Merge branch 'master' of https://git.cscherr.de/PlexSheep/autocrate

.autocrate.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+version:
+  !cargo
+changelog:
+  enable: true
+  git-log: true
+
+uses:
+  cargo:
+    publish: true
+    # tokens are loaded from ~/.cargo/config.toml
+    registries:
+      - crates.io
+      - cscherr
+
+api:
+  github:
+    type: github
+    repository: autocrate
+    auth:
+      user: PlexSheep
+      pass:
+        !env TOKEN_GH
+  cscherr:
+    type: forgejo
+    endpoint: https://git.cscherr.de
+    repository: autocrate
+    auth:
+      user: PlexSheep
+      pass:
+        !env TOKEN_CSCHERR

.gitea/workflows/cargo.yaml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       # - '!master'
 
 jobs:
-  CI:
+  format:
     name: cargo CI
     permissions:
       # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission to commit and push the
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: get repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: install rust
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        uses: https://github.com/dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - name: install additional rust things
-        run: rustup component add rustfmt
+        run: |
+          rustup component add rustfmt
+          rustup component add clippy
       - name: config custom registry
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.cargo/
@@ -28,16 +30,16 @@ jobs:
           echo '[registries.cscherr]' >> ~/.cargo/config.toml
           echo 'index = "https://git.cscherr.de/PlexSheep/_cargo-index.git"' >> ~/.cargo/config.toml
           cat ~/.cargo/config.toml
-      - name: cargo check
-        run: cargo check --all-features --all-targets
-      - name: cargo fix
-        run: cargo fix --all-features --all-targets
+      - name: cargo clippy check
+        run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets --workspace
+      - name: cargo clippy fix
+        run: cargo clippy --fix --all-features --all-targets --workspace
       - name: cargo fmt
         run: cargo fmt --all
       - name: cargo test
-        run: cargo test --all-features --all-targets
+        run: cargo test --all-features --all-targets --workspace
       - name: commit back to repository
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        uses: https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
         with:
           # Optional. Commit message for the created commit.
           # Defaults to "Apply automatic changes"

.github/workflows/cargo.yaml

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: install rust
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - name: install additional rust things
-        run: rustup component add rustfmt
+        run: |
+          rustup component add rustfmt
+          rustup component add clippy
       - name: config custom registry
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.cargo/
@@ -29,14 +31,14 @@ jobs:
           echo '[registries.cscherr]' >> ~/.cargo/config.toml
           echo 'index = "https://git.cscherr.de/PlexSheep/_cargo-index.git"' >> ~/.cargo/config.toml
           cat ~/.cargo/config.toml
-      - name: cargo check
-        run: cargo check --all-features --all-targets
-      - name: cargo fix
-        run: cargo fix --all-features --all-targets
+      - name: cargo clippy check
+        run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets --workspace
+      - name: cargo clippy fix
+        run: cargo clippy --fix --all-features --all-targets --workspace
       - name: cargo fmt
         run: cargo fmt --all
       - name: cargo test
-        run: cargo test --all-features --all-targets
+        run: cargo test --all-features --all-targets --workspace
       - name: commit back to repository
         uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
         with:

.gitignore

@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ Cargo.lock
 # Added by cargo
 
 /target
+.env

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,33 +1,48 @@
 [package]
 name = "autocrate"
-version = "0.1.0-prealpha.0"
+version = "0.1.0-prealpha.5"
 edition = "2021"
-publish = false
+publish = true
 authors = ["Christoph J. Scherr <software@cscherr.de>"]
-license = "GPL-3"
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 description = "Release Manager for Your Projects on Gitea, GitHub, and GitLab"
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://git.cscherr.de/PlexSheep/autocrate"
 repository = "https://git.cscherr.de/PlexSheep/autocrate"
 categories = ["command-line-utilities", "development-tools"]
 keywords = [
-  "ci",
-  "cd",
-  "continuous-integration",
   "continuous-delivery",
   "workflow-automation",
-  "build-tool",
-  "version-control",
   "gitea",
-  "github",
-  "gitlab",
   "changelog",
-  "release-notes",
   "automated-builds",
 ]
 
 
 [dependencies]
-libpt = { version = "0.3.11", features = ["log"] }
+anyhow = "1.0.79"
+async-trait = "0.1.77"
+# cargo = "0.76.0"
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive", "help"] }
+clap-verbosity-flag = "2.1.2"
+forgejo-api = "0.1.0"
+futures = "0.3.30"
+git2 = "0.18.1"
+libpt = { version = "0.4.2", features = ["log"] }
+octocrab = "0.38.0"
+reqwest = "0.11.24"
 serde = { version = "1.0.195", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.116"
 serde_yaml = "0.9.30"
+tempfile = "3.9.0"
+thiserror = "1.0.56"
+tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["tokio-macros", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+url = { version = "2.5.0", features = ["serde"] }
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "autocrate"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[lib]
+name = "autocrate"
+path = "src/lib.rs"

README.md

@@ -8,46 +8,65 @@
 
 ![logo](data/media/autocrate.jpeg)
 
-**Disclaimer**: I've generated the Readme and logo with the help of so called AI
-tools and modified them afterwards.
-
 Autocrate simplifies the creation and maintenance of releases for your Rust
-projects hosted on Gitea servers. By providing essential functionalities
-like uploading artifacts, publishing crates, and managing changelogs,
-Autocrate streamlines the release process, allowing developers to focus on
-their work. Although initially built for Gitea, we plan to extend support
-for additional platforms such as GitHub and GitLab.
+projects hosted on fancy git servers. By providing functionalities
+like creating releases uploading artifacts, publishing crates, and managing changelogs,
+Autocrate tries to streamline the release process. Although initially built for Forgejo,
+I plan to extend support to other platforms such as GitHub and GitLab.
 
