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
