httpbuf

httpbuf.nvim

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Edit HTTP requests and inspect responses in Neovim (request left / response right). Uses curl when available, else Python urllib.

Requirements

Component	Notes
Neovim 0.9+
curl or Python3	Prefer curl; fallback scripts/http_req.py

Install

Plug '/path/to/nvimplugins/httpbuf'

Usage

Action	Description
:HttpBuf / :Http	Open editor (sample request)
:HttpBuf GET https://example.com	Open with first line
:HttpSend	Open using current buffer as request
<leader>http	Open (configurable)

Request format

GET https://httpbin.org/get
Accept: application/json

POST https://httpbin.org/post
Content-Type: application/json

{"hello":"world"}

Keys

Key	Action
r / Ctrl-Enter	Send
e	Focus request
y	Copy response
L	Toggle language
q / Esc	Close

Config

require("httpbuf").setup({
  python = "python",
  timeout = 30,
  prefer_curl = true,
  ui_lang = "auto",
  keys_open = "<leader>http",
})