LazyHTTP - A TUI HTTP Client

A beautiful terminal-based HTTP client built with Go, featuring syntax highlighting and a user-friendly interface for exploring web content.

Features

• User-friendly Terminal UI - Intuitive interface for making HTTP requests
• Automatic Content Detection - Identifies JSON, HTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Syntax Highlighting - Beautiful syntax coloring for better readability
• Response Metadata - Displays status codes, content types, and server information
• Pretty Printing - Formats JSON and HTML for improved readability
• Keyboard Navigation - Easy scrolling through large responses

Installation

Prerequisites

• Go 1.23 or higher

From Source

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/lafarr/lazyhttp.git
   cd lazyhttp

2. Build the application:

   go build

3. Run the executable:

   ./lazyhttp

Using Go Install

go install github.com/lafarr/lazyhttp@latest

Usage

1. Launch the application:

   ./lazyhttp

2. Enter a URL in the input field (e.g., https://example.com or just example.com)

3. Press Enter to fetch the content

4. Use the up/down arrow keys to scroll through the response

5. Press Esc or Ctrl+C to exit

Key Controls

• ↑/↓: Scroll through content
• Enter: Fetch URL
• Ctrl+C/Esc: Quit application

Dependencies

This project uses the following Go packages:

• Bubble Tea - TUI framework
• Bubbles - TUI components
• Lip Gloss - Style definitions
• Chroma - Syntax highlighting
• GoHTML - HTML formatting

Building from Source

To build from source, you need Go 1.23 or later installed on your system.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/lafarr/lazyhttp.git
cd lazyhttp

# Install dependencies
go mod download

# Build the application
go build -o lazyhttp

# Run the application
./lazyhttp

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

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