Some UI fixes

README.md

@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ Some notable features include:
 - customizable keybindings
 - user-defined themes
 - run Python code before and after requests
-- configuration
+- extensive configuration
 - "open in $EDITOR"
+- import curl commands by pasting them into the URL bar
+- import OpenAPI specs
 - a command palette for quickly accessing functionality
 
 Visit the [website](https://posting.sh) for more information, the roadmap, and the user guide.

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## 2.1.0 [11th November 2024]
+
+### Added
+
+- Import curl command by pasting it into the URL bar.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Collection browser width now adjusts based on content, so it doesn't waste a lot of space on larger screens.
+- Info tab now shows "Request not saved to disk" if a request has not been saved to disk, rather than "None" or nothing at all.
+
 ## 2.0.0 [18th October 2024]
 
 ### Added

docs/guide/configuration.md

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ The table below lists all available configuration options and their environment
 
 | Config Key (Env Var) | Values (Default) | Description |
 |----------------------|------------------|-------------|
-| `theme` (`POSTING_THEME`) | `"posting"`, `"galaxy"`, `"monokai"`, `"solarized-light"`, `"nautilus"`, `"nebula"`, `"alpine"`, `"cobalt"`, `"twilight"`, `"hacker"` (Default: `"posting"`) | Sets the theme of the application. |
+| `theme` (`POSTING_THEME`) | `"posting"`, `"galaxy"`, `"monokai"`, `"solarized-light"`, `"nautilus"`, `"nebula"`, `"alpine"`, `"cobalt"`, `"twilight"`, `"hacker"` (Default: `"galaxy"`) | Sets the theme of the application. |
 | `load_user_themes` (`POSTING_LOAD_USER_THEMES`) | `true`, `false` (Default: `true`) | If enabled, load user themes from the theme directory, allowing them to be specified in config and selected via the command palette. |
 | `load_builtin_themes` (`POSTING_LOAD_BUILTIN_THEMES`) | `true`, `false` (Default: `true`) | If enabled, load builtin themes, allowing them to be specified in config and selected via the command palette. |
 | `theme_directory` (`POSTING_THEME_DIRECTORY`) | (Default: `${XDG_DATA_HOME}/posting/themes`) | The directory containing user themes. |

docs/guide/importing.md

@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 ## Overview
 
-Posting currently supports importing from OpenAPI specs.
+Posting supports importing from external sources.
 
-Support for other API formats will be added in future updates.
+## Importing from curl
+
+!!! example "This feature is experimental."
+
+You can import a curl command by pasting it into the URL bar.
+
+This will fill out the request details in the UI based on the curl command you pasted, overwriting any existing values.
 
 ## Importing from OpenAPI
 

docs/overrides/home.html

@@ -1665,10 +1665,12 @@ <h2 id="feature-title-1" class="feature-title">
             </p>
 
             <p class="feature-description">
-              Want to edit a request body in <span data-text="nvim" class="gradient-text subtle-purple-glow monospace">nvim</span> or browse a JSON response in <span data-text="fx" class="gradient-text subtle-purple-glow monospace">fx</span>? No problem!
-              Posting lets you use the tools you love.
+              Edit a request body in <span data-text="nvim" class="gradient-text subtle-purple-glow monospace">nvim</span> or browse a JSON response in <span data-text="fx" class="gradient-text subtle-purple-glow monospace">fx</span>? No problem!
+            </p>
+
+            <p class="feature-description">
+              Import <span data-text="curl" class="gradient-text subtle-purple-glow monospace">curl</span> requests into Posting by simply pasting into the URL bar.
             </p>
-
           <!-- move the version control text to a different section -->
           <!-- <p class="feature-description">
             After saving a request, check it into <span data-text="version control" class="gradient-text subtle-purple-glow">version control</span> - requests live on your file system, in diffable and easy to read YAML files.
@@ -1688,6 +1690,9 @@ <h2 class="feature-title">Environments</h2>
             <p class="feature-description">
                 Load variables from one or more <span data-text="dotenv" class="gradient-text subtle-purple-glow">dotenv</span> environment files, or allow access to <span data-text="environment variables" class="gradient-text subtle-purple-glow">environment variables</span>.
             </p>
+            <p class="feature-description">
+                Edit variables in your favorite editor, and Posting will <span data-text="hot reload" class="gradient-text subtle-purple-glow">hot reload</span> them.
+            </p>
         </div>
         <div class="feature-image">
           <video src="assets/environments.mp4" alt="Environments in action in the URL bar" autoplay loop muted playsinline></video>

