Mutable api

docs/guide/scripting.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ In the context of Posting, a "script" is a regular Python function.
 By default, if you specify a path to a Python file, Posting will look for and execute the following functions at the appropriate times:
 
 - `setup(posting: Posting) -> None`
-- `on_request(request: httpx.Request, posting: Posting) -> None`
+- `on_request(request: RequestModel, posting: Posting) -> None`
 - `on_response(response: httpx.Response, posting: Posting) -> None`
 
 However, you can have Posting call any function you wish using the syntax `path/to/script.py:function_to_run`.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Note that relative paths are relative to the collection directory.
 This ensures that if you place scripts inside your collection directory,
 they're included when you share a collection with others.
 
-Note that you do not need to specify all of the arguments when writing these functions. Posting will only pass the number of arguments that you've specified when it calls your function. For example, you could define a your `on_request` function as `def on_request(request: httpx.Request) -> None` and Posting would call it with `on_request(request: httpx.Request)` without passing the `posting` argument.
+Note that you do not need to specify all of the arguments when writing these functions. Posting will only pass the number of arguments that you've specified when it calls your function. For example, you could define a your `on_request` function as `def on_request(request: RequestModel) -> None` and Posting would call it with `on_request(request: RequestModel)` without passing the `posting` argument.
 
 ## Editing scripts
 
@@ -80,12 +80,20 @@ def setup(posting: Posting) -> None:
 
 The **pre-request script** is run after the request has been constructed and variables have been substituted, right before the request is sent.
 
-You can directly modify the `Request` object in this function, for example to set headers, query parameters, etc.
+You can directly modify the `RequestModel` object in this function, for example to set headers, query parameters, etc.
+The code snippet below shows some of the API.
 
 ```python
-def on_request(request: httpx.Request, posting: Posting) -> None:
-    # Set a custom header on the request.
-    request.headers["X-Custom-Header"] = "foo"
+from posting import Auth, Header, RequestModel, Posting
+
+
+def on_request(request: RequestModel, posting: Posting) -> None:
+    # Add a custom header to the request.
+    request.headers.append(Header(name="X-Custom-Header", value="foo"))
+
+    # Set auth on the request.
+    request.auth = Auth.basic_auth("username", "password")
+    # request.auth = Auth.digest_auth("username", "password")
 
     # This will be captured and written to the log.
     print("Request is being sent!")
@@ -101,6 +109,9 @@ You can use this to extract data from the response, for example a JWT token,
 and set it as a variable to be used in later requests.
 
 ```python
+from posting import Posting
+
+
 def on_response(response: httpx.Response, posting: Posting) -> None:
     # Print the status code of the response to the log.
     print(response.status_code)

src/posting/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from .collection import (
+    Auth,
+    Cookie,
+    Header,
+    QueryParam,
+    RequestBody,
+    RequestModel,
+    FormItem,
+    Options,
+    Scripts,
+)
+from .scripts import Posting
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "Auth",
+    "Cookie",
+    "Header",
+    "QueryParam",
+    "RequestBody",
+    "RequestModel",
+    "FormItem",
+    "Options",
+    "Scripts",
+    "Posting",
+]

src/posting/app.py

@@ -362,29 +362,15 @@ async def send_request(self) -> None:
                 timeout=request_model.options.timeout,
                 auth=request_model.auth.to_httpx_auth() if request_model.auth else None,
             ) as client:
-                request = self.build_httpx_request(request_model, client)
-                request.headers["User-Agent"] = (
-                    f"Posting/{VERSION} (Terminal-based API client)"
-                )
-                print("-- sending request --")
-                print(request)
-                print(request.headers)
-                print("follow redirects =", request_options.follow_redirects)
-                print("verify =", request_options.verify_ssl)
-                print("attach cookies =", request_options.attach_cookies)
-                print("proxy =", request_model.options.proxy_url)
-                print("timeout =", request_model.options.timeout)
-                print("auth =", request_model.auth)
-
-                script_context.request = request
+                script_context.request = request_model
 
                 # If there's an associated pre-request script, run it.
                 if on_request := request_model.scripts.on_request:
                     try:
                         self.get_and_run_script(
                             on_request,
                             "on_request",
-                            request,
+                            request_model,
                             script_context,
                         )
                     except Exception:
@@ -394,6 +380,20 @@ async def send_request(self) -> None:
                         self.response_script_output.set_request_status("success")
                 else:
                     self.response_script_output.set_request_status("no-script")
+                request = self.build_httpx_request(request_model, client)
+
+                request.headers["User-Agent"] = (
+                    f"Posting/{VERSION} (Terminal-based API client)"
+                )
+                print("-- sending request --")
+                print(request)
+                print(request.headers)
+                print("follow redirects =", request_options.follow_redirects)
+                print("verify =", request_options.verify_ssl)
+                print("attach cookies =", request_options.attach_cookies)
+                print("proxy =", request_model.options.proxy_url)
+                print("timeout =", request_model.options.timeout)
+                print("auth =", request_model.auth)
 
                 response = await client.send(
                     request=request,

src/posting/collection.py

@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ def to_httpx_auth(self) -> httpx.Auth | None:
             return httpx.DigestAuth(self.digest.username, self.digest.password)
         return None
 
+    @classmethod
+    def basic_auth(cls, username: str, password: str) -> Auth:
+        return cls(type="basic", basic=BasicAuth(username=username, password=password))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def digest_auth(cls, username: str, password: str) -> Auth:
+        return cls(
+            type="digest", digest=DigestAuth(username=username, password=password)
+        )
+
 
 class BasicAuth(BaseModel):
     username: str = Field(default="")
@@ -101,7 +111,7 @@ class RequestBody(BaseModel):
     form_data: list[FormItem] | None = Field(default=None)
     """The form data of the request."""
 
-    content_type: str | None = Field(default=None)
+    content_type: str | None = Field(default=None, init=False)
     """We may set an additional header if the content type is known."""
 
     def to_httpx_args(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -122,6 +132,11 @@ def request_sort_key(request: RequestModel) -> tuple[int, str]:
 
 
 class Scripts(BaseModel):
+    """The scripts associated with the request.
+
+    Paths are relative to the collection directory root.
+    """
+
     setup: str | None = Field(default=None)
     """A relative path to a script that will be run before the template is applied."""
 
@@ -154,9 +169,6 @@ class RequestModel(BaseModel):
     body: RequestBody | None = Field(default=None)
     """The body of the request."""
 
-    content: str | bytes | None = Field(default=None)
-    """The content of the request."""
-
     auth: Auth | None = Field(default=None)
     """The authentication information for the request."""
 

src/posting/scripts.py

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import asyncio
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Any
 import threading
 
-from httpx import Request, Response
+from httpx import Response
 from textual.notifications import SeverityLevel
 
+from posting.collection import RequestModel
 from posting.variables import get_variables, update_variables
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def __init__(self, app: PostingApp):
         self._app: PostingApp = app
         """The Textual App instance for Posting."""
 
-        self.request: Request | None = None
+        self.request: RequestModel | None = None
         """The request that is currently being processed."""
 
         self.response: Response | None = None

src/posting/widgets/response/script_output.py

@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@
 from textual.reactive import Reactive, reactive
 from textual.widgets import Label, RichLog
 
+from posting.help_screen import HelpData
+
 ScriptStatus = Literal["success", "error", "no-script"]
 
 
 class ScriptOutput(VerticalScroll):
+    help = HelpData(
+        title="Script Output",
+        description="""\
+This log displays the output of scripts that executed during the last request.
+""",
+    )
     DEFAULT_CSS = """\
         ScriptOutput {
             padding: 0 2;