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# Bolt ⚡
Bolt is a desktop application that is designed to make the process of developing and testing APIs easier and more efficient. Like Postman, but open source and written in Rust 🦀

Bolt can also be installed as a CLI app which allows you to run Bolt inside a web browser, with all the features of the Desktop app included.


![screenshot](https://github.com/hiro-codes/bolt/blob/master/screenshot.png?raw=true)

## Installation

> **Warning**: Bolt is experimental software. Expect:
> * Bugs
> * Missing features
> * Breaking changes

### Download pre-built binaries

Pre-built binaries for Windows, macOS and Linux can be found in the [latest release](https://github.com/hiro-codes/bolt/releases/latest) assets section.

### Build from source 👩‍💻

> ⚠️ Prerequisites
> 
> * [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)
> * [Just](https://github.com/casey/just) or [Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/#download)


```bash
git clone https://github.com/hiro-codes/bolt
```

```bash
cd bolt
```

```bash
git checkout release
```

```bash
just setup # or make setup
```

```bash
just build # or make build
```


## Bolt CLI Installation

### Install with Cargo

```bash
cargo install boltcli
```

### Install from source

> ⚠️ Prerequisites
> 
> * [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)
> * [Just](https://github.com/casey/just) or [Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/#download)

```bash
git clone https://github.com/hiro-codes/bolt
```

```bash
cd bolt
```

```bash
git checkout release
```

```bash
just install-cli # or make install-cli
```

### Bolt CLI Usage

```bash
bolt
```

run `bolt -h` for command line options


## Features 🚧
 * [x] Http Requests
 * [x] Collections
 * [x] CLI
 * [ ] Testing and benchmarking
 * [x] Websockets
 * [ ] Logging
 * [ ] TCP/UDP

## Contributors ✨

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