Atharva Kusumbia

Atharva Kusumbia is an independent software publisher operating through GitHub, where source code and project details are publicly available at github.com/athrvk. The publisher's catalog currently consists of a single product, Vayu, an open-source API client designed to bring two related development workflows together in one local application. Vayu combines Postman-style request building and sending with a native C++ load-testing engine capable of delivering performance comparable to k6, a widely recognized load-testing tool. As an API client, Vayu falls into the developer tools category, serving the common use case of constructing, sending, and inspecting HTTP requests against APIs during development and debugging. Its distinguishing feature is the integrated load-testing capability, which allows developers to move from functional testing of individual endpoints to performance and stress testing without switching tools or adopting a separate scripting environment. Because the load engine is implemented in native C++, it is positioned to achieve the high throughput and low overhead typically associated with systems-level languages, making it suitable for simulating heavy traffic against services. The product runs locally rather than as a hosted or cloud-based service, which appeals to developers who prefer self-contained tooling and want their API traffic and test data to remain on their own machines. Typical users would include backend developers, quality assurance engineers, and DevOps practitioners who regularly validate APIs and need to assess how those APIs behave under load. Being open source, Vayu also invites community inspection, contribution, and adaptation, aligning the publisher's approach with the collaborative culture of the GitHub platform where the project is hosted and distributed.