Every template function below is built in and available without installing anything. Use
them anywhere Yaak accepts text, with the ${[ name(arg='value') ]} syntax described in
Template Functions.
Run yaak func show <name> to see the full argument definition for any function, or
yaak func list to list what’s installed — including functions added by your own plugins,
which won’t appear here.
1password
| Function |
Description |
1password.item(vault, item, field) |
Get a secret. |
base64
| Function |
Description |
base64.decode(value) |
Decode a value from base64. |
base64.encode(encoding=base64, value) |
Encode a value to base64. |
cookie
| Function |
Description |
cookie.value(name, domain?) |
Read the value of a cookie in the jar, by name. |
ctx
| Function |
Description |
ctx.environment() |
Get the ID of the currently active environment. |
ctx.request() |
Get the ID of the currently active request. |
ctx.workspace() |
Get the ID of the currently active workspace. |
fs
| Function |
Description |
fs.readFile(path, encoding=utf8, trim) |
Read the contents of a file as utf-8. |
hash
| Function |
Description |
hash.md5(input, encoding=base64) |
Hash a value to its hexadecimal representation. |
hash.sha1(input, encoding=base64) |
Hash a value to its hexadecimal representation. |
hash.sha256(input, encoding=base64) |
Hash a value to its hexadecimal representation. |
hash.sha512(input, encoding=base64) |
Hash a value to its hexadecimal representation. |
hmac
| Function |
Description |
hmac.md5(input, key, encoding=base64) |
Compute the HMAC of a value. |
hmac.sha1(input, key, encoding=base64) |
Compute the HMAC of a value. |
hmac.sha256(input, key, encoding=base64) |
Compute the HMAC of a value. |
hmac.sha512(input, key, encoding=base64) |
Compute the HMAC of a value. |
json
| Function |
Description |
json.escape(input) |
Escape a JSON string, useful when using the output in JSON values. |
json.jsonpath(input, formatted, query) |
Filter JSON-formatted text using JSONPath syntax. |
json.minify(input) |
Remove unnecessary whitespace from a valid JSON string. |
keychain
| Function |
Description |
keychain(service, account) |
Access application passwords from the macOS Login keychain. Also available as keyring. |
keychain reads from whichever secret store the host OS provides. The description above is the macOS one; on Windows it reads from Credential Manager, and on Linux from the Secret Service (GNOME Keyring, KWallet, and similar).
prompt
| Function |
Description |
prompt.text(label?, store=none) |
Prompt the user for input when sending a request. |
random
| Function |
Description |
random.range(min=0, max=1, decimals?) |
Generate a random number between two values. |
regex
| Function |
Description |
regex.match(input, regex=.*) |
Extract text using a regular expression. |
regex.replace(input, regex=.*, replacement, flags=g?) |
Replace text using a regular expression. |
request
| Function |
Description |
request.body.path(requestId, path) |
— |
request.body.raw(requestId) |
Also available as request.body. |
request.header(requestId, header) |
Read the value of a request header, by name. |
request.name(requestId) |
— |
request.param(requestId, param) |
— |
response
| Function |
Description |
response.body.path(request, path) |
Access a field of the response body using JsonPath or XPath. Also available as response. |
response.body.raw(request) |
Access the entire response body, as text. Also available as response. |
response.header(request, header) |
Read the value of a response header, by name. |
secure
| Function |
Description |
secure(value) |
Securely store encrypted text. |
timestamp
| Function |
Description |
timestamp.format(date?, format?) |
Format a date using a date-fns format string. |
timestamp.iso8601(date?) |
Get the date in ISO8601 format. |
timestamp.offset(date?, expression?) |
Get the offset of a date based on an expression. |
timestamp.unix(date?) |
Get the timestamp in seconds. |
timestamp.unixMillis(date?) |
Get the timestamp in milliseconds. |
url
| Function |
Description |
url.decode(value) |
Decode a percent-encoded URL value. |
url.encode(value) |
Encode a value for use in a URL (percent-encoding). |
uuid
| Function |
Description |
uuid.v1() |
Generate a UUID V1. |
uuid.v3(name, namespace) |
Generate a UUID V3. |
uuid.v4() |
Generate a UUID V4. |
uuid.v5(name, namespace) |
Generate a UUID V5. |
uuid.v6(timestamp?) |
Generate a UUID V6. |
uuid.v7() |
Generate a UUID V7. |
xml
| Function |
Description |
xml.xpath(input, query) |
Filter XML-formatted text using XPath syntax. |
