rest client replacement
5 projects | /r/emacs | 27 Dec 2020

I think this is achieved via ob-http [1]. I wasn't aware of this babel extension; I've been using verb-mode instead [2]. I love verb, but after watching this video I am now thinking that a results block may be superior (in most cases) to an external buffer... particularly when you are documenting examples for an API.

katt

Posts with mentions or reviews of katt. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-11.

Beyond OpenAPI
12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Sep 2023

What this misses is the curl response format.
Long time ago at Klarna we used this tool: https://github.com/for-GET/katt Here's an example: https://github.com/for-GET/katt/blob/master/doc/example-http...
KATT (Klarna API Testing Tool) Is an HTTP-Based API Testing Tool for Erlang
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 25 Nov 2022
Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text
14 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 25 Nov 2022

https://github.com/for-GET/katt is the same concept, but following the pattern matching philosophy. Written in Erlang, available as a CLI tool as well but needs the erlang runtime installed.
Code example: https://github.com/for-GET/katt/blob/master/doc/example-http...
Disclaimer: I'm one of the authors, thus biased, but the reason I'm mentioning katt is that the low barrier of entry for captures and asserts makes it a nice requirement tool for non-techs to write complex API scenarios.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ob-http and katt you can also consider the following projects:

verb - Organize and send HTTP requests from Emacs

ponos - ponos is a simple yet powerful load generator written in erlang

emacs-request - Request.el -- Easy HTTP request for Emacs Lisp

test_that_json - JSON-related helpers for your Elixir testing needs

ob-async - Asynchronous src_block execution for org-babel

proper - PropEr: a QuickCheck-inspired property-based testing tool for Erlang

museo - Snapshot testing for Rails views

mix_erlang_tasks - Common tasks for Erlang projects that use Mix

plz.el - An HTTP library for Emacs

hound - Elixir library for writing integration tests and browser automation

walkman - Write HTTP requests in Org mode and replay them at will using cURL

bypass - Bypass provides a quick way to create a custom plug that can be put in place instead of an actual HTTP server to return prebaked responses to client requests.