# qustavo/httplab

The interactive web server

Repository: https://github.com/qustavo/httplab
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/httplab
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, http, testing, cli, inspector, development, developer-tools, httplab, webserver
Last push: 2024-02-05T10:59:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3493, "days_push": 940, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4140, forks 122 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:36.283894+00:00)

## What it is
HTTPLab is an interactive terminal-based web server that lets developers inspect incoming HTTP requests and forge custom responses in real time. It runs as a CLI tool with a TUI for editing status codes, headers, delays, and response bodies on the fly.

## Use cases
- inspect incoming http requests during development
- mock http endpoints with custom responses
- test how clients handle different status codes and headers
- simulate slow responses with configurable delays
- debug webhooks by capturing and replaying requests
- forge http responses without writing server code

## When to choose
- you need a quick local mock HTTP server with an interactive UI
- you want to inspect raw HTTP requests from clients or webhooks
- you're testing client behavior against arbitrary status codes, headers, or delays

## When to avoid
- you need a production web server
- you require scripted or automated mocking in CI pipelines
- you need a graphical web-based interface rather than a terminal UI

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, testing, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, testing
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: http-inspector, response-forging, mock-server, tui, request-inspection, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- qustavo/httplab (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.283894+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:59.642117+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/qustavo/httplab (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.283894+00:00, sha 979277fd71be)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.