+Autocrate can then be used in CI/CD, or in projects without
+continuous integration to release software.
+
+The software is built in Rust, and offers integration for Rust Projects with Cargo.
+In the future, using other tools and specifying custom scripts will become possible.
 
 * [Original Repository](https://git.cscherr.de/PlexSheep/Autocrate)
+* [Codeberg Mirror](https://codeberg.org/PlexSheep/autocrate)
 * [GitHub Mirror](https://github.com/PlexSheep/Autocrate)
+* [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/autocrate)
+* [docs.rs](https://docs.rs/crate/autocrate/)
 
 Take a look at the [scripts](./scripts) directory! [publish.sh](scripts/publish.sh)
-and [release.sh](scripts/release.sh) are exactly what I'm trying to get rid of.
+and [release.sh](scripts/release.sh) are what I'm trying to get rid of.
 
 ## Features
 
-* Create and update releases on your Gitea server
-* Publish crates to Cargo.rs
-or other repositories directly from your Rust projects
-* Upload artifacts, including documentation and binaries, alongside your releases
-* Generate and maintain changelogs and release notes.
+* Create and update releases on your Git platform
+* Publish crates to crates.io or other repositories
+* Upload artifacts, including binaries and signatures alongside your releases
+* Generate changelogs and release notes
+* Configure with a simple yaml file
 
 ### Upcoming Features
 
-My goal is to continuously enhance Autocrate to better serve the developer
-community. Some planned improvements include supporting other popular hosting
-platforms, enabling even greater flexibility and convenience.
+Autocrate is still in pre-alpha, so the features listed above are still being
+worked on. For the future, the following Features are planned:
+
+* Support for platforms other than Forgejo
+* Custom artifact build scripts
+* Version bumping
+* Interactive and scriptable CLI interface
+* Publish a cargo workspace (that depends on it's own crates)
 
 ## Getting Started
 
 Before getting started with Autocrate, make sure you have the necessary
 prerequisites covered:
 
-* **A Rust Environment**: Install the latest stable Rust compiler and
-associated tools via the official website: <https://www.rust-lang.org/>
-* **Access to a Gitea Server** (such as [git.cscherr.de](https://git.cscherr.de)
-and [codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org) (strictly speaking, uses a Gitea fork)
+You can use `autocrate init` to set your workspace up with a basic
+`.autocrate.yaml`.
+
+* **Access to a supported Git Server** (such as [git.cscherr.de](https://git.cscherr.de)
+and [codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org))
+
+### Pre-requisites
+
+* Git
+
+#### If you want to compile it yourself
+
+Install Rust, the officially recommended way is through [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs/).
+Your distribution may offer a Rust distribution in your package manager as an alternative
 
 ### Installing
 
@@ -65,7 +84,7 @@ Create a YAML file named `.autocrate.yml` (or `.yaml`) in the root of your Git
 repository. It should contain the following parameters (replace the placeholders):
 
 | Parent               | Key          | Value                                                                            | Explanation                                                                  |
-|-----------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|----------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | (root)               | `changelog`  | list of keys with this as parent (`git-log` etc)                                 | information on how a changelog is generated                                  |
 | `changelog`          | `enable`     | `true`/`false`                                                                   | If false, no changelog will be generated                                     |
 | `changelog`          | `git-log`    | `true`/`false`                                                                   | should a changelog be generated with `git log`?                              |
@@ -78,31 +97,54 @@ repository. It should contain the following parameters (replace the placeholders
 | `api.NAME`           | `endpoint`   | Base URL of the target server                                                    | Let's us know which api type we are talking to                               |
 | `api.NAME`           | `auth`       | list of keys with this as parent (`user` and `pass`)                             | We probably need authentication on the target server                         |
 | `api.NAME.auth`      | `user`       | a string                                                                         | Which user should we try to authenticate as                                  |
-| `api.NAME.auth` | `pass`       | a string                                                                         | A secret for authentication o the server, probably a token                   |
+| `api.NAME.auth`      | `pass`       | contains either of `text`, `env` or `file`                                       | sets the secret for authentication with this server                          |
+| `api.NAME.auth.pass` | `text`       | a authentication pass as clear text                                              | A secret for authentication of the server, probably a token                   |
+| `api.NAME.auth.pass` | `env`        | env var which contains the token                                                 | A secret for authentication of the server, probably a token                   |
+| `api.NAME.auth.pass` | `file`       | file var which contains the token                                                | A secret for authentication of the server, probably a token                   |
 
 An example `.autocrate.yaml` could look like this:
+
 ```yaml
 changelog:
-- enable: true
-- git-log: true
+  enable: true
+  git-log: true
 
 uses:
-- cargo:
-  - publish = true
+  cargo:
+    publish: true
   # tokens are loaded from ~/.cargo/config.toml
-  - registries:
-    - crates.io
-    - example.com
+    registries:
+    - default
+    - cscherr
 
 api:
   github:
-    user: myUserName
-    pass: token_superimportantsecret
+    type: github
+    endpoint: https://github.com
+    auth:
+      user: PlexSheep
+      pass:
+        text: token_superimportantsecret
+  cscherr:
+    type: gitea
+    endpoint: https://git.cscherr.de
+    auth:
+      user: PlexSheep
+      pass:
+        file: secrettoken.txt
 ```
 
