How to get presets.requestUrl in scripts?

[maicss]

Before each request, I need call an API.

I set an Url to the Collenction/settings/presets/Base Url, and then write a pre-script of the collection, how can I get the base url in the script?

Thanks!

[Pragadesh44-Bruno]

Hey @maicss, thanks for raising this. Currently, we don’t have a way to get the baseUrl from presets. Could you please create a GitHub issue for this as an enhancement? In the meantime, as a workaround, you can use collection-level variables:

const baseUrl = bru.getCollectionVar('baseUrl');

// Call your API
const response = await bru.sendRequest({
  method: 'GET',
  url: `${baseUrl}`
});

console.log(response);

Will this help?

[maicss]

You're right, that's indeed a solution. However, I suggest avoiding the presets configuration option and using environment exclusively. This requires less code to maintain, fewer APIs for users to learn, and offers greater flexibility. Also, there's an issue: if you set the base URL to a, create a new request, and then change it to b, previously created requests don't automatically update to b. Furthermore, the base URL can be modified when creating a new request; I recommend setting it to hidden or unmodifiable.