CharlesWhat is Charles?
Charles is a web proxy (HTTP Proxy / HTTP Monitor) that runs on your own computer. Your web browser (or any other Internet application) is then configured to access the Internet through Charles, and Charles is then able to record and display for you all of the data that is sent and received.
Charles is a tool in the API Tools category of a tech stack.
Key Features
SSL Proxying – view SSL requests and responses in plain textBandwidth Throttling to simulate slower Internet connections including latencyAJAX debugging – view XML and JSON requests and responses as a tree or as textAMF – view the contents of Flash Remoting / Flex Remoting messages as a treeRepeat requests to test back-end changesEdit requests to test different inputsBreakpoints to intercept and edit requests or responsesValidate recorded HTML, CSS and RSS/atom responses using the W3C validator
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Charles Alternatives & Comparisons
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