DashAPI

DashAPI is a VS Code extension for testing REST APIs without leaving your editor. It currently supports request history, saved collections, import/export to .dashapi.json, and lightweight route discovery for FastAPI and Express workspaces.

Features

• Send GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests from inside VS Code
• Save requests into named collections
• Export and import collections with .zapi.json
• Keep a recent request history
• Scan the current workspace for FastAPI and Express endpoints

Run In Development

1. Open /Users/meetjethwa/Development/Extensions/API-Tester in VS Code.
2. Press F5.
3. Choose Run Extension.
4. In the Extension Development Host window, open the Command Palette.
5. Run DashAPI: Open API Tester.

Use The Installed Extension

1. Open any project in VS Code.
2. Open the Command Palette.
3. Run DashAPI: Open API Tester.
4. Or click the DashAPI icon in the Activity Bar.

Test The Extension

Current automated testing is a smoke check:

npm test

This verifies the extension still compiles. Manual testing is recommended for the UI flow:

1. Open the tester.
2. Send a request to a local or public API.
3. Save the request to a collection.
4. Export collections.
5. Import them back.
6. Run DashAPI: Scan Workspace for API Endpoints.

Build And Package

npm run compile
npm run package

Current Limitations

• Endpoint scanning is regex-based and currently focused on FastAPI and Express
• Collections are still rendered in the webview UI
• npm test is only a compile smoke test for now