[request] Offline cross-platform native build

[liyasthomas]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Apart from the postwoman.io online web client, make an offline build.

Describe the solution you'd like
We can create an installable proxy server so users can install it on their OS.
It should be lightweight and easy to install. A proxy just like that we have now but install on the user locally.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Electron, Ionic, Meteor (but don't use any of these).

Additional context
The benefits:

• Solve cors, mixed content and all problems cause by browser
• Because the proxy is on the user local, they feel more safety
• Solve the problems with testing localhost api's
• We don't need a proxy server(costs)

[hosseinnedaee]

Wow, such a good idea!

[arangates]

also it would be awesome if we start as vscode extension directly
#313

[orthros]

I started with Postwoman today and have been very impressed!

I recognize this might be out of scope for this Issue, but for further thinking and context:

I'm currently running the application in a container on my host, and accessing it through the browser; it would be great if the proxy could be bundled into the application itself (possibly a different Docker image that contains both it and the application), or if the proxy could be distributed separately and then patched in with a --net directive to docker run and a flag to the app with the address of the proxy.

[liyasthomas]

@orthros We can certainly do that. Would you like to contribute to this Proxy setup along with @NBTX .

We've Telegram and Discord community for discussion. Links are in readme.

[orthros]

I would be glad to contribute! I'll swing by the Discord 👍

[NBTX]

Perhaps if this is a discussion about making the proxy, rather than the interface a native application (which I believe is ideal), we should transfer the issue to the postwoman-proxy repository?

[liyasthomas]

This issue is intended to track offline build progress. Better take concerns regarding Proxy to https://github.com/NBTX/postwoman-proxy/