HttpStatus

A lightweight Windows Forms tool to send HTTP requests and inspect raw responses (status code, headers, and body).

New rust enhanced version: peek

Features

• Send HTTP GET or POST requests with optional SSL and redirect following
• Displays resolved server IPs for the requested host and local machine IPs
• Shows response status code, headers, and body

Requirements

• .NET Framework 4.8
• Windows

Build

• Using the provided script:
  • scripts\\build.cmd
• Or open HttpStatus.sln in Visual Studio 2022 and build (Release | Any CPU recommended)

Run

• After building, execute HttpStatus\\bin\\Release\\HttpStatus.exe

Usage

1. Enter a host or URL (e.g., example.com)
2. Toggle options:
   • SSL: force https://
   • Post: send an empty-body POST instead of GET
   • Redirect: allow following redirects
3. Click Request
4. Inspect IPs, status code, headers, and response body in the output panel

Project Notes

• HTTP layer uses System.Net.Http.HttpClient (no external HTTP libraries)
• No packages.config or Fody/Costura dependencies
• No App.config binding redirects necessary under .NET Framework 4.8
• Code style enforced via .editorconfig (2-space indentation for C#)

Maintenance

• Clean outputs: scripts\\clean.cmd (also removes the top-level packages folder if present)
• Changelog: see CHANGELOG.md