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What functions do you know in Charles?
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Answer from AI
Charles Proxy is a powerful tool for debugging and analyzing HTTP/HTTPS traffic. Main features:
- Proxying: Intercepts, views, and modifies all HTTP/HTTPS traffic between client and server. Supports browsers, mobile apps, and other clients.
- SSL Proxying: Decrypts SSL/TLS traffic to see contents of secure requests and responses. Requires installing Charles certificate.
- Recording: Records all traffic sessions for later review.
- Sequence: Shows requests and responses chronologically.
- Structure: Displays URL and host hierarchy.
- Viewers: Different viewers for request/response content (text, JSON, XML, Hex). Auto-formats JSON and XML.
- Breakpoints: Stops requests or responses during processing for inspection and modification.
- Map Local: Redirects requests to specific URL to local files, useful for frontend testing without backend changes.
- Map Remote: Redirects requests to another remote URL, useful for testing redirects or different API versions.
- Rewrite: Modifies requests/responses on the fly.
- Throttle: Simulates slow or poor network conditions.
- No Caching: Disables cache.
- Repeat: Repeats selected request.
- Compose: Creates and sends new HTTP requests.
- Export/Import: Exports sessions in formats like Charles Session, XML, HAR.
- Publish Gist: Shares requests/responses on GitHub.
- Tools: Additional features like DNS spoofing, filtering, blacklisting.
These features make Charles essential for debugging, testing, and analyzing network traffic in QA.