syncthing / syncthing/syncthing-macos

Improve syncthing REST client with Swift Codable

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enhancement
Dominant language
Objective-C
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Description

Currently syncthing daemon HTTP REST calls are handbrewed, we should map them to native objects which is more convienent using https://github.com/RestKit/RestKit

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the current hand-brewed Syncthing daemon HTTP REST calls, then review how the proposed Swift Codable and RestKit approach would map them to native objects. Done means the REST client uses native object mappings consistently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
objective-c, swift
Domain
api, desktop
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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