Milkman Scripting Plugin

Features

• Provides possibility to pre-load scripts from web, such as chai, via settings.
• Pre-Request script execution before actual request is made
• Post-Request script execution with logging output
• Extensions of template parameters with js: prefix
  • For example, you can set BASIC authorization via header:
    Authorization: Basic {{js:base64("username:password")}}

Example for scripts

var url = JSON.parse(milkman.response.body.body).url
milkman.setEnvironmentVariable("test.url", url)

example of pre-script:

var headerVal = milkman.request.headers.entries[0].value
milkman.toast(headerVal)

example of chai script (if you include chai in preload scripts):

chai.should();
var body = JSON.parse(mm.response.body.body)
body.should.have.lengthOf(200);

Screenshot

Example of the Scripting plugin

Preferences:

Example of the Scripting plugin

API

milkman (aliased to mm) is the only object available. It provides following properties:

• request: an accessor for request-aspects. Every property of this request-object tries to fetch an according aspect. E.g. request.body would be the body-aspect of the request-container. (Thats why you have to write request.body.body, because the body-aspect stores its content in the body variable as well. Might be streamlined in the future)
• response: an accessor for response-aspects. Every property of this response-object tries to fetch an according aspect. E.g. response.body would be the body-aspect of the response-container. (Thats why you have to write response.body.body, because the body-aspect stores its content in the body variable as well. Might be streamlined in the future)
• setEnvironmentVariable(String, String) sets an environment variable in the currently active environment (if there is any activated).
• toast(String) shows a toast at the bottom of the window

console works as usual as well

besides that, some often used functions are available:

• base64(string), sha1(string), sha256(string), sha512(string)