I've just released v0.1.0 of Wasat, my async Gemini Protocol client library for Python.

Changes in this release include:

  • Support for generating and storing client certificates to help when handling 6x responses. This is still experimental.
  • Updated the CLI to handle requests for input (handling 1x responses).
  • Added a uri property to the Response class, to expose the target URI reached from a request.
  • Added a history property to the Response class, to expose the redirect history if redirection took place.
  • Added a requested_uri property to the Response class, to expose the originally requested URI.
  • Updated the CLI so that, when in verbose mode, it prints all of the available redirection information.

Most of the changes here are in support of resolving an issue I found with Rogallo yesterday. With v0.1.0 available I should be able to update Rogallo with an easy fix.

So far, building this library, and the client application, is proving to be really interesting and educational. There's something fun about building a "web browser" of sorts, from the ground up. It really hits this point:

{Gemini might be of interest to you if you} Are a hobbyist programmer with a "do it yourself" attitude who enjoys building their own tools and getting real use out of them every day

from the Gemini protocol FAQ. For me, in "hobbyist programmer" mode, this is all kinds of fun.