Enhance HTTP client initialization with optional SSL verification and bump version to 0.0.3

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "specify-cli"
-version = "0.0.2"
+version = "0.0.3"
 description = "Setup tool for Specify spec-driven development projects"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [

src/specify_cli/__init__.py

@@ -390,12 +390,11 @@ def init_git_repo(project_path: Path, quiet: bool = False) -> bool:
         os.chdir(original_cwd)
 
 
-def download_template_from_github(ai_assistant: str, download_dir: Path, *, verbose: bool = True, show_progress: bool = True):
+def download_template_from_github(ai_assistant: str, download_dir: Path, *, verbose: bool = True, show_progress: bool = True, client: httpx.Client = None):
-    """Download the latest template release from GitHub using HTTP requests.
-    Returns (zip_path, metadata_dict)
-    """
     repo_owner = "github"
     repo_name = "spec-kit"
+    if client is None:
+        client = httpx.Client(verify=ssl_context)
     
     if verbose:
         console.print("[cyan]Fetching latest release information...[/cyan]")
@@ -405,7 +404,7 @@ def download_template_from_github(ai_assistant: str, download_dir: Path, *, verb
         response = client.get(api_url, timeout=30, follow_redirects=True)
         response.raise_for_status()
         release_data = response.json()
-    except client.RequestError as e:
+    except httpx.RequestError as e:
         if verbose:
             console.print(f"[red]Error fetching release information:[/red] {e}")
         raise typer.Exit(1)
@@ -445,15 +444,12 @@ def download_template_from_github(ai_assistant: str, download_dir: Path, *, verb
         with client.stream("GET", download_url, timeout=30, follow_redirects=True) as response:
             response.raise_for_status()
             total_size = int(response.headers.get('content-length', 0))
-            
             with open(zip_path, 'wb') as f:
                 if total_size == 0:
-                    # No content-length header, download without progress
                     for chunk in response.iter_bytes(chunk_size=8192):
                         f.write(chunk)
                 else:
                     if show_progress:
-                        # Show progress bar
                         with Progress(
                             SpinnerColumn(),
                             TextColumn("[progress.description]{task.description}"),
@@ -467,11 +463,9 @@ def download_template_from_github(ai_assistant: str, download_dir: Path, *, verb
                                 downloaded += len(chunk)
                                 progress.update(task, completed=downloaded)
                     else:
-                        # Silent download loop
                         for chunk in response.iter_bytes(chunk_size=8192):
                             f.write(chunk)
-    
+    except httpx.RequestError as e:
-    except client.RequestError as e:
         if verbose:
             console.print(f"[red]Error downloading template:[/red] {e}")
         if zip_path.exists():
@@ -488,7 +482,7 @@ def download_template_from_github(ai_assistant: str, download_dir: Path, *, verb
     return zip_path, metadata
 
 
-def download_and_extract_template(project_path: Path, ai_assistant: str, is_current_dir: bool = False, *, verbose: bool = True, tracker: StepTracker | None = None) -> Path:
+def download_and_extract_template(project_path: Path, ai_assistant: str, is_current_dir: bool = False, *, verbose: bool = True, tracker: StepTracker | None = None, client: httpx.Client = None) -> Path:
     """Download the latest release and extract it to create a new project.
     Returns project_path. Uses tracker if provided (with keys: fetch, download, extract, cleanup)
     """
@@ -502,12 +496,13 @@ def download_and_extract_template(project_path: Path, ai_assistant: str, is_curr
             ai_assistant,
             current_dir,
             verbose=verbose and tracker is None,
-            show_progress=(tracker is None)
+            show_progress=(tracker is None),
+            client=client
         )
         if tracker:
             tracker.complete("fetch", f"release {meta['release']} ({meta['size']:,} bytes)")
             tracker.add("download", "Download template")
-            tracker.complete("download", meta['filename'])  # already downloaded inside helper
+            tracker.complete("download", meta['filename'])
     except Exception as e:
         if tracker:
             tracker.error("fetch", str(e))
@@ -647,6 +642,7 @@ def init(
     ignore_agent_tools: bool = typer.Option(False, "--ignore-agent-tools", help="Skip checks for AI agent tools like Claude Code"),
     no_git: bool = typer.Option(False, "--no-git", help="Skip git repository initialization"),
     here: bool = typer.Option(False, "--here", help="Initialize project in the current directory instead of creating a new one"),
+    skip_tls: bool = typer.Option(False, "--skip-tls", help="Skip SSL/TLS verification (not recommended)"),
 ):
     """
     Initialize a new Specify project from the latest template.
@@ -775,7 +771,12 @@ def init(
     with Live(tracker.render(), console=console, refresh_per_second=8, transient=True) as live:
         tracker.attach_refresh(lambda: live.update(tracker.render()))
         try:
-            download_and_extract_template(project_path, selected_ai, here, verbose=False, tracker=tracker)
+            # Create a httpx client with verify based on skip_tls
+            verify = not skip_tls
+            local_ssl_context = ssl_context if verify else False
+            local_client = httpx.Client(verify=local_ssl_context)
+
+            download_and_extract_template(project_path, selected_ai, here, verbose=False, tracker=tracker, client=local_client)
 
             # Git step
             if not no_git:
@@ -839,18 +840,22 @@ def init(
     # Removed farewell line per user request
 
 
+# Add skip_tls option to check
 @app.command()
-def check():
+def check(skip_tls: bool = typer.Option(False, "--skip-tls", help="Skip SSL/TLS verification (not recommended)")):
     """Check that all required tools are installed."""
     show_banner()
     console.print("[bold]Checking Specify requirements...[/bold]\n")
 
     # Check if we have internet connectivity by trying to reach GitHub API
     console.print("[cyan]Checking internet connectivity...[/cyan]")
+    verify = not skip_tls
+    local_ssl_context = ssl_context if verify else False
+    local_client = httpx.Client(verify=local_ssl_context)
     try:
-        response = client.get("https://api.github.com", timeout=5, follow_redirects=True)
+        response = local_client.get("https://api.github.com", timeout=5, follow_redirects=True)
         console.print("[green]✓[/green] Internet connection available")
-    except client.RequestError:
+    except httpx.RequestError:
         console.print("[red]✗[/red] No internet connection - required for downloading templates")
         console.print("[yellow]Please check your internet connection[/yellow]")