Bruno Runtime Refactor

[helloanoop]

A lot of code is currently shared across bruno-cli and bruno-electron

This issue is for consolidating this logic inside a bruno-runtime package

[helloanoop]

We will do this after our v1 launch.

The current approach has been in development for a long time.
At our current stage stability is more important than the slowness in dev introduced code duplication.

Pros of doing refactor before v1

• Faster development speed
• Avoids rework on the features across both modules

Cons of doing refactor before v1

• This will take time (mine and contributors, we can spend that time on fixing crucial bugs and implementing features
• Things can break since we don't have a strong test suite to test our refactor. It would be pretty frustrating for users to update and realise that things that used to work are not working anymore
• There are nuances between CLI and GUI (which means that this can get leaked into the runtime package), and we will have to work on creating a proper abstraction - and again this will take time

In version v0.20.0, a bug was unintentionally introduced, resulting in the error message "Cannot read properties of undefined," #387 which obscured the actual underlying issue. This highlights the fact that bugs can sneak into the codebase unexpectedly, and a major refactor has the potential to introduce a multitude of bugs, causing frustration for end users. This underscores the importance of maintaining platform stability as a top priority until reaching version 1.

Once we finish v1, then we will have enough time on our hands to first setup a strong test suite and then proceed with the refactoring.

This test suite should give us the confidence to refactor with peace of mind.

cc @mirkogolze

[berlingoqc]

Do you plan on starting this soon ? I could take a look because i want to added feature to the cli but the code is in bruno-app but could be shared.

For exemple i want to add export via the cli without copy pasting the same code

[helloanoop]

Hi @berlingoqc, Given our current PR and issue backlog, it looks like we won’t be able to tackle this within the next three months at least.

[berlingoqc]

@helloanoop I have time, i want to upgrade the cli tooling and i wish we could refactor it before.

if you want to shared me what your vision on it. I can tackle it