Comments on: New Look and Feel for Charles http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/ Two specialist fields: weaponry and space medicine. An interesting combination, don't you think? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:40:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Marcelo Serpa http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Marcelo Serpa Sun, 10 Dec 2006 16:49:54 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-246 Hey Karl, really good improvements on the UI, you've gone ahead my expectations, thanks for that and keep up the great work! Hey Karl, really good improvements on the UI, you’ve gone ahead my expectations, thanks for that and keep up the great work!

]]> By: Karl http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Karl Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:04:27 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-152 Great! Thank you very much for your help. Great! Thank you very much for your help.

]]> By: TLJ http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-151 TLJ Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:30:31 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-151 It works now. Awesome! Thanks! :) It works now. Awesome! Thanks! :)

]]> By: Karl http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Karl Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:02:11 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-150 Thanks for that. The problem was the ()s around the value in the X-JSON header. I've fixed that so it now works with your link above. Please download the beta again. Thanks for that. The problem was the ()s around the value in the X-JSON header. I’ve fixed that so it now works with your link above. Please download the beta again.

]]> By: TLJ http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-149 TLJ Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:18:37 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-149 Try this: http://alltid.org/team/65179/ Click the "add to compare" link under "tools" in the left menu. It returns status codes in the X-JSON HTTP header, and a plain text string in the body. Doesn't seem like the new Charles version detects it. I use the OSX version, btw. Try this: http://alltid.org/team/65179/

Click the “add to compare” link under “tools” in the left menu. It returns status codes in the X-JSON HTTP header, and a plain text string in the body.

Doesn’t seem like the new Charles version detects it. I use the OSX version, btw.

]]> By: Karl http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Karl Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:07:25 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-148 Try downloading the new beta (from the same URL). I've made it so that if a header is present it will check to see if the body contains JSON data. It should also show a view parsing the JSON header value. I haven't tested this against a live site yet; are you able to send me a link to a site I can test against? Try downloading the new beta (from the same URL). I’ve made it so that if a header is present it will check to see if the body contains JSON data. It should also show a view parsing the JSON header value. I haven’t tested this against a live site yet; are you able to send me a link to a site I can test against?

]]> By: TLJ http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-147 TLJ Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:00:45 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-147 In most requests the X-JSON and body are the same, but there might be cases where the the body is blank, or even HTML or XML. I suggest that if you see the X-JSON header, make the JSON view the default, but have the option of ASCII/hex. Just like when viewing XML. In most requests the X-JSON and body are the same, but there might be cases where the the body is blank, or even HTML or XML.

I suggest that if you see the X-JSON header, make the JSON view the default, but have the option of ASCII/hex. Just like when viewing XML.

]]> By: Karl http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Karl Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:08:56 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-146 Thanks for that, I wasn't aware of the X-JSON header. It looks like the header actually contains JSON data itself, so it should be decoded. I'll add that in. Are you seeing JSON data in the X-JSON header and in the response body? Perhaps I can make the viewer look for JSON data in the body inspite of the mime type if the X-JSON header is present. Thanks for that, I wasn’t aware of the X-JSON header. It looks like the header actually contains JSON data itself, so it should be decoded. I’ll add that in. Are you seeing JSON data in the X-JSON header and in the response body? Perhaps I can make the viewer look for JSON data in the body inspite of the mime type if the X-JSON header is present.

]]> By: TLJ http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-145 TLJ Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:34:39 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-145 I send it as text/html, and should probably change it to text/json. So thanks for making me aware of that. From the searches I've done now, it seems like some other sites sends its JSON as text/html. But that's our own fault. You probably shouldn't try to fetch JSON from text/html. There's one thing you can look for though - the X-JSON HTTP header. I don't know how "official" that header is, but it's used by at least Prototype, and probably some other JS frameworks. Wouldn't hurt to include detection of JSON through that. I send it as text/html, and should probably change it to text/json. So thanks for making me aware of that. From the searches I’ve done now, it seems like some other sites sends its JSON as text/html. But that’s our own fault. You probably shouldn’t try to fetch JSON from text/html.

There’s one thing you can look for though - the X-JSON HTTP header. I don’t know how “official” that header is, but it’s used by at least Prototype, and probably some other JS frameworks. Wouldn’t hurt to include detection of JSON through that.

]]> By: Karl http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Karl Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:05:55 +0000 http://xk72.com/blog/2006/11/15/new-look-and-feel-for-charles/#comment-144 The JSON viewer looks at the mime type of the response to decide whether to activate. It's looking for text/json or application/json, but it will try to autodetect JSON if the mime type if application/javascript or text/plain. Unfortunately there's some discrepancy in the mime types people are using! Can you tell me what mime type you're seeing on your JSON data? The JSON viewer will display a tree, much like the XML tree... makes it easier to see the structure of the data. The JSON viewer looks at the mime type of the response to decide whether to activate. It’s looking for text/json or application/json, but it will try to autodetect JSON if the mime type if application/javascript or text/plain. Unfortunately there’s some discrepancy in the mime types people are using! Can you tell me what mime type you’re seeing on your JSON data?

The JSON viewer will display a tree, much like the XML tree… makes it easier to see the structure of the data.

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