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "posting"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.1.0"
 description = "The modern API client that lives in your terminal."
 authors = [
     { name = "Darren Burns", email = "[email protected]" }

src/posting/app.py

@@ -699,16 +699,16 @@ def on_curl_message(self, event: CurlMessage):
             request_model = curl_import.to_request_model()
         except Exception as e:
             self.notify(
-                title="Could not parse curl request",
-                message=f"An error occurred: {e}",
+                title="Import error",
+                message=f"Couldn't import curl command.",
                 timeout=5,
                 severity="error",
             )
         else:
             self.load_request_model(request_model)
             self.notify(
                 title="Curl request imported",
-                message=f"Successfully imported curl request to {curl_import.url}",
+                message=f"Successfully imported request to {curl_import.url}",
                 timeout=3,
             )
 

src/posting/importing/curl.py

@@ -66,9 +66,14 @@ def __init__(self, curl_command: str):
         )
         parser.add_argument("-e", "--referer", help="Referrer URL")
         parser.add_argument("-A", "--user-agent", help="User-Agent to send to server")
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--digest",
+            action="store_true",
+            help="Use HTTP Digest Authentication",
+        )
         parser.add_argument("url", nargs="?")
 
-        args = parser.parse_intermixed_args(tokens)
+        args, extras = parser.parse_known_intermixed_args(tokens)
         # Extract components
         self.method = cast(
             HttpRequestMethod,
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ def __init__(self, curl_command: str):
         self.insecure = args.insecure
         self.referer = args.referer
         self.user_agent = args.user_agent
+        self.use_digest = args.digest
 
         # Determine if the data is form data
         self.is_form_data = False
@@ -163,8 +169,11 @@ def _extract_auth_from_headers(self) -> tuple[Auth | None, list[tuple[str, str]]
         # First check the -u/--user parameter
         if self.user:
             username, _, password = self.user.partition(":")
-            # Default to empty password if none provided
-            auth = Auth.basic_auth(username, password)
+            # Use digest auth if --digest flag was provided, otherwise use basic auth
+            if self.use_digest:
+                auth = Auth.digest_auth(username, password)
+            else:
+                auth = Auth.basic_auth(username, password)
 
         # Look for auth headers that might override the -u parameter
         for name, value in self.headers:

src/posting/posting.scss

@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ DataTable {
 
 
 TextArea {
-  height: 1fr;
   border: none;
   &:focus {
       border: none;

src/posting/widgets/collection/browser.py

@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ class RequestPreview(VerticalScroll):
             dock: bottom;
             height: auto;
             max-height: 50%;
+            width: 100%;
             padding: 0 1;
             border-top: solid $accent 35%;
             &.hidden {
@@ -575,8 +576,8 @@ class CollectionBrowser(Vertical):
         width: auto;
         max-width: 33%;
         & Tree {
-            min-width: 20;
             background: transparent;
+            width: auto;
         }
 
         #empty-collection-label {

src/posting/widgets/request/request_metadata.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from textual.app import ComposeResult
 from textual.containers import VerticalScroll
 from textual.reactive import Reactive, reactive
-from textual.widgets import Input, Label, Static
+from textual.widgets import Input, Label
 
 from posting.collection import RequestModel
-from posting.widgets.text_area import PostingTextArea
+from posting.widgets.text_area import PostingTextArea, ReadOnlyTextArea
 from posting.widgets.variable_input import VariableInput
 
