HTTP Client reference
The client object holds the HTTP Client session metadata, such as the list of global variables. The HTTP Client session is started when WebStorm starts, and ends when WebStorm is closed. Values are not preserved between WebStorm restarts.
The client provides access to the global nested object that serves as a variables storage.
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
global (Variables) | The global variables storage, which is used for setting, retrieving, or removing variables. In your HTTP requests, you can access a variable saved in |
Methods
| Method | Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
test |
| Creates a test with the name testName and body func. All tests are executed after the response handler script. |
assert |
| Checks that the specified condition is true; throws an exception otherwise. The optional message parameter serves as an exception message. |
log | text | Prints text to the response handler or test stdout and then terminates the line. |
Global variables storage
The global object serves as a variables storage and is used for setting, retrieving, or removing variables.
Methods
| Method | Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
set |
| Saves the variable with the varName name to the storage and sets its value to varValue. |
get | varName (string) | Returns the value of the varName variable. |
isEmpty | Checks whether the global object has no variables defined. | |
clear | varName (string) | Removes the varName variable from the variables storage. |
clearAll | Removes all variables from the variables storage. |