http:\/\/localhost:8080\/Spring4WithSwagger\/rest\/users<\/pre>\nYou get the response looking like this:<\/p>\n
{\"users\":[{\"userName\":\"kyle\",\"firstName\":\"Kyle\",\"surname\":\"Broflovski\",\"email\":\"kyle@jakubstas.com\",\"lastUpdated\":\"2016-07-10T20:52:57.241+0000\"},{\"userName\":\"stan\",\"firstName\":\"Stanley\",\"surname\":\"Marsh\",\"email\":\"stan@jakubstas.com\",\"lastUpdated\":\"2016-07-10T20:52:57.241+0000\"}],\"count\":2}%<\/pre>\nLittle bit hard to read, isn\u2019t it? I think we can do better.<\/p>\n
Toolset I decided to use<\/h2>\n
By simple chaining of a few command line tools, we can achieve a simple, nice to read, formatted and colored responses. For this setup, I decided to use the following tools:<\/p>\n
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xml-twig-tools<\/code><\/li>\njson<\/code><\/li>\npygments<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nHow does it work?<\/h1>\n
To see this setup in action, just install the required software and issue the following command:<\/p>\n
curl -gX GET http:\/\/localhost:8080\/Spring4WithSwagger\/rest\/users | \\\r\n json_pp | \\\r\n pygmentize -l json<\/pre>\n
Or simply store the custom function in your profile:<\/p>\n
function jcurl() {\r\n curl \"$@\" | json_pp | pygmentize -l json\r\n}\r\n \r\nexport jcurl<\/pre>\nRunning this command produces following output:<\/p>\n
![\"pretty-curl-json\"](\"http:\/\/www.systemcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pretty-curl-json.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe previous command applies to JSON, but the similar works with XML as well:<\/p>\n
curl -gX GET http:\/\/localhost:8080\/Spring4WithSwagger\/rest\/products | \\\r\n xml_pp | \\\r\n pygmentize -l xml<\/pre>\n
And the custom function as follows:<\/p>\n
function xcurl() {\r\n curl \"$@\" | xml_pp | pygmentize -l xml\r\n}\r\n \r\nexport xcurl<\/pre>\nRunning this command produces the following output:<\/p>\n
![\"xcurl-demo\"](\"http:\/\/www.systemcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/xcurl-demo.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nHow to use it?<\/h1>\n
There are two approaches you can choose from make the most out of this setup. Either set it up locally, or use the Docker image I created to save up on the overall setup time. For more details, check out the following links:<\/p>\n
![\"github-small\"](\"http:\/\/www.systemcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/github-small.png\")
<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0![\"docker-small\"](\"http:\/\/www.systemcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/docker-small.png\")
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