Lightweight Postman analog

A lightweight in-browser REST client: send HTTP requests, inspect responses, and keep a local history & collections.

Deploy: https://rest-client-app-taupe.vercel.app/

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✨ Features

• HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
• Headers & body: edit headers, raw JSON/text body, copy request/response
• Response viewer: status, headers, body (raw/pretty), basic timing
• Request history (local) for quick replay
• i18n via next-intl — en, de and ru (/en, /de, /ru)
• Design system: Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui, icons via lucide-react
• Validation: Zod for request payloads
• Proxy route /api/proxy to bypass CORS (Next.js Route Handler)

Roadmap: collections CRUD, env variables, import/export, cURL/JS codegen, JSON formatting & highlight, drafts.

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🧱 Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js (App Router) + TypeScript
• UI: Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, lucide-react
• i18n: next-intl
• Validation: Zod
• Tests: Vitest + React Testing Library
• Quality: ESLint (flat) + Prettier + Husky
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions • Deploy: Vercel

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🚀 Quick Start

# 1) Clone
git clone https://github.com/Elvira-del/rest-client-app.git
cd rest-client-app

# 2) Install deps
npm ci   # or npm i

# 3) Run dev server
npm run dev

# 4) Open
# http://localhost:3000/en  or  http://localhost:3000/ru