I just wrote what I think is the most horrendous #crystallang macro ever: a dependency injection framework in 221 lines
https://codeberg.org/willhbr/geode/commit/196c20259750b23de0d073562271bff8560b35c1
I just wrote what I think is the most horrendous #crystallang macro ever: a dependency injection framework in 221 lines
https://codeberg.org/willhbr/geode/commit/196c20259750b23de0d073562271bff8560b35c1
Release v3.2.2 of Ktistec
The big feature in release v3.2.2 of Ktistec is pinned posts with support for the Mastodon Featured Posts collection. Federation works both ways—pin a post on Ktistec and it will show up as a pinned post on Mastodon and vice versa. When you refresh an actor profile, Ktistec also fetches and updates the actor's pinned posts. This is another small step in the direction of supporting all features that Mastodon-compatible client applications expect to access via the API. It's also useful in its own right.
The other major feature, which I posted a short video demonstrating here, is X-Ray Mode. X-Ray Mode is a developer and power-user tool for inspecting ActivityPub JSON-LD representations of actors, objects, and other content. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+X on any page displays the data behind the page—like an x-ray. You can:
Alt+Left and Alt+Right to navigate through your viewing historyThis feature is useful for debugging federation issues, understanding ActivityPub structures, and verifying how content is stored and represented.
Here's the full changelog for the release:
Added
Changed
The next release will focus on smaller features and bug fixes.
Enjoy!
Release v3.2.3 of Ktistec
Release v3.2.3 of Ktistec includes two big features:
The full changelog:
Added
Person, Group, etc.) overlay badges on actor panels.Fixed
Undo includes the undone activity.Like and Dislike does not.Changed
The next release will include support for Mastodon polls (FEP-9967).
Release v3.2.5 of Ktistec
I rolled out a lot of features over the last several weeks and created a lot of bugs in the process. Release v3.2.5 of Ktistec is mostly about fixing those bugs. I did implement two requested features, however: support for editing posts in Markdown and support for Open Graph metadata. Here's the full list of new features:
Added
🎄 I'm working on support for poll creation and management now. It's also time for a performance improvement pass or two.
Release v3.2.3 of Ktistec
Release v3.2.3 of Ktistec includes two big features:
The full changelog:
Added
Person, Group, etc.) overlay badges on actor panels.Fixed
Undo includes the undone activity.Like and Dislike does not.Changed
The next release will include support for Mastodon polls (FEP-9967).
Release v3.2.3 of Ktistec
Release v3.2.3 of Ktistec includes two big features:
The full changelog:
Added
Person, Group, etc.) overlay badges on actor panels.Fixed
Undo includes the undone activity.Like and Dislike does not.Changed
The next release will include support for Mastodon polls (FEP-9967).
Release v3.2.2 of Ktistec
The big feature in release v3.2.2 of Ktistec is pinned posts with support for the Mastodon Featured Posts collection. Federation works both ways—pin a post on Ktistec and it will show up as a pinned post on Mastodon and vice versa. When you refresh an actor profile, Ktistec also fetches and updates the actor's pinned posts. This is another small step in the direction of supporting all features that Mastodon-compatible client applications expect to access via the API. It's also useful in its own right.
The other major feature, which I posted a short video demonstrating here, is X-Ray Mode. X-Ray Mode is a developer and power-user tool for inspecting ActivityPub JSON-LD representations of actors, objects, and other content. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+X on any page displays the data behind the page—like an x-ray. You can:
Alt+Left and Alt+Right to navigate through your viewing historyThis feature is useful for debugging federation issues, understanding ActivityPub structures, and verifying how content is stored and represented.
Here's the full changelog for the release:
Added
Changed
The next release will focus on smaller features and bug fixes.
Enjoy!
I've streamlined theme development in Ktistec. The theming system uses a hierarchy of CSS custom properties and fallbacks. Theme authors can customize a theme at multiple levels:
Base Colors Only
Define only base colors like --text-primary, --bg-primary, --bg-input, --semantic-primary, etc. Derived colors will auto-generate using color-mix formulas. For example:
:root { --semantic-primary: #ffa500; }From this one line, theme-appropriate colors like --bg-accent-code, --anchor-color, etc. auto-generate.
