# netguru/ResponseDetective

Sherlock Holmes of the networking layer. :male_detective:

Repository: https://github.com/netguru/ResponseDetective
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/responsedetective
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, ios, tvos, macos, debugging
Last push: 2023-10-24T16:37:13+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": 4110, "days_push": 1044, "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 1946, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.815914+00:00)

## What it is
ResponseDetective is a Swift framework that intercepts outgoing HTTP requests and incoming responses between an iOS, macOS, or tvOS app and its server for debugging purposes. It works non-intrusively by registering a custom URLProtocol in URLSessionConfiguration, logging headers and bodies to the console.

## Use cases
- debug http requests and responses in an ios app
- log network traffic from urlsession
- inspect request and response bodies during development
- intercept alamofire or afnetworking traffic
- troubleshoot api communication on ios

## When to choose
- you develop iOS, macOS, or tvOS apps and need to see raw HTTP traffic
- you want a non-intrusive, code-light debugging layer for URLSession or Alamofire
- you prefer console-based request/response logging without a proxy

## When to avoid
- you need a full network proxy or traffic inspector with a GUI like Charles or Proxyman
- your project targets platforms outside Apple's ecosystem
- you need actively developed tooling with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-client, logging, developer-tools, middleware
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, mobile-development
- platform: -
- tags: network-debugging, urlprotocol, request-interception, http-traffic, swift-framework, debugging, ios, macos, swift, tvos

## Member repositories
- netguru/ResponseDetective (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.815914+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 2026-08-30T03:07:21.100930+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/netguru/ResponseDetective (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.815914+00:00, sha e6f1f3d90c6c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.