+After Autocrate has been bootstrapped, it will be released and published
+with itself, so you can take a look at this repositories
+[`.autocrate.yaml`](./.autocrate.yaml).
+
 ## Using Autocrate
 
-TBD
+After you have your workspace with a `.autocrate.yaml` file, you can:
+
+* `autocrapte release` to create a release on your git server(s), optionally publishing too
+* `autocrate publish` to publish your crate to the specified registries(s) (default is crates.io)
+* `autocrate changelog` to generate a changelog since the last tag
 
 ## Licensing
 
@@ -113,13 +155,23 @@ License. Please refer to [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE) for complete licensing details.
 
 ## Project status
 
-The project has started recently and is currently in pre-alpha.
+The project has started recently and is currently in pre-alpha. Many features
+are still missing or experimental
 
 ## Contributing
 
 I'd be very happy to get contributions! Although the master repository is on
-my self hosted git server, you're free to create issues, PRs and so on on
-GitHub. If enough activity comes around, moving to GitHub might be a good idea.
+my self hosted git server, you're free to create issues, PRs and so on
+GitHub. If enough activity comes around, moving to GitHub Codeberg might be a
+good idea.
 
 If you have any questions, use issues and discussions tabs or write me an email
 to [software@cscherr.de](mailto:software@cscherr.de)
+
+## Security
+
+If you find a security issue with this repository, it would be best if you sent
+me a mail to [software@cscherr.de](mailto:software@cscherr.de) or reported it on
+GitHub.
+
+See [`SECURITY`](SECURITY.md).

SECURITY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+## Supported Versions
+
+Only the latest release is currently supported.
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+It would be best if you reported any found security vulnerabilities on the GitHub mirror. 
+
+If you want to send something encrypted, use [this](https://static.cscherr.de/keys/software@cscherr.de.asc) key.
+You can always reach me on [software@cscherr.de](mailto:software@cscherr.de), but sadly, I'm struggeling with PGP
+encryption in my mail client. I use protonmail to host my EMail services, so if you send me something from protonmail,
+it will be end to end encrypted.

scripts/publish.sh

@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 cargo check --all-features
-echo ">>>>>>>> SELECT A NEW VERSION"
-cargo ws version --no-git-commit -- -p autocrate
-NEW_VERSION=$(cat Cargo.toml | rg '^\s*version\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"\s*$' -or '$1')
-bash scripts/set_all_versions.sh $NEW_VERSION
-git add -A
-git commit -m "Release v$NEW_VERSION" || (echo ">>>>>>>> COMMIT FAILED OR THERE WAS NOTHING TO COMMIT"; sleep 5)
-echo ">>>>>>>> SKIP!!!!!"
-cargo ws version --amend -- -p autocrate
 echo ">>>>>>>> PUBLISHING RELEASE FOR REPO"
 bash scripts/release.sh
 echo ">>>>>>>> PUBLISHING TO CRATES.IO NEXT"
-sleep 10
+sleep 2
 cargo publish
 echo ">>>>>>>> PUBLISHING TO CSCHERR.DE NEXT"
-sleep 3
+sleep 2
 cargo publish --registry cscherr

scripts/release.sh

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 TOKEN=$(cat ~/.git-credentials | grep 'git.cscherr.de' | grep -P '(?:)[^:]*(?=@)' -o)
 NEW_VERSION=$(cat Cargo.toml | rg '^\s*version\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"\s*$' -or '$1')
-VERSION=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 GIT_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+REPO=${PWD##*/} # name of cwd
 BODY="
 $(git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)..HEAD --pretty="- %s" --oneline --decorate)
 "
 USER=PlexSheep
-git tag "v$NEW_VERSION-test" || echo "could not tag"
+git tag "v$NEW_VERSION" || echo "could not tag"
 curl -X 'POST' \
-	'https://git.cscherr.de/api/v1/repos/PlexSheep/pt/releases' \
+	'https://git.cscherr.de/api/v1/repos/PlexSheep/'$REPO'/releases' \
 	-H 'accept: application/json' \
 	-H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
 	-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \

scripts/set_all_versions.sh

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-export NEW_VER=$1
-pwd
-sed -i 's/\(^\s*version\)\s*=\s*"\([^"]*\)"$/\1 = "'$NEW_VER'"/g' Cargo.toml
-find * -name 'Cargo.toml' -type f \
-    -exec sed -i 's/\(libpt.*version\s*=\s*\)"[^"]*"/\1"'$NEW_VER'"/g' Cargo.toml {} +