Base Colors Plus Derived Colors
Define base colors and derived colors. Derived colors use custom values when defined. Undefined derived colors auto-generate. For example:
:root {
--text-primary: #333;
--text-primary-2: #ff0000; /* red for this specific shade */
}Given this theme, derived shades like --text-primary-1, --text-primary-3, and --text-primary-4 auto-generate. --text-primary-2 is red.
The simplest possible interesting theme redefines the primary semantic color. The single line above (in Base Colors Only) would result in the following, with button color, link color, disabled, selected, and hover states all derived automatically:
screenshot of the setting page with the primary semantic color definedThese changes will be in the upcoming release. Existing themes will continue to work, as is.
Release v3.2.2 of Ktistec
The big feature in release v3.2.2 of Ktistec is pinned posts with support for the Mastodon Featured Posts collection. Federation works both ways—pin a post on Ktistec and it will show up as a pinned post on Mastodon and vice versa. When you refresh an actor profile, Ktistec also fetches and updates the actor's pinned posts. This is another small step in the direction of supporting all features that Mastodon-compatible client applications expect to access via the API. It's also useful in its own right.
The other major feature, which I posted a short video demonstrating here, is X-Ray Mode. X-Ray Mode is a developer and power-user tool for inspecting ActivityPub JSON-LD representations of actors, objects, and other content. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+X on any page displays the data behind the page—like an x-ray. You can:
Alt+Left and Alt+Right to navigate through your viewing historyThis feature is useful for debugging federation issues, understanding ActivityPub structures, and verifying how content is stored and represented.
Here's the full changelog for the release:
Added
Changed
The next release will focus on smaller features and bug fixes.
Enjoy!
Release v3.2.1 of Ktistec
Release v3.2.1 of Ktistec adds support for bookmarking posts. This was so immediately useful I don't know why it took me so long to get around to it!
Pinned/featured posts are in the works for the next release.
The full changelog:
Added
Fixed
Changed
In other thoughts... I'd like to make followed hashtags more consumable. I follow ~10 hashtags and: 1) it's hard to tell what's new, 2) it feels like they arrive in large batches that are difficult to digest, and 3) the reading experience is meh.
I've streamlined theme development in Ktistec. The theming system uses a hierarchy of CSS custom properties and fallbacks. Theme authors can customize a theme at multiple levels:
Base Colors Only
Define only base colors like --text-primary, --bg-primary, --bg-input, --semantic-primary, etc. Derived colors will auto-generate using color-mix formulas. For example:
:root { --semantic-primary: #ffa500; }From this one line, theme-appropriate colors like --bg-accent-code, --anchor-color, etc. auto-generate.
Base Colors Plus Derived Colors
Define base colors and derived colors. Derived colors use custom values when defined. Undefined derived colors auto-generate. For example:
:root {
--text-primary: #333;
--text-primary-2: #ff0000; /* red for this specific shade */
}Given this theme, derived shades like --text-primary-1, --text-primary-3, and --text-primary-4 auto-generate. --text-primary-2 is red.
The simplest possible interesting theme redefines the primary semantic color. The single line above (in Base Colors Only) would result in the following, with button color, link color, disabled, selected, and hover states all derived automatically:
screenshot of the setting page with the primary semantic color definedThese changes will be in the upcoming release. Existing themes will continue to work, as is.
Release v3.2.1 of Ktistec
Release v3.2.1 of Ktistec adds support for bookmarking posts. This was so immediately useful I don't know why it took me so long to get around to it!
Pinned/featured posts are in the works for the next release.
The full changelog:
Added
Fixed
Changed
In other thoughts... I'd like to make followed hashtags more consumable. I follow ~10 hashtags and: 1) it's hard to tell what's new, 2) it feels like they arrive in large batches that are difficult to digest, and 3) the reading experience is meh.