Evans
An interactive command-line gRPC client with a REPL mode for exploring and calling services.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install evans
About Evans
Evans is a gRPC client for the terminal. In REPL mode you browse packages, services and methods and fill in request fields interactively, which makes it easier to explore an unfamiliar API than composing requests by hand. It also offers a command-line mode for scripted calls.
It is written in Go and can be run from a binary or its Docker image. It suits developers who test and debug gRPC services and prefer working in a terminal.
Strengths
- Interactive REPL for exploring gRPC services
- Guided input of request fields
- Command-line mode for scripting
Limitations
- gRPC only
- No graphical interface
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the MIT licence.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- ktr0731
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Developers exploring and debugging gRPC services from the terminal
- Categories
- API clients, CLI tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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