Eclipse HTTP Client (http4E)

After the great interest project has been open sourced and hosted @ Google.Code http://code.google.com/p/http4e/. Check out the code and have fun ...

Please support Eclipse HTTP Client (http4E). A small donation would be much appreciated to help cover bandwidth costs. Thanks.

Are you interested in further development and improvement of this tool? You want to experience Eclipse API? Drop an email and let me know. Any development contributions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Eclipse HTTP Client (http4E) is a state of the art Rich Eclipse HttpClient Plugin. Having a stunning UI, it’s build on top of the famous industrial proven Apache HttpClient. If you think you are productive Web Services Developer/Tester, this tool will boost your productivity even further.

A Web Services, REST, SOAP MUST HAVE tool.

Rate this plugin @ Eclipse Plugin Central

Eclipse HTTPClient (http4E) features:

• Making an HTTP call directly from Eclipse IDE environment
• Exporting the HTTP call in variety of languages (currently Java only)
• A browser experience
• Different editor panels for http headers, http parameters and http packet body
• Tabbed browsing
• Http packet history and serialization
• Code assist for http headers and http parameters
• Syntax coloring http headers, http parameters, http request and http response packets
• Different http tab views featuring raw view, pretty http packet view, hex view and browser view
• Double click resize aware
• Available on Windows, MacOS X, Linux, Solaris
• Build on top of Apache HttpClient
• Proxy Configuration Preferences

Requirements:

• Java 5+
• Eclipse 3.2+

Installing:

• Eclipse Update Site URL:

  http://http4e.roussev.org/install/

• Open Eclipse / Help / Software updates / Find and install / Search for new features to install / Next / Remote Site
• Paste the Update Site URL (above).
• Find the client under: Eclipse / Window / Show View / Other / HTTP

    

Installing using Archived Version:

• Download the archived version here

  Download the Archive

• Extract the content under your Eclipse instance

Enjoy it.

Uninstalling:

• Close your Eclipse instance
• Go to your Eclipse Home Folder. Let’s assume it’s /ECLIPSE
• Delete plugin features folder
  /ECLIPSE/features/org.roussev.httpclient.ui_x
  /ECLIPSE/features/com.http4e.ui_x
• Delete plugin libraries
  /ECLIPSE/plugins/org.roussev...jar
  /ECLIPSE/plugins/com.http4e...jar
• Restart Eclipse

Many Thanks to our Friends and Contributors:

Atanas Roussev
Andreas Schmidt
Stuart MacKenzie