src/changelog/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use std::{fmt::Display, process::Command};
+
+use crate::{config::Config, error::*};
+
+/// Represents a changelog that is currently under construction.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Changelog {
+    git_log: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Changelog {
+    pub fn build(cfg: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
+        if !cfg.yaml.changelog.enable {
+            return Err(ChangelogError::IsDisabledButUsed.into());
+        }
+        let git_log = Self::make_git_log(cfg)?;
+        Ok(Changelog { git_log })
+    }
+
+    // TODO: use libgit2 instead of the cli interface
+    fn make_git_log(cfg: &Config) -> Result<Option<String>> {
+        if !cfg.yaml.changelog.enable {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+        let mut cmd = Command::new("git");
+        cmd.arg("log")
+            .arg(format!("{}..HEAD", Self::get_last_tag()?,))
+            .arg("--oneline");
+        let out = cmd.output()?;
+        // FIXME: this does not catch fancy colors, those are from the shell as it seems? I don't
+        // get it.
+        let buf = String::from_utf8(out.stdout).map_err(ChangelogError::GitUTF8Error)?;
+        if !out.status.success() {
+            // TODO: get the stderr for error reporting
+            // TODO: Make the error more understandable for the user
+            return Err(ChangelogError::GitBadStatus(out.status, buf).into());
+        }
+
+        Ok(Some(buf))
+    }
+
+    fn get_last_tag() -> Result<String> {
+        let mut cmd = Command::new("git");
+        cmd.arg("describe").arg("--tags").arg("--abbrev=0");
+        let out = cmd.output()?;
+        let buf = String::from_utf8(out.stdout).map_err(ChangelogError::GitUTF8Error)?;
+        if !out.status.success() {
+            // TODO: get the stderr for error reporting
+            // TODO: Make the error more understandable for the user
+            return Err(ChangelogError::GitBadStatus(out.status, buf).into());
+        }
+        let buf = buf.replace('\n', "");
+        Ok(buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Changelog {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let mut full: String = String::new();
+        full += "Changelog";
+        if self.git_log.is_some() {
+            full += format!("\n\n{}", self.git_log.clone().unwrap()).as_str();
+        }
+        write!(f, "{full}")
+    }
+}

src/config/cli.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use libpt::log::{Level, Logger};
+
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
+use clap_verbosity_flag::{InfoLevel, Verbosity};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
+#[command(
+    author,
+    version,
+    about,
+    long_about,
+    help_template = r#"{about-section}
+{usage-heading} {usage}
+{all-args}{tab}
+
+autocrate: {version}
+Author: {author-with-newline}
+"#
+)]
+/// Release Manager for Your Projects on Gitea, GitHub, and GitLab.
+pub struct Cli {
+    // clap_verbosity_flag seems to make this a global option implicitly
+    /// set a verbosity, multiple allowed (f.e. -vvv)
+    #[command(flatten)]
+    pub verbose: Verbosity<InfoLevel>,
+
+    /// show additional logging meta data
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub meta: bool,
+
+    /// the subcommands are part of this enum
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    pub command: Commands,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Subcommand)]
+pub enum Commands {
+    Changelog {},
+    /// Create a new release on the server
+    Release {
+        // FIXME: allow taking a message like this:
+        // `autocrate changelog -m arg1 arg2 arg3`
+        // -> msg="arg1 arg2 arg3"
+        // Instead of only
+        // `autocrate changelog -m "arg1 arg2 arg3"`
+        // -> msg="arg1 arg2 arg3"
+        //
+        // TODO:
+        // Perhaps open the $EDITOR of the user if
+        // no message is provided, like git does
+        //
+        // TODO:
+        // find a way to make this a global option but only usable with specific subcommands
+        //
+        // TODO:
+        // integrate a CHANGELOG.md file
+        //
+        /// Message body of the release
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        message: Option<Vec<String>>,
+
+        /// generate and add a changelog
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        changelog: bool,
+
+        /// publish after releasing
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        publish: bool,
+    },
+    /// Publish to a package registry
+    Publish {
+        // see Commands::Release { message }
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        message: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    },
+    ///
+    Version {},
+    Init {},
+}
+
+impl Display for Commands {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{}",
+            match self {
+                Self::Changelog { .. } => "Changelog",
+                Self::Release { .. } => "Release",
+                Self::Publish { .. } => "Publish",
+                Self::Version { .. } => "Version",
+                Self::Init { .. } => "Init",
+            }
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl Cli {
+    pub fn cli_parse() -> Self {
+        let cli = Self::parse();
+        let ll: Level = match cli.verbose.log_level().unwrap().as_str() {
+            "TRACE" => Level::TRACE,
+            "DEBUG" => Level::DEBUG,
+            "INFO" => Level::INFO,
+            "WARN" => Level::WARN,
+            "ERROR" => Level::ERROR,
+            _ => {
+                unreachable!();
+            }
+        };
+        if cli.meta {
+            Logger::build(None, Some(ll), true).expect("could not initialize Logger");
+        } else {
+            // less verbose version
+            Logger::build_mini(Some(ll)).expect("could not initialize Logger");
+        }
+        cli
+    }
+}

