cartero

This is a minor release that addresses some issues and small changes found in the last couple of days. It accepts feedback from the community and even some pull requests received in the last days.

Changed:

• Pressing the Enter key while focusing the request URL entry will now send the HTTP request
• The response body page is now the default page for the response notebook
• The HTTP status code will now use semantic colors to report the status code category (success, client error, server error...)
• Provided a Metainfo file for submission into Flathub
• Translation updates
  • Catalan
  • Romanian
  • Spanish

Fixed:

• The application may not open files when running as a Flatpak in sandbox mode
• The Nix flake did not build due to some missing dependencies
• Clicking on any link on Microsoft Windows did not open the default web browser

You can find Cartero in Flathub (maybe, check the README file to see if I've already published it by the time you read this). You can also download below a Flatpak bundle for GNU/Linux and a binary release for Microsoft Windows and macOS. Note that the binary releases for Windows and macOS are not signed or notarized yet. On Windows, it is required to bypass the SmartScreen warning; on macOS, it is required to right-click the application and use the Open menu on first run. You could trust me (*blinks eyes, tilts head*) or you can build from source if you don't trust me. There are build instructions both for Windows and for macOS.

I hope you find Cartero useful. Leave feedback and suggestions through GitHub Discussions or report bugs via the issue tracker.

Lastly, I want to thank some additional contributors that have added code in this release:

• @devLuisDonaldo added color coding to the HTTP status code in the response panel.
• @richardogcc added a translation to Romanian.
• @AlphaTechnolog updated the Nix flake.
• @klairm added a translation to Catalan.

This is the first release of Cartero. Cartero is a graphical HTTP client designed to make requests and test APIs. It is a native application (100% free from any JavaScript or Electron), is a true free software program (GPL rather than some permissive license) and it is actually privacy friendly (no account required, no "cloud" features, no AI).

In this release, I've crafted a MVP that consolidates the most important features to start using Cartero. Also, I needed to tag a release in order to deploy to Flathub. Some features has been delayed for a future release, but there is already enough features for it to be useful.

Features available in 0.1:

• A fully functional HTTP client with support for multiple request methods, and payload types.
• A variable engine that allows to move things such as API keys, passwords or hostnames into a variable that can be injected later into the URL or other headers.
• File support to load and store requests for a future session.

Features that have been delayed to 0.2:

• Collections and folders, in order to organize a set of endpoints related to the same API.
• Support for uploading files as part of a multipart request.
• Export as cURL, axios, NodeJS fetch, Go net/http.
• Restore a request to the saved version and see the changes made to the saved file.

Features that are planned for the future:

• Support for gRPC and websockets.
• Pre-request and post-request scripts using Lua.
• JSON queries based on either jq or JSONPath.
• Import collections from OpenAPI files.

You can find Cartero in Flathub (maybe, check the README file to see if I've already published it by the time you read this). You can also download below a Flatpak bundle for GNU/Linux and a binary release for Microsoft Windows and macOS. Note that the binary releases for Windows and macOS are not signed or notarized yet. On Windows, it is required to bypass the SmartScreen warning; on macOS, it is required to right-click the application and use the Open menu on first run. You could trust me (*blinks eyes, tilts head*) or you can build from source if you don't trust me. There are build instructions both for Windows and for macOS.

I hope you find Cartero useful. Leave feedback and suggestions through GitHub Discussions or report bugs via the issue tracker.

Lastly, I want to thank some additional contributors that have added code or provided feedback in this release:

• @ericktucto provided initial support for Composite templates back when the project was just a couple of functions that created GTK widgets via code. Cartero would still be in the stone age if it wasn't for this, and this PR prompted me to learn more about Blueprints.
• @pabloblgra enhanced the README to make sure that links are up to date.
• @ser356 provided initial support for the CI environment, allowing Flatpak releases to be built using GitHub Actions.
• @claufedacosta made the main window responsive. This is good because you can use Cartero as a sidebar if you have a wide monitor.
• @Phosphorus-M refactored some Rust code and taught me that From<T> is better than Into<T>. One of the greatest Rust mentors I've seen.
• @SergioRibera also taught me about some interesting capabilities of Iterator.collect(). By the way, Sergio made the text templates crate that Cartero uses for variables.
• @barrientosvctor fixed the Windows build script after early testing it back when Windows support was still a work in progress.
• @Guerra24 also reported some feedback that helped enhance the Windows support for Cartero.
• @AlphaTechnolog packaged the application as a Nix flake for NixOS and other systems powered by the Nix package manager.
• @devLuisDonaldo made a prettifier so that JSON requests can be tidied if they come minified from the API