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
Roster
A modern HTTP client for GNOME, built with GTK 4 and libadwaita.
Features
- Send HTTP requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
- Configure custom headers and request bodies
- View response headers and bodies
- Track request history with persistence
- Beautiful GNOME-native UI
Dependencies
- GTK 4
- libadwaita 1
- Python 3
- HTTPie (http command)
Building
meson setup builddir
meson compile -C builddir
sudo meson install -C builddir
Usage
Roster uses HTTPie as the backend for making HTTP requests. Ensure HTTPie is installed:
pip install httpie
# or on Fedora
sudo dnf install httpie
Then run Roster from your application menu or with the roster command.
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