@scalar/snippetz

Snippetz

A modern way to generate HTTP request examples for different languages and libraries.

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Scalar is an open-source API platform for teams who want beautiful developer interfaces without vendor lock-in.

• API References — Interactive API documentation from OpenAPI and AsyncAPI specs.
• Developer Docs — Write in Markdown/MDX, generate API references, sync with two-way Git.
• SDK Generator — Type-safe SDKs and CLIs in TypeScript, Python, Go, PHP, Java, and Ruby.
• API Client — Open-source, offline-first Postman alternative built on OpenAPI.

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Installation

npm install @scalar/snippetz

Usage

import { snippetz } from '@scalar/snippetz'

const snippet = snippetz().print('node', 'undici', {
  url: 'https://example.com',
})

/* Output */

// import { request } from 'undici'
//
// const { statusCode, body } = await request(
//   'https://example.com',
// )

API

Get all plugins

import { snippetz } from '@scalar/snippetz'

const snippet = snippetz().plugins()

/* Output */

// [
//   {
//     target: 'node',
//     client: 'undici',
//   }
// ]

Check if a plugin is loaded

import { snippetz } from '@scalar/snippetz'

const snippet = snippetz().hasPlugin('node', 'undici')

/* Output */

// true

Lean usage

You can also just use one specific plugin to keep your bundle size small.

import { nodeUndici } from '@scalar/snippetz/plugins/node/undici'

const result = nodeUndici.generate({
  url: 'https://example.com',
})

console.log(source)

// import { request } from 'undici'

// const { statusCode, body } = await request(
//   'url': 'https://example.com',
// )

Community

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License

The source code in this repository is licensed under MIT.