 
@@ -17,15 +17,18 @@ class RequestMetadata(VerticalScroll):
             margin-bottom: 1;
         }
         & PostingTextArea {
-            max-height: 3;
             margin-bottom: 1;
         }
         & Button {
             dock: bottom;
             width: 1fr;
         }
-        & #request-path {
+        & PostingTextArea#request-path {
             color: $text-muted;
+            margin: 0;
+            padding: 0;
+            height: auto;
+            max-height: 2;
         }
     }
     """
@@ -37,20 +40,24 @@ def watch_request(self, request: RequestModel | None) -> None:
         if request is None:
             self.request_name_input.value = ""
             self.request_description_textarea.text = ""
-            self.request_path_label.update("")
+            self.request_path_text_area.text = "Request not saved to disk."
         else:
             self.request_name_input.value = request.name or ""
             self.request_description_textarea.text = request.description
-            self.request_path_label.update(str(request.path) or "")
+            self.request_path_text_area.text = (
+                str(request.path) if request.path else "Request not saved to disk."
+            )
 
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         self.can_focus = False
         yield Label("Name [dim]optional[/dim]")
         yield VariableInput(placeholder="Enter a name...", id="name-input")
         yield Label("Description [dim]optional[/dim]")
         yield PostingTextArea(id="description-textarea")
-
-        yield Static("", id="request-path")
+        yield Label("Path [dim]read-only[/dim]")
+        yield ReadOnlyTextArea(
+            "Request not saved to disk.", select_on_focus=True, id="request-path"
+        )
 
     @property
     def request_name_input(self) -> Input:
@@ -61,8 +68,8 @@ def request_description_textarea(self) -> PostingTextArea:
         return self.query_one("#description-textarea", PostingTextArea)
 
     @property
-    def request_path_label(self) -> Static:
-        return self.query_one("#request-path", Static)
+    def request_path_text_area(self) -> ReadOnlyTextArea:
+        return self.query_one("#request-path", ReadOnlyTextArea)
 
     @property
     def request_name(self) -> str:

src/posting/widgets/request/url_bar.py

@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ class UrlInput(PostingInput):
 Enter the URL to send a request to. Refer to variables from the environment (loaded via `--env`) using `$variable` or `${variable}` syntax.
 Resolved variables will be highlighted green. Move the cursor over a variable to preview the value.
 Base URL suggestions are loaded based on the URLs found in the currently open collection.
-Press `ctrl+l` to quickly focus this bar from elsewhere.""",
+Press `ctrl+l` to quickly focus this bar from elsewhere.
+
+You can also import a `curl` command by pasting it into the URL bar.
+This will fill out the request details in the UI based on the curl command you pasted, overwriting any existing values.
+It's recommended you create a new request before pasting a curl command, to avoid overwriting.
+""",
     )
 
     DEFAULT_CSS = """\

src/posting/widgets/text_area.py

@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ def __init__(
         read_only: bool = True,
         show_line_numbers: bool = False,
         max_checkpoints: int = 50,
+        select_on_focus: bool = False,
         name: str | None = None,
         id: str | None = None,
         classes: str | None = None,
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ def __init__(
             classes=classes,
             disabled=disabled,
         )
+        self.select_on_focus = select_on_focus
 
     @dataclass
     class VisualModeToggled(Message):
@@ -520,6 +522,10 @@ def action_cursor_half_page_up(self) -> None:
         self.scroll_relative(y=-half_height, animate=False)
         self.move_cursor(target)
 
+    def on_focus(self) -> None:
+        if self.select_on_focus:
+            self.select_all()
+
 
 class TextEditor(Vertical):
     soft_wrap: Reactive[bool] = reactive(True, init=False)