switch back to ureq from nyquest for http client

note: even if this raises binary size by a significant amount, it should in theory be more reliable, so it is a worthy sacrifice.

src/gui/run.rs

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ fn app_creator(
 ) -> Result<Box<dyn eframe::App>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
     // use our own panic hook which logs all panics to a file
     std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(panic_hook));
-    // initialize http client (nyquest) for windows
-    nyquest_backend_winrt::register();
     // initialize App early to modify some things before returning it
     let mut app = Box::new(App::default());
     // load previously selected launch platform & settings from persistent state

src/util/codeberg.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use nyquest::{ClientBuilder, blocking::Request};
 use semver::Version;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
@@ -33,11 +32,9 @@ struct Asset {
 
 pub fn get_latest_release() -> Result<Release, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let request_url = format!("{CODEBERG_ENDPOINT_ROOT}/repos/futile/gta-tools/releases/latest");
-    let client = ClientBuilder::default()
-        .user_agent(APP_USER_AGENT)
-        .build_blocking()?;
-    let response = client.request(Request::get(request_url))?;
-    let json = response.json::<LatestRelease>()?;
+    let mut response = ureq::get(request_url).header("User-Agent", APP_USER_AGENT).call()?;
+    let body = response.body_mut();
+    let json = body.read_json::<LatestRelease>()?;
     let tag_name = json.tag_name;
     let browser_download_url = &json.assets[0].browser_download_url;
     Ok(Release {