src/config/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,340 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap, fmt::Debug, fs::File, io::BufReader, path::PathBuf, process::Command,
+};
+
+use git2;
+use libpt::log::{debug, error, trace};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use url::Url;
+
+use crate::error::*;
+
+pub mod cli;
+pub mod packages;
+use cli::Cli;
+
+pub trait YamlConfigSection: Debug + Clone + for<'a> Deserialize<'a> {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()>;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Changelog {
+    pub enable: bool,
+    #[serde(alias = "git-log")]
+    pub git_log: bool,
+}
+impl YamlConfigSection for Changelog {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct UseCargo {
+    pub publish: bool,
+    pub registries: Vec<String>,
+}
+impl YamlConfigSection for UseCargo {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Uses {
+    cargo: UseCargo,
+}
+impl YamlConfigSection for Uses {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.cargo.check()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum Pass {
+    /// pass specified as plainext
+    #[serde(alias = "pass_text")]
+    Text(String),
+    /// pass to be loaded from an env var
+    #[serde(alias = "pass_env")]
+    Env(String),
+    /// pass to be loaded from a file
+    #[serde(alias = "pass_file")]
+    File(PathBuf),
+}
+impl Pass {
+    /// Get the pass, extracting from the underlying source
+    pub fn get_pass(&self) -> Result<String> {
+        self.check()?;
+        Ok(match self {
+            Self::Text(pass) => pass.clone(),
+            Self::Env(key) => std::env::var(key).map_err(ConfigError::from)?,
+            Self::File(file) => std::fs::read_to_string(file)?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+impl YamlConfigSection for Pass {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Text(_) => (),
+            Self::Env(envvar) => {
+                if !std::env::var(envvar).map_err(ConfigError::from)?.is_empty() {
+                } else {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::EnvNotSet(envvar.clone()).into());
+                }
+            }
+            Self::File(file) => {
+                if !file.exists() {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::PassFileDoesNotExist(file.clone()).into());
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct ApiAuth {
+    pub user: String,
+    pub pass: Pass,
+}
+impl YamlConfigSection for ApiAuth {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.pass.check()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Api {
+    #[serde(alias = "type")]
+    pub server_type: ApiType,
+    /// May be left empty if the [ApiType] is [Github](ApiType::Github).
+    pub endpoint: Option<Url>,
+    /// May be left empty if the Api does not need auth or the auth is part of the
+    /// [endpoint](Api::endpoint) [Url].
+    pub auth: Option<ApiAuth>,
+    /// Name of the repository on the Git server, as git itself has no concept of repository name
+    pub repository: String,
+}
+impl std::fmt::Display for Api {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self.server_type {
+            ApiType::Github => write!(
+                f,
+                "{}",
+                self.server_type
+                    .default_endpoint()
+                    .expect("no default endpoint set for github")
+            ),
+            _ => write!(f, "{}", self.endpoint.clone().expect("no endpoint set")),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl YamlConfigSection for Api {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.server_type.check()?;
+        if self.server_type != ApiType::Github {
+            if self.auth.is_none() {
+                return Err(ConfigError::NoEndpointSet.into());
+            }
+            match self.endpoint.clone().unwrap().socket_addrs(|| None) {
+                Ok(_) => (),
+                Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
+            }
+        } else if let Some(_url) = &self.endpoint {
+            return Err(ConfigError::EndpointSetButNotNeeded.into());
+        }
+        if self.auth.is_some() {
+            self.auth.clone().unwrap().check()?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum ApiType {
+    #[serde(alias = "gitea")]
+    Gitea,
+    #[serde(alias = "gitlab")]
+    Gitlab,
+    #[serde(alias = "github", alias = "GitHub")]
+    Github,
+    #[serde(alias = "forgejo")]
+    Forgejo,
+}
+impl ApiType {
+    pub fn default_endpoint(&self) -> Option<Url> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Github => Some(Url::from_str("https://github.com").unwrap()),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl YamlConfigSection for ApiType {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum Version {
+    Text(String),
+    Cmd(String),
+    Cargo,
+}
+
+impl Version {
+    pub fn get_version(&self) -> String {
+        // TODO: Error handling
+        match self {
+            Self::Text(ver) => ver.clone(),
+            Self::Cmd(shell_command) => {
+                match Command::new("/bin/bash")
+                    .arg("-c")
+                    .arg(shell_command)
+                    .output()
+                {
+                    Ok(output) => {
+                        // TODO: check status
+                        String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap()
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        panic!("{err:?}");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Self::Cargo => {
+                match Command::new("/bin/bash")
+                    .arg("-c")
+                    .arg(r#"cat Cargo.toml | rg '^\s*version\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"\s*$' -or '$1'"#)
+                    .output()
+                {
+                    Ok(output) => {
+                        // TODO: check status
+                        String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap().trim().to_owned()
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        panic!("{err:?}");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl YamlConfigSection for Version {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Text(_) => (),
+            Self::Cmd(_cmd) => {
+                // TODO: get the version with a command
+                todo!("verion from cmd not implemented")
+            }
+            Self::Cargo => {
+                // TODO: get the version as specified in a Cargo.toml
+                todo!("verion from cargo not implemented")
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct YamlConfig {
+    pub changelog: Changelog,
+    pub uses: Uses,
+    pub api: HashMap<String, Api>,
+    pub version: Version,
+}
+impl YamlConfigSection for YamlConfig {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.changelog.check()?;
+        self.uses.check()?;
+        self.version.check()?;
+        for api in self.api.values() {
+            api.check()?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl YamlConfig {
+    /// check if the built configuration is valid
+    pub fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        for api in &self.api {
+            api.1.check()?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub yaml: YamlConfig,
+    pub cli: Cli,
+    pub path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl Debug for Config {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{}",
+            format_args!(
+                "Config {{yaml: {:?}, repo_path: {:?}}}",
+                self.yaml, self.path
+            )
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn load(cli: &Cli) -> Result<Self> {
+        let repo = match git2::Repository::open_from_env() {
+            Ok(repo) => repo,
+            Err(_err) => {
+                let err = ConfigError::GitRepoNotFound.into();
+                error!("{err}");
+                return Err(err);
+            }
+        };
+        let mut path = repo.path().to_path_buf();
+        path.pop(); // we want the real root, not the `.git` dir
+
+        let yaml_file_name = if path.join(".autocrate.yaml").exists() {
+            ".autocrate.yaml"
+        } else if path.join(".autocrate.yml").exists() {
+            ".autocrate.yml"
+        } else {
+            let err = ConfigError::NoYamlFile.into();
+            error!("{err}");
+            return Err(err);
+        };
+        let yaml_file_path = path.join(yaml_file_name);
+        // we can be sure it exists from the checks above
+        assert!(yaml_file_path.exists());
+        if !yaml_file_path.is_file() {
+            let err = ConfigError::YamlFileIsNotFile.into();
+            error!("{err}");
+            return Err(err);
+        }
+
+        let yaml_rd = BufReader::new(File::open(yaml_file_path)?);
+        debug!("reading yaml config and building data structure");
+        let yaml: YamlConfig = serde_yaml::from_reader(yaml_rd)?;
+        trace!("load config:\n{:#?}", yaml);
+        yaml.check()?;
+        debug!("built and checked yaml config");
+
+        Ok(Config {
+            yaml,
+            path,
+            cli: cli.clone(),
+        })
+    }
+}

