Postcode

API client for VS code 📦

Postcode is a Visual Studio Code extension that can be used to create and test simple and complex HTTP/s requests, as well as view responses. You can find the extension available here.

^{Release: 1.3.3}

Highlighted Features

• Intuitive UI/UX similar to Postman fitting seamlessly with any VSCode theme
• Supports GraphQL requests
• Supports code snippet generation from requests

Quick start

Step 1. Install the Postcode extension for Visual Studio Code
Step 2. Click on the Postcode icon in the side panel OR run the following command Postcode: Create Request
Step 3 Create or test your HTTP/s requests and hit Send to see the responses

Commands

Command	Description
Postcode: Create Request	Opens a new Postcode tab to create and test requests

Issues, feature requests, and contributions

Issues

• If you come across a problem with the extension, please file an issue
• For list of known issues, please check the issues tab

Feature requests

• Find planned features for future releases marked as feature under issues tab.
• For new feature requests, please file an issue

Contributions

Contributions are always welcome!

Running the extension locally for development

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies by running yarn install
2. Press F5 to open a new window with your extension loaded.
3. Run your command from the command palette by pressing (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac) and typing Postcode: Create Request.

Folder structure

• package.json - this is the manifest file in which you declare your extension and command. The plugin registers a command and defines its title and command name. With this information VS Code can show the command in the command palette.
• webview: folder where you will find entire React code
• src/extension.ts: this is the main file where you will provide the implementation of your command. The file exports one function, activate, which is called the very first time your extension is activated (in this case by executing the command). Inside the activate function we call registerCommand. We pass the function containing the implementation of the command as the second parameter to registerCommand.

Making changes

• You can relaunch the extension from the debug toolbar after changing code in src/extension.ts.
• You can also reload (Ctrl+R or Cmd+R on Mac) the VS Code window with your extension to load your changes.

Related

• Read the launch blog post on Medium
• Featured #11 Product of the day on Product Hunt
• Featured in Trending this week on Visual Studio Code Marketplace