Paw vs RAML
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Paw is a full-featured and beautifully designed Mac app that makes interaction with REST services delightful. Either you are an API maker or consumer, Paw helps you build HTTP requests, inspect the server's response and even generate client code. | RESTful API Modeling Language (RAML) makes it easy to manage the whole API lifecycle from design to sharing. It's concise - you only write what you need to define - and reusable. It is machine readable API design that is actually human friendly. |
Organize your Requests, make Groups or sort by Host, Name, etc.;Easily build your requests, enjoy Formatters and Dynamic Values.;See Request and Response infos, headers, and body.;View formatted or raw HTTP Requests and Responses.;JSON Outline Viewer and Editor.;Paw supports OAuth 1 & 2, HTTP Basic Auth and Amazon S3;Paw generates ready-to-use client code | Create and pull in namespaced, reusable libraries, containing data types;
Annotations let you add vendor specific functionality without compromising your spec;
Traits and resource Types let you take advantage of code reuse and design patterns;
Easily define resources and methods then add as much detail as you want |
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