V2025.7.0 (#82)

* feat: Replace `curl` with `cpr`

* feat: Remove `IApp::nterProcessCommunicator`

* feat: Portable configs

* feat: Narrow down dependency search

* fix: Windows process pause

* feat: Update changelog

Author: nlogozzo

.github/workflows/linux.yml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: johnwason/vcpkg-action@v6
         id: vcpkg
         with:
-          pkgs: boost-json curl gettext-libintl glib gtest libsecret maddy
+          pkgs: boost-json cpr gettext-libintl glib gtest libsecret maddy
           triplet: ${{ matrix.variant.triplet }}
           revision: 47313591da1d14a8a9b209f4bee39d29acc39b31
           token: ${{ github.token }}

.github/workflows/macos.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: johnwason/vcpkg-action@v6
         id: vcpkg
         with:
-          pkgs: boost-json curl gettext-libintl glib gtest maddy
+          pkgs: boost-json cpr gettext-libintl glib gtest maddy
           triplet: arm64-osx
           revision: 47313591da1d14a8a9b209f4bee39d29acc39b31
           token: ${{ github.token }}

.github/workflows/windows.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: johnwason/vcpkg-action@v6
         id: vcpkg
         with:
-          pkgs: boost-json curl gettext-libintl gtest maddy sqlcipher
+          pkgs: boost-json cpr gettext-libintl gtest maddy sqlcipher
           triplet: ${{ matrix.variant.triplet }}
           revision: 47313591da1d14a8a9b209f4bee39d29acc39b31
           token: ${{ github.token }}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025.7.0
+### Breaking Changes
+#### App
+- Removed `App:InterProcessCommunicator` (can be easily recreated using the `Network::Socket` class)
+#### Logging
+- Removed module
+#### Network
+- Replaced dependency of `libcurl` with `cpr`
+- Renamed `Web::fetchJson()` to `Web::getJson()`
+- Removed `CurlEasy` class
+### New APIs
+#### App
+- Added `isPortable` parameter to `DataFileManager` to store config files in the executable directory instead
+#### Helpers
+- Added `PairHash` class
+- Added `CodeHelpers::combineHash()` function
+#### System
+- Added `DependencySearchOption` enum
+- Added `search` parameter to `Environment::findDependency()` to specify a `DependencySearchOption`
+### Fixes
+#### System
+- Fixed `Process::pause()` and `Process::resume()` not working
+
 ## 2025.6.5
 ### Breaking Changes
 None

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ endif()
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 #libnick Definition
-project ("libnick" LANGUAGES C CXX VERSION 2025.6.5 DESCRIPTION "A cross-platform base for native Nickvision applications.")
+project ("libnick" LANGUAGES C CXX VERSION 2025.7.0 DESCRIPTION "A cross-platform base for native Nickvision applications.")
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CTest)
@@ -35,10 +35,68 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
     add_compile_definitions(HAVE_USLEEP)
 endif()
 add_library (${PROJECT_NAME}
+    "include/app/appinfo.h"
+    "include/app/datafilebase.h"
+    "include/app/datafilemanager.h"
+    "include/app/windowgeometry.h"
+    "include/database/sqlcontext.h"
+    "include/database/sqldatabase.h"
+    "include/database/sqlstatement.h"
+    "include/database/sqlvalue.h"
+    "include/events/event.h"
+    "include/events/eventargs.h"
+    "include/events/parameventargs.h"
+    "include/filesystem/applicationuserdirectory.h"
+    "include/filesystem/fileaction.h"
+    "include/filesystem/filesystemchangedeventargs.h"
+    "include/filesystem/filesystemwatcher.h"
+    "include/filesystem/userdirectories.h"
+    "include/filesystem/userdirectory.h"
+    "include/filesystem/watcherflags.h"
+    "include/helpers/codehelpers.h"
+    "include/helpers/pairhash.h"
+    "include/helpers/stringhelpers.h"
+    "include/keyring/credential.h"
+    "include/keyring/credentialcheckstatus.h"
+    "include/keyring/keyring.h"
+    "include/keyring/passwordcontent.h"
+    "include/keyring/passwordgenerator.h"
+    "include/keyring/passwordstrength.h"
+    "include/keyring/systemcredentials.h"
+    "include/localization/documentation.h"
+    "include/localization/gettext.h"
+    "include/network/addressfamily.h"
+    "include/network/dns.h"
+    "include/network/ipv4address.h"
+    "include/network/macaddress.h"
+    "include/network/networkmonitor.h"
+    "include/network/networkstate.h"
+    "include/network/networkstatechangedeventargs.h"
+    "include/network/socket.h"
+    "include/network/sockettype.h"
+    "include/network/web.h"
+    "include/notifications/appnotification.h"
+    "include/notifications/notificationsenteventargs.h"
+    "include/notifications/notificationseverity.h"
+    "include/notifications/shellnotification.h"
+    "include/notifications/shellnotificationsenteventargs.h"
+    "include/system/dependencysearchoption.h"
+    "include/system/deploymentmode.h"
+    "include/system/environment.h"
+    "include/system/hardwareinfo.h"
+    "include/system/operatingsystem.h"
+    "include/system/process.h"
+    "include/system/processexitedeventargs.h"
+    "include/system/processstate.h"
+    "include/system/suspendinhibitor.h"
+    "include/taskbar/progressstate.h"
+    "include/taskbar/taskbaritem.h"
+    "include/update/updater.h"
+    "include/update/version.h"
+    "include/update/versiontype.h"
     "src/app/appinfo.cpp"
     "src/app/datafilebase.cpp"
     "src/app/datafilemanager.cpp"
-    "src/app/interprocesscommunicator.cpp"
     "src/app/windowgeometry.cpp"
     "src/database/sqlcontext.cpp"
     "src/database/sqldatabase.cpp"
@@ -56,8 +114,6 @@ add_library (${PROJECT_NAME}
     "src/keyring/systemcredentials.cpp"
     "src/localization/documentation.cpp"
     "src/localization/gettext.cpp"
-    "src/logging/logger.cpp"
-    "src/network/curleasy.cpp"
     "src/network/dns.cpp"
     "src/network/ipv4address.cpp"
     "src/network/macaddress.cpp"
@@ -88,9 +144,9 @@ endif()
 
