Wirebird Client

Client library for Wirebird http inspection tool.

Installation

npm install -D wirebird-client

or:

yarn add -D wirebird-client

Usage

With Wirebird

First, install and run Wirebird on your machine.

Default:

NODE_OPTIONS="-r wirebird-client/inject" \
    WIREBIRD=ui \
    node my-script.js

Using wbenv command:

wbenv ui node my-script.js

Specify Wirebird host and port manually:

NODE_OPTIONS="-r wirebird-client/inject" \
    WIREBIRD=ui:http://<wirebird-host>:<wirebird-port> \
    node my-script.js

Using wbenv command:

wbenv -h http://<wirebird-host>:<wirebird-port> ui node my-script.js

Without Wirebird

Log HTTP requests to the terminal:

NODE_OPTIONS="-r wirebird-client/inject" \
    WIREBIRD=pretty \
    node my-script.js

Using wbenv command:

wbenv pretty node my-script.js

Log HTTP requests to the terminal as curl commands:

NODE_OPTIONS="-r wirebird-client/inject" \
    WIREBIRD=curl \
    node my-script.js

Using wbenv command:

wbenv curl node my-script.js

Wbenv command reference

wbenv (Wirebird environment) command is a shell wrapper that is included with wirebird-client package, allowing to run a Node.js script with WIREBIRD and NODE_OPTIONS variables set.

Syntax:

wbenv [-h wirebird_host] {ui|curl|pretty} <command>

Examples:

wbenv ui npm start                  #runs `npm start` logging HTTP requests with Wirebird
wbenv ui yarn add -D @types/react   #runs `yarn add -D @types/react` logging HTTP requests with Wirebird (cool, eh?)
wbenv -h http://192.168.88.1:4380 ui node app.js
                                    #runs `node app.js` logging HTTP requests with Wirebird running on http://192.168.88.1:4380
wbenv curl zapier push              #runs `zapier push` logging HTTP requests to terminal as Curl commands