Sense

A JSON aware developer's interface to ElasticSearch. Comes with handy machinery such as syntax highlighting, autocomplete, formatting and code folding.

Installation

Sense is installed as a Chrome Extension. Install it from the Chrome Webstore .

Screenshots

Syntax highlighting

Auto complete

Broken JSON detection

History

Other goodies

• Keep multiple requests at hand:

  

• Copy and paste requests as cURL

• Resizable panels

• Friendly keyboard shortcuts (for a complete list, click the help button):

  • Ctrl/Cmd + I - Auto indent current request.
  • Ctrl + Space - Open Auto complete (even if not typing).
  • Ctrl/Cmd + Enter - Submit request.
  • Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C - Copy request in cURL format.
  • Ctrl/Cmd + Up/Down - Jump to the previous/next request start or end.
  • Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + L - Collapse/expand current scope.

Changes

v0.8

• Major rewrite to support multiple requests in the editor.
• You can now move the split between editor & output.
• New shortcuts to navigate through requests quickly (see help).
• Improved help popup.
• Added editor support for request with multiple documents, separated by a new line.
• Auto indent now toggels between single line per doc and multi-line formatted & indented.
• Use Tab (as well as Enter) to select autocomplete suggestions.
• Auto complete suggestion now sort prefix matches first.
• Added a welcome message (which will only be shown once)

v0.7

• Increased history size to 500 elements
• Add mappings to the KB.
• Auto complete menu opens automatically when typing (read help for details on keyboard usage)
• Added the possibility to indicate an endpoint needs one or more indexes to KB (previously had 0 or more).
• GET request ignore editor content and the editor is visually disabled.
• Double a click a history item to select it and close.
• Changed icons to latest ES icons (thanks to @spenceralger)
• Reduced size of method selector (v0.7.9)

v0.6

• Added support for username passwords in the url.
• Added support for cURL copy & paste.
  • You can now copy current request in curl format (using menu button or a keyboard shortcut)
  • Paste a curl command into the editor and it will be parsed and all the correct fields populated

v0.5

• Mapping integration - autocomplete on indices, aliases and fields.
• Added facets to the KB.
• Enabled soft wrap in both input and output editors

v0.4

• Completed knowledge base and autocomplete for Query DSL

v0.3

• Moved to a Chrome Extension for better deployment and upgrading infrastructure.
• Introduced a knowledge base system to better manage growing size.
• Added an automated test suite.

v0.2

• History support

v0.1

• Initial release