src/config/packages.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub enum PackageType {
+    Cargo,
+}

src/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use std::{env::VarError, path::PathBuf, process::ExitStatus, string::FromUtf8Error};
+
+use anyhow;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+use crate::config::ApiAuth;
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    /// Bad IO operation
+    #[error("Bad IO operation")]
+    IO(#[from] std::io::Error),
+    #[error("Bad configuration file")]
+    Config(#[from] ConfigError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Other(#[from] anyhow::Error),
+    #[error("Yaml error")]
+    SerdeYaml(#[from] serde_yaml::Error),
+    #[error("Could not generate the changelog")]
+    ChangelogError(#[from] ChangelogError),
+    #[error("Server Api error")]
+    ServerApiError(#[from] ServerApiError),
+}
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum ServerApiError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    ParseUrl(#[from] url::ParseError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    InvalidHeaderValue(#[from] reqwest::header::InvalidHeaderValue),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    ReqwestErr(#[from] reqwest::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    ForgejoApiError(#[from] forgejo_api::ForgejoError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    GithubApiError(#[from] octocrab::Error),
+}
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum ChangelogError {
+    #[error("changelog has 'enabled = false' in the yaml config")]
+    IsDisabledButUsed,
+    #[error("error while using `git log`, is git installed?")]
+    GitCommandError,
+    #[error("error while using `git log`, could not format stdout with utf8")]
+    GitUTF8Error(#[from] FromUtf8Error),
+    #[error("git exited with status {0}: {1}")]
+    GitBadStatus(ExitStatus, String),
+}
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum ConfigError {
+    #[error("could not find git repository")]
+    GitRepoNotFound,
+    #[error("no \".autocrate.yaml\" or \".autocrate.yml\" found in repository root")]
+    NoYamlFile,
+    #[error("the autocrate config file is not a regular file (is it a directory?)")]
+    YamlFileIsNotFile,
+    #[error("api {0:?} provides both a `pass` and a `pass_file`")]
+    YamlApiAuthBothPass(ApiAuth),
+    #[error("password provided as file, but does not exist: {0}")]
+    PassFileDoesNotExist(PathBuf),
+    #[error("config requires environment variable {0}, but {0} is not set")]
+    EnvNotSet(String),
+    #[error("Bad value for environment variable: {0}")]
+    BadEnv(#[from] VarError),
+    #[error("An endpoint was set for an ApiType that does not require one")]
+    EndpointSetButNotNeeded,
+    #[error("No endpoint was set for an ApiType that requires one")]
+    NoEndpointSet,
+}

src/git/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use git2;
+use libpt::log::error;
+
+use crate::error::ConfigError;
+use crate::{config::Config, error::Result};
+
+pub(crate) fn get_repo() -> Result<git2::Repository> {
+    let repo = match git2::Repository::open_from_env() {
+        Ok(repo) => repo,
+        Err(_err) => {
+            let err = ConfigError::GitRepoNotFound.into();
+            error!("{err}");
+            return Err(err);
+        }
+    };
+    Ok(repo)
+}
+
+pub async fn tag<'repo>(
+    repo: &'repo mut git2::Repository,
+    cfg: &Config,
+) -> Result<git2::Tag<'repo>> {
+    // TODO: error handling
+    // TODO: allow force
+    // TODO: allow setting a message
+    // TODO: maybe using git as cmd is fancier?
+    let target = repo
+        .find_object(
+            repo.head().unwrap().target().unwrap(),
+            Some(git2::ObjectType::Commit),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    let tagger = repo.signature().expect("could not get signature");
+    let message = String::new();
+    let force = true;
+    let tag = repo
+        .tag(
+            &cfg.yaml.version.get_version(),
+            // "importantversion",
+            &target,
+            &tagger,
+            &message,
+            force,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    let tag: git2::Tag = repo.find_tag(tag).unwrap();
+    Ok(tag)
+}
+
+pub async fn push(_cfg: &Config) -> Result<()> {
+    // TODO: error handling
+    // TODO: maybe using git as lib is fancier?
+    Command::new("git").arg("push").status().unwrap();
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn get_commit_sig<'repo>(repo: &'repo git2::Repository) -> Result<String> {
+    // TODO: error handling
+    // TODO: maybe using git as cmd is fancier?
+    let target = repo
+        .find_commit(repo.head().unwrap().target().unwrap())
+        .unwrap();
+    Ok(target.id().to_string())
+}

