Support snap package on Linux

[om26er]

A ‘snap’ is a universal Linux package https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/snappy, they are especially useful on servers (on desktops too), where they allow to install apps quickly with a single command and in an isolated way.

There is a supporting service build.snapcraft.io, which allows for automatic builds of the source whenever anything changes on a github repo.

I have done initial packaging and it seems to work fine. Below example shows how simple (and readable) the build config will be, if you decide to publish httpie as snap.

name: httpie
version: '0.9.9'
summary: HTTPie - a CLI, cURL-like tool for humans.
description: |
  HTTPie (pronounced aitch-tee-tee-pie) is a command line HTTP client.
  Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible.
  It provides a simple http command that allows for sending arbitrary HTTP requests
  using a simple and natural syntax, and displays colorized output.

   HTTPie can be used for testing, debugging, and generally interacting with HTTP servers.

grade: devel
confinement: strict

parts:
  httpie:
    plugin: python
    source: https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie.git

apps:
  http:
    command: http
    plugs:
      - home
      - network

[sigmavirus24]

#561

[om26er]

I have updated the packaging to be a little more slick. In case its needed, I am willing to help with the maintenance of the snap package at least for the first few months.

name: httpie
base: core18
version: git
summary: HTTPie - a CLI, cURL-like tool for humans.
description: |
  HTTPie (pronounced aitch-tee-tee-pie) is a command line HTTP client.
  Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible.
  It provides a simple http command that allows for sending arbitrary HTTP requests
  using a simple and natural syntax, and displays colorized output.

   HTTPie can be used for testing, debugging, and generally interacting with HTTP servers.

grade: stable
confinement: strict

parts:
  httpie:
    plugin: python
    source: .
    override-prime: |
      snapcraftctl prime
      echo "Compiling pyc files..."
      $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/bin/python3 -m compileall -q $SNAPCRAFT_PRIME

apps:
  http:
    command: http
    plugs:
      - home
      - network

[tiagomsmagalhaes]

@om26er why does the snap have a different name, httpee?

[om26er]

@om26er why does the snap have a different name, httpee?

thats because the name http and httpie was already taken, so for testing purposes I uploaded using the alternate name. Note: I am not associated with httpie project so thats unofficial.

[tiagomsmagalhaes]

is httpie still taken on snapcraft?

http snap resolves to another wrapper whose repo is here https://github.com/chipaca/httpie-snap but seems abandoned

[om26er]

If this project wants, we could claim that back no problem. I could even help with that. So we could claim both httpie and http. So a user install snap would run snap install httpie and the commandline would be http.

Could the maintainers please comment ^

[BoboTiG]

Hello,

We reclaimed httpie for a good start. When the package will be online we will see how to handle other packages.

Thank you all for your patience :)

[BoboTiG]

A small news for all Linux folks: sudo snap install httpie is now working ;)
It will make http & https commands available out-of-the-box.

[jkbrzt]

Oh snap!