Feature request: #!/usr/bin/hurl

[stappersg]

Hi,

Here a wish list issue:

Enhance text file processing, make hurl an interpreter like /bin/bash and /usr/bin/python3.

So a file with content like

#!/usr/bin/hurl
#   login script
GET https://www.sample.net
x-app: MY_APP  # Add a dummy header

HTTP/1.1 302   # Check that we have a redirection
[Asserts]
header "Location" exists
header "Location" contains "login"  # Check that we are redirected to the login page

and given execute permissions can be used as script.

[fabricereix]

Hello, in fact, it is already working with Linux/bash.

Here is the run of your example.

$ ./test.hurl 
error: Assert Http Version
  --> test.hurl:5:6
   |
 5 | HTTP/1.1 302   # Check that we have a redirection
   |      ^^^ actual value is <2>
   |

error: Assert Status
  --> test.hurl:5:10
   |
 5 | HTTP/1.1 302   # Check that we have a redirection
   |          ^^^ actual value is <200>
   |

error: Assert Failure
  --> test.hurl:7:0
   |
 7 | header "Location" exists
   |   actual:   none
   |   expected: something
   |

error: Assert Failure
  --> /tmp/test2.hurl:8:0
   |
 8 | header "Location" contains "login"  # Check that we are redirected to the login page
   |   actual:   none
   |   expected: contains string <login>
   |

It would be indeed interesting to see if we can make it work in various environments. I also really like this unobtrusive enhancement.

What is your OS/Shell? What is the Hurl behavior?

[stappersg]

On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 02:54:25PM -0700, Jean-Christophe Amiel wrote:

Closed #409 as completed.

Ah, nice. And thanks for the notification.

(For the record: No testing yet done by me.)