src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+pub mod changelog;
+pub mod config;
+pub mod error;
+pub mod git;
+pub mod publish;
+pub mod release;
+pub mod serverapi;

src/main.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,62 @@
-fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+use std::error::Error as _;
+
+use autocrate::{
+    changelog::*,
+    config::{
+        cli::{Cli, Commands},
+        Config,
+    },
+    error::*,
+    publish::publish,
+    release::release,
+    serverapi::ApiCollection,
+};
+use libpt::log::{debug, error};
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let cli = Cli::cli_parse();
+    let cfg = Config::load(&cli)?;
+
+    let status: Option<Error> = match cli.command {
+        Commands::Changelog { .. } => {
+            let chlog = Changelog::build(&cfg);
+            if chlog.is_ok() {
+                println!("{}", chlog.unwrap());
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some(chlog.unwrap_err())
+            }
+        }
+        Commands::Release { .. } => {
+            // TODO: check if repo is dirty and create a commit with a given option
+            let mut apis = ApiCollection::build(&cfg).await?;
+            match release(&cfg, &mut apis).await {
+                Ok(_) => None,
+                Err(err) => Some(err),
+            }
+        }
+        Commands::Publish { .. } => {
+            // TODO: check if repo is dirty and create a commit with a given option
+            match publish(&cfg).await {
+                Ok(_) => None,
+                Err(err) => Some(err),
+            }
+        }
+        Commands::Version {} => {
+            // TODO: version bump
+            // TODO: version select interactive
+            // TODO: version select automated
+            todo!()
+        }
+        Commands::Init { .. } => {
+            // TODO: create a basic autocrate yaml
+            todo!()
+        }
+    };
+    if let Some(err) = status {
+        error!("{err}");
+        debug!("{:#?}", err.source());
+    }
+    Ok(())
 }

src/publish/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use crate::{config::Config, error::*};
+
+pub struct PublishContext;
+
+pub async fn publish(_cfg: &Config) -> Result<()> {
+    todo!()
+}

src/release/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use crate::{
+    config::Config,
+    error::*,
+    git::{self, get_commit_sig, push, tag},
+    serverapi::ApiCollection,
+};
+
+use futures::{self, stream::FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
+use libpt::log::info;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Hash)]
+pub struct ReleaseContext {
+    pub draft: bool,
+    pub prerelease: bool,
+    pub username: String,
+    pub repository: String,
+    pub text: String,
+    pub tag: String,
+    pub commit_sig: String,
+}
+
+pub async fn release(cfg: &Config, apis: &mut ApiCollection) -> Result<()> {
+    // TODO: Error handling
+    let _changelog = crate::changelog::Changelog::build(cfg)?.to_string();
+    let mut repo = git::get_repo()?;
+    let tag = tag(&mut repo, cfg).await?.name().unwrap().to_string();
+    let commit_sig = get_commit_sig(&repo).await?;
+    push(cfg).await?; // we assume that we only need to push the current branch to the singular
+                      // remote, expecting that the repositories are somehow mirrored
+                      // TODO: push to multiple remotes?
+
+    let mut results = FuturesUnordered::new();
+    for api in apis.iter_mut() {
+        // TODO: check that auth exists
+        let specific_rc = ReleaseContext {
+            draft: true,
+            prerelease: true,
+            username: api
+                .get_inner()
+                .clone()
+                .auth
+                .expect("no auth but trying to publish")
+                .user,
+            repository: api.get_inner().repository.clone(),
+            text: crate::changelog::Changelog::build(cfg)?.to_string(),
+            tag: tag.clone(),
+            commit_sig: commit_sig.clone(),
+        };
+        info!("pushing release for {}", api.get_inner());
+        results.push(api.push_release(specific_rc));
+    }
+
+    // wait for the release requests to finish
+    while let Some(result) = results.next().await {
+        if result.is_err() {
+            return Err(result.unwrap_err());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: check that the release is made
+    // TODO: generate artifacts
+    // TODO: upload artifacts
+    // TODO: upload artifact signatures
+
+    Ok(())
+}

src/serverapi/forgejo.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+use crate::{
+    config::{Api, Config},
+    error::*,
+    serverapi::{PublishContext, ReleaseContext, ServerApi},
+};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use forgejo_api;
+
+pub struct Forgejo {
+    api: Api,
+    cfg: Config,
+    api_wrapper: forgejo_api::Forgejo,
+}
+
+impl Forgejo {
+    pub async fn build(api: &Api, cfg: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
+        let api_wrapper: forgejo_api::Forgejo = forgejo_api::Forgejo::new(
+            forgejo_api::Auth::Token(&api.auth.clone().unwrap().pass.get_pass()?),
+            api.endpoint.clone().unwrap(),
+        )
+        .map_err(ServerApiError::from)?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            api: api.clone(),
+            cfg: cfg.clone(),
+            api_wrapper,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl ServerApi for Forgejo {
+    async fn push_release(&mut self, rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
+        let body: forgejo_api::structs::CreateReleaseOption =
+            forgejo_api::structs::CreateReleaseOption {
+                body: Some(rc.text),
+                draft: Some(rc.draft),
+                name: Some(rc.tag.clone()),
+                prerelease: Some(rc.prerelease),
+                tag_name: rc.tag,
+                target_commitish: Some(rc.commit_sig),
+            };
+        self.api_wrapper
+            .repo_create_release(&rc.username, &rc.repository, body)
+            .await
+            .map_err(ServerApiError::from)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    async fn push_release_artifact(&mut self, _rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    async fn push_pkg(&mut self, _pc: PublishContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    fn get_inner(&self) -> &Api {
+        &self.api
+    }
+}

