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pub package

A Flutter package for logging API requests (Http Requests & GraphQL) requests.

Main Features:

  1. Log your Http request, GraphQL and WebSockets.
  2. Intercept your requests and responses for testing.
  3. Share request details as json or as cURL to re-run it again (ex. Postman).

And more and more

To get the RequestsInspector widget on your screen:
  1. ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ’ƒ : Shake your phone.

  2. ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ‘ˆ : Long-Press on any free space on the screen.

Also you can share the request details as (Log or cURL command) with your team to help them debug the API requests.

From Inspector to Postman ๐Ÿงก ๐ŸŽ‰๏ธ Now you can extract cURL command from the inspector to send the request again from your terminal or Postman ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช


Setup

First, add it at the top of your MaterialApp with enabled: true.

void main() {
  runApp(const RequestsInspector(
    child: MyApp(),
  ));
}

1. RESTful API:

Using Dio, pass by RequestsInspectorInterceptor() to Dio.interceptors and we are good to go ๐ŸŽ‰๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰๏ธ.

final dio = Dio()..interceptors.add(RequestsInspectorInterceptor());

If you don't use Dio then don't worry

In your API request just add a new RequestDetails using RequestInspectorController filled with the API data.

InspectorController().addNewRequest(
    RequestDetails(
        requestName: requestName,
        requestMethod: RequestMethod.GET,
        url: apiUrl,
        queryParameters: params,
        statusCode: responseStatusCode,
        responseBody: responseData,
        ),
    );

Real Restful example

a. Normal InspectorController().addNewRequest.

Future<List<Post>> fetchPosts() async {
  final dio = Dio();
  final params = {'userId': 1};

  final response = await dio.get(
    '[https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts](https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts)',
    queryParameters: params,
  );

  final postsMap = response.data as List;
  final posts = postsMap.map((postMap) => Post.fromMap(postMap)).toList();

  InspectorController().addNewRequest(
    RequestDetails(
      requestName: 'Posts',
      requestMethod: RequestMethod.GET,
      url: '[https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts](https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts)',
      queryParameters: params,
      statusCode: response.statusCode ?? 0,
      responseBody: response.data,
    ),
  );

  return posts;
}

b. Using RequestsInspectorInterceptor.

Future<List<Post>> fetchPosts() async {
  final dio = Dio()..interceptors.add(RequestsInspectorInterceptor());
  final response = await dio.get('[https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts](https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts)');

  final postsMap = response.data as List;
  final posts = postsMap.map((postMap) => Post.fromMap(postMap)).toList();

  return posts;
}

Finaly, Shake your phone to get the Inspector

<img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdelazeem777/requests_inspector/main/images/mobile_list.jpg" width ="280" /> <img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdelazeem777/requests_inspector/main/images/mobile_request.jpg" width ="280" />


2. GraphQl:

To use requests_inspector with graphql_flutter library. you jus need to wrap your normal HttpLink with our GraphQLInspectorLink and we are done.

Example:

 Future<List<Post>> fetchPostsGraphQlUsingGraphQLFlutterInterceptor() async {
 Future<List<Post>> fetchPostsGraphQlUsingGraphQLFlutterInterceptor() async {
  final client = GraphQLClient(
    cache: GraphQLCache(),
    link: Link.split(
      (request) => request.isSubscription,
      GraphQLInspectorLink(WebSocketLink('ws://graphqlzero.almansi.me/api')),
      GraphQLInspectorLink(HttpLink('[https://graphqlzero.almansi.me/api](https://graphqlzero.almansi.me/api)')),
    ),
  );
  const query = r'''query {
    post(id: 1) {
      id
      title
      body
    }
    }''';

  final options = QueryOptions(document: gql(query));
  final result = await client.query(options);
  if (result.hasException) {
    log(result.exception.toString());
  } else {
    log(result.data.toString());
  }
  var post = Post.fromMap(result.data?['post']);
  return [post];
}

Stopper (Requests & Responses)

requests_inspector (Stopper) enables your to stop and edit requests (before sending it to server) and responses (before receiving it inside the app).

  • First, you need to add navigatorKey to your MaterialApp then pass it to RequestsInspector to show Stopper dialogs.
final navigatorKey = GlobalKey<NavigatorState>();

void main() => runApp(
  RequestsInspector(
    // Add your `navigatorKey` to enable `Stopper` feature
    navigatorKey: navigatorKey,
    child: const MyApp(),
  ),
);

// ...

@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
  return MaterialApp(
    navigatorKey: navigatorKey, // <== Here!
    // ...
  • Second, just enable it from Inspector and it will stop all your requests and responses.

<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdelazeem777/requests_inspector/main/images/stopper_feature.gif" width="280"/>


For Web, Windows, MacOS and Linux

Obviously, The shaking won't be good enough for those platforms ๐Ÿ˜…

So you can specify showInspectorOn with ShowInspectorOn.LongPress.

void main() {
  runApp(const RequestsInspector(
    enabled: true,
    showInspectorOn: ShowInspectorOn.LongPress
    child: MyApp(),
  ));
}

OR, you can just pass ShowInspectorOn.Both to open the Inspector with Shaking or with LongPress.

void main() {
  runApp(const RequestsInspector(
    enabled: true,
    showInspectorOn: ShowInspectorOn.Both,
    child: MyApp(),
  ));
}

Some images

๐Ÿค Contributors

Contributors helping improve requests_inspector: ๐Ÿ’ป๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿšง


Abdelazeem

Belal

Mostafa

Abdelrahman

Anthony

M Hussein

Vadym

M Gawdat

Anas

Moaz

Michelle

Abdullah

Ahmed

Nourhan

Anthony

How to Contribute

We welcome contributions from everyone! Here's how you can help:

  1. Report Issues: Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue
  2. Submit Pull Requests: Have a fix or improvement? We'd love to review your PR!
  3. Improve Documentation: Help us make the docs clearer and more comprehensive
  4. Share Feedback: Let us know how you're using the package and what could be better

To add yourself as a contributor, simply follow the contribution guidelines and your efforts will be recognized here!


Future plans:

  • x Add support for GraphQL.
  • x Enhance the GraphQL request and response displaying structure.
  • x Improve the request tab UI and add expand/collapse for each data block.
  • x Better UI.
  • x Support Dark/Light Modes.
  • x Powerful JSON Tree View.
  • x Collapsable separated sections.
  • x Click to Copy Content of each section.
  • Add search inside the request details page.
  • Add Http Interceptor.
  • 'WillPopScope' is deprecated and shouldn't be used. Use PopScope instead. The Android predictive back feature will not work with WillPopScope.

๐Ÿ“ƒ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

๐ŸŽ‰ Thank you for using Requests Inspector!

Libraries

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