Custom Labels and Dividers for Enhanced API Call Analysis in HTTP Toolkit

[vikasg603]

Description:
As an enthusiastic user of HTTP Toolkit, I've found its capabilities in analyzing network traffic to be invaluable. However, I believe there's an opportunity to further enrich the tool's functionality by incorporating custom labels and dividers, which would greatly enhance the organization and analysis of API calls.

1. Custom Labels for API Calls:

   • Introducing user-defined labels such as "Search without authentication" and "Search with authentication" would significantly improve the ability to categorize and differentiate API calls based on their authentication requirements and other relevant criteria.
   • Custom labels empower users to apply context-specific annotations to API calls, facilitating more targeted analysis and troubleshooting.

2. Dividers for Timeline Visualization:

   • Incorporating dividers between lists of API calls based on specific events (e.g., "Before Login", "Logging", "After Login") would create a visual timeline that helps users understand the sequence and context of network activity.
   • Timeline dividers offer a structured approach to analyzing API calls, enabling users to discern patterns and dependencies in application behavior.

Key Features:

• Flexible Labeling: Users can assign custom labels to API calls directly within the HTTP Toolkit interface, providing flexibility in categorization based on authentication status and other relevant criteria.
• Timeline Visualization: Dividers between API call lists serve as visual markers, enabling users to identify distinct phases or events in the application workflow.
• Integration with Existing Filtering: Custom labels and dividers seamlessly integrate with HTTP Toolkit's existing filtering functionality, allowing users to refine and focus their analysis based on specific criteria.

Benefits:

• Enhanced Analysis: Custom labels and dividers offer a more granular view of network activity, enabling users to pinpoint and analyze API calls within their respective contexts.
• Improved Workflow Understanding: The visual timeline provided by dividers facilitates a clearer understanding of the sequence of events in application interactions, aiding in troubleshooting and optimization efforts.
• Efficient Collaboration: Shared labeling schemes and timeline structures support collaboration among team members by providing a standardized framework for interpreting and discussing network data.

By implementing custom labels and dividers, HTTP Toolkit can empower users with deeper insights into API call behavior and streamline the process of network analysis. I believe these features would significantly enhance the tool's value proposition and usability.

[pimterry]

Thanks @vikasg603! I think custom labels is a duplicate of the notes suggestion in #241 (you can add a 👍 there to vote for that) but the dividers are definitely an interesting & new idea, I can see how that could make sense.

I'll leave this open to see how much enthusiasm there is, and I'll try to find time to prioritize it myself if it's very popular (although I'm very busy in the short term to be honest).

In the meantime, contributions to add this are very welcome of course - do remember that HTTP Toolkit Pro is totally free for contributors.

[vikasg603]

Hey @pimterry definitely not urgent.
Also, I will try this from my side, Happy to contribute.