src/serverapi/gitea.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+
+use super::{PublishContext, ReleaseContext, ServerApi};
+use crate::{
+    config::{Api, Config},
+    error::*,
+};
+pub struct Gitea {
+    api: Api,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl ServerApi for Gitea {
+    async fn push_release(&mut self, _rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    async fn push_release_artifact(&mut self, _rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    async fn push_pkg(&mut self, _pc: PublishContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    fn get_inner(&self) -> &Api {
+        &self.api
+    }
+}
+
+impl Gitea {
+    pub async fn build(api: &Api, _cfg: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self { api: api.clone() })
+    }
+}

src/serverapi/github.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use octocrab;
+
+use super::{PublishContext, ReleaseContext, ServerApi};
+use crate::{
+    config::{Api, Config},
+    error::*,
+};
+pub struct Github {
+    api: Api,
+}
+
+impl Github {
+    pub async fn build(api: &Api, _cfg: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            api: api.to_owned(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl ServerApi for Github {
+    async fn push_release(&mut self, rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
+        let _response = octocrab::instance()
+            .repos(rc.username, rc.repository)
+            .releases()
+            .create(&rc.tag)
+            .target_commitish(&rc.commit_sig)
+            .name(&rc.tag)
+            .body(&rc.text)
+            .draft(rc.draft)
+            .prerelease(rc.prerelease)
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(ServerApiError::from)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    async fn push_release_artifact(&mut self, _rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    async fn push_pkg(&mut self, _pc: PublishContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    fn get_inner(&self) -> &Api {
+        &self.api
+    }
+}

src/serverapi/gitlab.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+
+use super::{PublishContext, ReleaseContext, ServerApi};
+use crate::{
+    config::{Api, Config},
+    error::*,
+};
+pub struct Gitlab {
+    api: Api,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl ServerApi for Gitlab {
+    async fn push_release(&mut self, _rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    async fn push_release_artifact(&mut self, _rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    async fn push_pkg(&mut self, _pc: PublishContext) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+    fn get_inner(&self) -> &Api {
+        &self.api
+    }
+}
+
+impl Gitlab {
+    pub async fn build(api: &Api, _cfg: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self { api: api.clone() })
+    }
+}

src/serverapi/mod.rs

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+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use reqwest::ClientBuilder;
+
+use crate::{
+    config::{self, ApiType, Config},
+    error::*,
+    publish::PublishContext,
+    release::ReleaseContext,
+};
+
+pub mod forgejo;
+pub mod gitea;
+pub mod github;
+pub mod gitlab;
+use forgejo::*;
+use gitea::*;
+use github::*;
+use gitlab::*;
+
+pub static USER_AGENT: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"), "/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),);
+
+// NOTE: in stable rust, traits can normally not contain async methods,
+// see [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65921581/how-can-i-define-an-async-method-in-a-trait).
+// The `async_trait` crate can be used to work around this limitation.
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait ServerApi {
+    async fn push_release(&mut self, rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()>;
+    async fn push_release_artifact(&mut self, rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()>;
+    async fn push_pkg(&mut self, pc: PublishContext) -> Result<()>;
+    fn get_inner(&self) -> &config::Api;
+}
+
+pub(crate) type ApiCollectionInner = Vec<Box<dyn ServerApi>>;
+
+pub struct ApiCollection {
+    collection: ApiCollectionInner,
+}
+
+impl ApiCollection {
+    pub async fn build(cfg: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut collection: ApiCollectionInner = ApiCollectionInner::new();
+        for api in &cfg.yaml.api {
+            match api.1.server_type {
+                ApiType::Gitea => {
+                    collection.push(Box::new(Gitea::build(api.1, cfg).await?));
+                }
+                ApiType::Gitlab => {
+                    collection.push(Box::new(Gitlab::build(api.1, cfg).await?));
+                }
+                ApiType::Github => {
+                    collection.push(Box::new(Github::build(api.1, cfg).await?));
+                }
+                ApiType::Forgejo => {
+                    collection.push(Box::new(Forgejo::build(api.1, cfg).await?));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(ApiCollection { collection })
+    }
+
+    pub fn collection(&self) -> &ApiCollectionInner {
+        self.collection.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    pub fn collection_mut(&mut self) -> &mut ApiCollectionInner {
+        self.collection.as_mut()
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn client_builder() -> ClientBuilder {
+    ClientBuilder::new().user_agent(USER_AGENT)
+}
+
+// trait iimplementations for easy use of ApiCollection follow
+impl IntoIterator for ApiCollection {
+    fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
+        self.collection.into_iter()
+    }
+    type Item = Box<dyn ServerApi>;
+    type IntoIter = std::vec::IntoIter<Self::Item>;
+}
+
+impl Deref for ApiCollection {
+    type Target = [Box<dyn ServerApi>];
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.collection[..]
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for ApiCollection {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.collection[..]
+    }
+}