Previously, changes to HTTP headers (adding, editing, or removing headers)
were not being tracked, causing tabs to not show the modified indicator (•)
when only header values changed.
Changes:
- Add 'changed' signal to HeaderRow widget that emits when key or value entries change
- Connect HeaderRow 'changed' signal to window's _on_request_changed handler
- Real-time tab modification tracking now includes all header edits
This completes the comprehensive change tracking system for tabs:
- URL changes ✓
- Method changes ✓
- Body changes ✓
- Syntax changes ✓
- Header changes ✓ (now fixed)
Change Tracking:
- Track modifications to URL, method, body, syntax, and headers
- Show • indicator on modified tab labels
- Real-time update of tab state on any change
- Each tab independently tracks its modification state
Unsaved Change Warnings:
- Warn when closing tabs with unsaved changes
- Warn when closing application with any unsaved tabs
- Destructive action styling for close confirmations
- Smart messages: single tab vs multiple tabs
Smart Tab Loading:
- Detect empty "New Request" tabs (no URL, body, or headers)
- Replace empty tabs when loading from sidebar/history
- Create new tab when current tab has changes
- Seamless workflow without unnecessary tabs
Application Close Protection:
- Prevent accidental data loss on app close
- Check all tabs for unsaved changes
- Show confirmation dialog before closing
- Works with all close methods (X, Alt+F4, Quit)
Bug Fixes:
- Fix signal handler to accept variable arguments
- Proper handling of notify::selected signals
- Add automatic JSON and XML formatting for response bodies
- Replace TextView with GtkSourceView for syntax highlighting
- Add syntax selector dropdown (RAW/JSON/XML) for request body
- Use Source Code Pro font (12pt) for better readability
- Integrate with GNOME theme (Adwaita light/dark)
- Add line numbers and current line highlighting
- Persist syntax selection when saving/loading requests
- Maintain backward compatibility with existing saved requests
Restructure the UI to use GtkPaned instead of nested panes, giving the sidebar its own independent header bar aligned horizontally with the main content header. The sidebar is now clearly resizable with a draggable divider and has window control buttons disabled to avoid duplicate close buttons.
Simplify left sidebar by removing fold/unfold functionality while
keeping all project icon selection features:
- Remove GtkStack-based sidebar switching
- Remove fold/unfold buttons
- Delete SlimProjectItem widget
- Keep IconPickerDialog and project icons
- Keep Edit Project dialog with icon selection
The sidebar is now a static pane that cannot be folded or hidden.
Implement a collapsible sidebar that can be folded to show just project
icons in a slim strip, or expanded to show full project details. Projects
can now have custom icons selected from a 6x6 grid of 36 symbolic icons.
Features:
- Foldable sidebar with toggle button (fold/unfold)
- Slim sidebar view showing only project icons when folded
- Custom project icons with 36 symbolic icon choices
- Icon picker dialog with 6x6 grid layout
- Edit Project dialog (renamed from Rename) with name and icon selection
- Project icons displayed in both full and slim sidebar views
- Smooth transitions between folded/unfolded states
- Click on slim project icon to unfold sidebar
Technical changes:
- Add icon field to Project model with default "folder-symbolic"
- Create constants.py with PROJECT_ICONS list (36 symbolic icons)
- Implement IconPickerDialog with grid layout and selection
- Create SlimProjectItem widget for folded sidebar view
- Update ProjectManager.update_project() to handle icon changes
- Restructure sidebar using GtkStack for full/slim view switching
- Update project-item.ui to display project icon
- Change "Rename" menu to "Edit Project" with icon picker
- Add fold/unfold buttons with sidebar-show icons
- Update build system with new files and resources
Implement a 3-column layout with a collapsible sidebar for organizing
and managing HTTP requests within projects. Requests are stored in
~/.roster/requests.json for easy git versioning.
Features:
- Create, rename, and delete projects
- Save current request to a project with custom name
- Load saved requests with direct click (no confirmation dialog)
- Delete saved requests with confirmation
- Expandable/collapsible project folders
- Context menu for project actions
Technical changes:
- Add SavedRequest and Project data models with JSON serialization
- Implement ProjectManager for persistence to ~/.roster/requests.json
- Create RequestItem and ProjectItem widgets with GTK templates
- Restructure main window UI to nested GtkPaned (3-column layout)
- Add project management dialogs using AdwAlertDialog
- Update build system with new source files and UI resources
Replaces AdwOverlaySplitView with GtkPaned to allow both sections to have equal width by default. The divider automatically centers at 50/50 split when the window is first shown, while still allowing users to adjust it as needed.
Replaces AdwTabView/AdwTabBar with GtkStack/GtkStackSwitcher in both request and response sections to prevent tab reordering and provide a more compact UI without close buttons.
- Connected close-page signal on both request and response tab views
- Signal handler returns True to prevent tab closure
- Close buttons remain visible but are now non-functional
- Prevents accidental closure of Headers and Body tabs
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
