HTTPie was listed as a dependency but the application actually uses libsoup3 from GNOME Platform. Updated README to reflect correct dependencies and removed installation instructions for HTTPie. Also corrected code comments to reference libsoup3 instead of HTTPie.
- Add PreferencesDialog with settings for TLS verification and request timeout
- Update HttpClient to respect TLS verification setting
- Add GSettings schema keys for force-tls-verification and request-timeout
- Wire up preferences action to show dialog
- Settings changes apply immediately to HTTP session
Replace HTTPie subprocess calls with native libsoup3 async API. This
eliminates external dependencies and uses GNOME-standard async patterns.
Changes:
- Rewrite http_client.py to use libsoup3 Session and Message APIs
- Replace threading with GLib async callbacks in window.py
- Remove HTTPie dependency from Flatpak manifest
- Update documentation to reflect libsoup3 usage
Benefits:
- No external dependencies (HTTPie removed)
- Native GLib async integration (no threading complexity)
- Better performance with connection pooling and HTTP/2 support
- Cleaner codebase following GNOME development patterns
Roster is a modern HTTP client application for GNOME, similar to Postman,
built with GTK 4 and libadwaita.
Features:
- Send HTTP requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
- Configure custom headers with add/remove functionality
- Request body editor for POST/PUT/DELETE requests
- View response headers and bodies in separate tabs
- Track request history with JSON persistence
- Load previous requests from history with confirmation dialog
- Beautiful GNOME-native UI with libadwaita components
- HTTPie backend for reliable HTTP communication
Technical implementation:
- Python 3 with GTK 4 and libadwaita 1
- Meson build system with Flatpak support
- Custom widgets (HeaderRow, HistoryItem) with GObject signals
- Background threading for non-blocking HTTP requests
- AdwTabView for modern tabbed interface
- History persistence to ~/.config/roster/history.json
- Comprehensive error handling and user feedback
