docs: improved docs

.github/workflows/main.yaml

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
       packages: write
       attestations: write
       id-token: write
@@ -135,3 +135,8 @@ jobs:
           pnpm publish --no-git-checks --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        with:
+          commit_message: "docs: generated README"
+          file_pattern: "*.md"

README.md

@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ HTTP/200 OK
 access-control-allow-credentials: true
 access-control-allow-origin: *
 connection: keep-alive
-content-length: 559
+content-length: 555
 content-type: application/json
-date: Sun, 18 May 2025 18:31:46 GMT
+date: Sun, 18 May 2025 19:12:17 GMT
 server: gunicorn/19.9.0
 
 {
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ server: gunicorn/19.9.0
     "Host": "httpbin.org", 
     "Sec-Fetch-Mode": "cors", 
     "User-Agent": "node", 
-    "X-Amzn-Trace-Id": "Root=1-682a2792-7df702ce77a3b3696937eaeb"
+    "X-Amzn-Trace-Id": "Root=1-682a3111-131bcbff690b03fd64aa4617"
   }, 
   "json": {
     "greeting": "Hello, http.md!"
   }, 
-  "origin": "185.181.220.204", 
+  "origin": "23.96.180.7", 
   "url": "https://httpbin.org/post"
 }
 
@@ -264,14 +264,14 @@ Within your markdown document, the following variables are available in the Hand
 **1. Using a value from a previous response in a new request:**
 
 ````markdown
-```http id=createItem json
+```http #createItem,json
 POST https://httpbin.org/post
 Content-Type: application/json
 
 {"name": "My New Item"}
 ```
 
-The new item ID is: {{responses.createItem.body.json.name}}
+The new item ID is: {{response.body.json.name}}
 
 Now, let's fetch the item using a (mocked) ID from the response:
 
@@ -283,6 +283,61 @@ GET https://httpbin.org/anything/{{responses.createItem.body.json.name}}
 
 ````
 
+<details>
+  <summary>Output</summary>
+
+````markdown
+```http
+POST https://httpbin.org/post
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{"name": "My New Item"}
+```
+
+The new item ID is: My New Item
+
+Now, let's fetch the item using a (mocked) ID from the response:
+
+```http
+GET https://httpbin.org/anything/My New Item
+```
+
+```
+HTTP/200 OK
+access-control-allow-credentials: true
+access-control-allow-origin: *
+connection: keep-alive
+content-length: 451
+content-type: application/json
+date: Sun, 18 May 2025 19:12:18 GMT
+server: gunicorn/19.9.0
+
+{
+  "args": {}, 
+  "data": "", 
+  "files": {}, 
+  "form": {}, 
+  "headers": {
+    "Accept": "*/*", 
+    "Accept-Encoding": "br, gzip, deflate", 
+    "Accept-Language": "*", 
+    "Host": "httpbin.org", 
+    "Sec-Fetch-Mode": "cors", 
+    "User-Agent": "node", 
+    "X-Amzn-Trace-Id": "Root=1-682a3112-4bbb29111129c1556c487ca1"
+  }, 
+  "json": null, 
+  "method": "GET", 
+  "origin": "23.96.180.7", 
+  "url": "https://httpbin.org/anything/My New Item"
+}
+
+```
+
+````
+
+</details>
+
 *(Note: `httpbin.org/post` wraps the JSON sent in a "json" field in its response. If your API returns the ID directly at the root of the JSON body, you'd use `{{responses.createItem.body.id}}` assuming the `createItem` request had the `json` option.)*
 
 **2. Displaying a status code in markdown text:**

docs/README.md

@@ -176,6 +176,13 @@ Within your markdown document, the following variables are available in the Hand
 
 ::raw-md[./examples/with-template.md]
 
+<details>
+  <summary>Output</summary>
+
+::raw-md[./examples/with-template.md]{render}
+
+</details>
+
 _(Note: `httpbin.org/post` wraps the JSON sent in a "json" field in its response. If your API returns the ID directly at the root of the JSON body, you'd use `{{responses.createItem.body.id}}` assuming the `createItem` request had the `json` option.)_
 
 **2. Displaying a status code in markdown text:**
@@ -202,34 +209,18 @@ The requests from the embedded document are processed, and their `request` and `
 
 Assume `_shared_requests.md` contains:
 
-````markdown
-```http id=sharedGetRequest
-GET https://httpbin.org/get
-```
-````
+::raw-md[./examples/_shared_requests.md]
 
 Then, in `main.md`:
 
-````markdown
-# Main Document
+::raw-md[./examples/with-shared-requests.md]
 
-Let's include some shared requests:
+<details>
+  <summary>Output</summary>
 
-::md[./_shared_requests.md]
+::raw-md[./examples/with-shared-requests.md]{render}
 
-The shared GET request returned: {{responses.sharedGetRequest.status}}
-
-Now, a request specific to this document:
-
-```http
-POST https://httpbin.org/post
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{"dataFromMain": "someValue", "sharedUrl": "{{requests.sharedGetRequest.url}}"}
-```
-
-::response
-````
+</details>
 
 When `main.md` is processed, `_shared_requests.md` will be embedded, its `sharedGetRequest` will be executed, and its data will be available for templating.
 

docs/examples/_shared_requests.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```http #sharedGetRequest
+GET https://httpbin.org/get
+```

docs/examples/with-shared-requests.md

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Main Document
+
+Let's include some shared requests:
+
+::md[./_shared_requests.md]
+
+The shared GET request returned:
+
+Now, a request specific to this document:
+
+```http
+POST https://httpbin.org/post
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{"dataFromMain": "someValue", "sharedUrl": ""}
+```
+
+::response

docs/examples/with-template.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-```http id=createItem json
+```http #createItem,json
 POST https://httpbin.org/post
 Content-Type: application/json
 
 {"name": "My New Item"}
 ```
 
-The new item ID is: {{responses.createItem.body.json.name}}
+The new item ID is: {{response.body.json.name}}
 
 Now, let's fetch the item using a (mocked) ID from the response:
 

src/execution/handlers/handlers.http.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ const httpHandler: ExecutionHandler = ({
       return [key.trim(), value?.trim() || true];
     })
   );
+  let id = options.id?.toString();
+  const idPart = optionParts.find((option) => option.startsWith('#'));
+  if (idPart) {
+    id = idPart.slice(1);
+  }
 
   addStep({
     type: 'http',
@@ -28,7 +33,8 @@ const httpHandler: ExecutionHandler = ({
       const content = template(context);
       const [head, body] = content.split('\n\n');
       const [top, ...headerItems] = head.split('\n');
-      const [method, url] = top.split(' ');
+      const [method, ...urlParts] = top.split(' ');
+      const url = urlParts.join(' ').trim();
 
       const headers = Object.fromEntries(
         headerItems.map((header) => {
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ const httpHandler: ExecutionHandler = ({
       node.meta = undefined;
 
       context.addRequest({
-        id: options.id?.toString(),
+        id,
         request: {
           method,
           url,