API Peek

api-peek.sh

# get these into your shell somehow

# apI PeeK: Look at an API response and temp save it
function ipk {
 echo "Don't use the output flag from curl as it redirects"
 curl "$@" | python -m json.tool | tee "apipeek.json" | less
}

# I PicK UP: rename the peeked api response (just partially applied mv)
function ipkup {
  mv apipeek.json $1
}

# I PeeK ON: ipk + ipkup. Don't give cURL the output -O flag
function ipkon {
  echo "First argument is filename, rest goes to curl"
  ipk "${@:2}"
  ipkup $1
}

# usage
ipkon pokemon.json http://pokeapi.co/api/v1/pokedex/1/
ipkon blastoise.json http://pokeapi.co/api/v1/pokemon/9/

# Note: ipk ipkup ipkon can be typed right handed on American QWERTY