Netbook

A lightweight, TUI-first "Postman-like" request collection manager and runner written in Rust.

Features

• Easy Sharing - store .netbook/ in git for convenient sharing among orgs
• Fast TUI Interface - Built with ratatui for responsive terminal UI
• Collection Management - JSON and YAML support for request collections
• Variable Interpolation - Support for {{variable}} syntax with .env files
• Response Viewer - Pretty JSON, raw text, headers, and timing views
• Request History - Automatic saving and browsing of response history
• Headless Mode - Run requests from CLI for automation and CI/CD
• Plugin System - Extensible architecture for custom functionality

Quick Start

Installation

cargo install netbook

Basic Usage

# Initialize a new collection and open TUI
netbook

# Run a request in headless mode
netbook run "Get Users"

Documentation

• Usage Guide - TUI keybindings and walkthrough
• Collections - Collection format and discovery
• Variables - Variable interpolation and .env files
• History - Response history and exporting
• Plugins - Plugin system and custom plugins
• Design - Architecture and future improvements