 #libnick Packages
 find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS json)
-find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+find_package(cpr CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(Intl REQUIRED)
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC Boost::json CURL::libcurl Intl::Intl)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC Boost::json cpr::cpr Intl::Intl)
 if(USING_VCPKG)
     find_package(unofficial-maddy CONFIG REQUIRED)
     target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE unofficial::maddy::maddy)
@@ -154,10 +210,8 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
     "tests/eventtests.cpp"
     "tests/filewatchertests.cpp"
     "tests/hardwaretests.cpp"
-    "tests/ipctests.cpp"
     "tests/keyringtests.cpp"
     "tests/localizationtests.cpp"
-    "tests/loggingtests.cpp"
     "tests/main.cpp"
     "tests/networktests.cpp"
     "tests/notificationtests.cpp"

Doxyfile

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "libnick"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = "2025.6.5"
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = "2025.7.0"
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a

README.md

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ The recommendation is to (and below commands will) use vcpkg to pull these depen
 
 ### All Platforms
 - boost-json
+- cpr
 - gtest
-- libcurl
 - libintl
 - maddy
 - sqlcipher (Must be provided by the system on Linux and macOS as sqlcipher is not available via vcpkg for these systems)
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ A C++20 compiler is also required to build libnick.
 1. Set the `VCPKG_ROOT` environment variable to the path of your vcpkg installation's root directory.
 #### Windows
 1. Set the `VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET` environment variable to `x64-windows`
-1. Run `vcpkg install boost-json curl gettext-libintl gtest maddy sqlcipher`
+1. Run `vcpkg install boost-json cpr gettext-libintl gtest maddy sqlcipher`
 #### Linux
 1. Set the `VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET` environment variable to `x64-linux`
-1. Run `vcpkg install boost-json curl gettext-libintl glib gtest libsecret maddy`
+1. Run `vcpkg install boost-json cpr gettext-libintl glib gtest libsecret maddy`
 #### macOS (Apple Silicon)
 1. Set the `VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET` environment variable to `arm64-osx`
-1. Run `vcpkg install boost-json curl gettext-libintl glib gtest libsecret maddy`
+1. Run `vcpkg install boost-json cpr gettext-libintl glib gtest libsecret maddy`
 
 ### Building
 1. First, clone/download the repo.
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ A C++20 compiler is also required to build libnick.
         ```
         find_package(libnick CONFIG REQUIRED)
         target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE libnick::libnick)
-        ```
+        ```

cmake/config.cmake.in

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_ROOT})
 endif()
 
 find_dependency(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS json)
-find_dependency(CURL REQUIRED)
+find_dependency(cpr CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_dependency(Intl REQUIRED)
 if(USING_VCPKG)
     find_dependency(unofficial-maddy REQUIRED)

include/app/datafilebase.h

@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ namespace Nickvision::App
          * @brief Constructs a DataFileBase, loading the file from disk.
          * @param key The key of the config file
          * @param appName The name of the application the data file belongs to
+         * @param isPortable Whether or not the config file is portable
          * @throw std::invalid_argument Thrown if key is empty
          * @throw std::invalid_argument Thrown if appName is empty
          */
-        DataFileBase(const std::string& key, const std::string& appName);
+        DataFileBase(const std::string& key, const std::string& appName, bool isPortable);
         /**
          * @brief Destructs a DataFileBase. 
          */
@@ -74,4 +75,4 @@ namespace Nickvision::App
     };
 }
 
-#endif //DATAFILEBASE_H
+#endif //DATAFILEBASE_H

include/app/datafilemanager.h

@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ namespace Nickvision::App
         /**
          * @brief Constructs a DataFileManager.
          * @param appName The name of the application (used in determining the path to store data files on disk)
+         * @param isPortable Whether or not the application is portable (the config files should live in the same exe directory)
          */
-        DataFileManager(const std::string& appName);
+        DataFileManager(const std::string& appName, bool isPortable);
         // Delete copy and move constructors and assignment operators
         DataFileManager(const DataFileManager&) = delete;
         DataFileManager(DataFileManager&&) = delete;
@@ -66,15 +67,16 @@ namespace Nickvision::App
             }
             if (!m_files.contains(key))
             {
-                m_files[key] = std::make_unique<T>(key, m_appName);
+                m_files[key] = std::make_unique<T>(key, m_appName, m_isPortable);
             }
             return *static_cast<T*>(m_files[key].get());
         }
 
     private:
         std::string m_appName;
+        bool m_isPortable;
         std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<DataFileBase>> m_files;
     };
 }
 
-#endif //DATAFILEMANAGER_H
+#endif //DATAFILEMANAGER_H