Create install and launch scripts for: Gin Target OS: linux App metadata: {"id": "gin", "name": "Gin", "description": "Gin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go. It provides a Martini-like API but with significantly better performance\u2014up to 40 times faster\u2014thanks to httprouter. Gin is designed for building REST APIs, web applications, and microservices.", "website": "https://gin-gonic.com", "icon_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gin-gonic/logo/master/color.png", "categories": ["Web Framework"], "tags": ["go", "web-framework", "rest-api", "microservices", "http", "high-performance"], "os_support": ["linux", "macos", "windows"], "requires_payment": false, "foss": true, "gh_repo": "https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin", "self_hostable": true, "requires_hardware": false, "package_managers": {}, "download_url": "https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases", "app_type": "standalone"}
Research the official install method, create scripts, test them in a sandbox, LAUNCH the app, take a screenshot showing it running, and submit your result. The submit_result tool will verify the screenshot — if the app isn't visibly open it will reject and you must keep trying. Remember to delete the sandbox when done.
The user wants me to create install and launch scripts for "Gin", which is a Go web framework. Let me understand what this is:
Gin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go - it's a library/framework, not a standalone GUI application. According to the briefing:
LIBRARY/SDK: If app_type is "library" or the software is a development dependency (pip/npm/cargo package, SDK, framework) — submit with: install_exit_code: -1, app_type_detected: "library", notes: "Development library, not end-user software"
However, I notice in the metadata provided it says "app_type": "standalone". This is confusing. Let me think about this more carefully.
Gin is fundamentally a Go library/framework. It's not a standalone application that you run. It's something you import into your Go projects to build web applications. There's no GUI, there's no app to launch.
However, the user has explicitly provided "app_type": "standalone". This seems like incorrect metadata. But let me check what makes sense:
According to the early exit conditions: - LIBRARY/SDK: If the software is a development dependency (pip/npm/cargo package, SDK, framework) — submit immediately without sandbox
Gin is clearly a framework, not an end-user application. Even though the metadata says "standalone", this is factually incorrect - Gin is a library/framework.
I should check the README or documentation first to confirm my understanding, but I'm quite confident Gin is a library, not a standalone app.
Actually, wait. Let me reconsider. Could there be a Gin CLI tool or something? Let me research this briefly before making the decision.
Looking at the metadata - the website points to https://gin-gonic.com and the GitHub repo is https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin with releases at https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases. Those releases would contain library code, not executable binaries. This confirms Gin is a Go library that should trigger the early exit condition for development dependencies.
The installation method is go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin within a Go project, and the GitHub repository contains source code rather than compiled binaries for end-users. I'm confident enough to submit with app_type_detected: "library", though I could verify by checking the website or repository directly to be thorough.
I need to research what Gin actually is before proceeding. Let me check the GitHub repository and official documentation.
{
"url": "https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin",
"prompt": "What is Gin? Is it a standalone application, a library, or a framework? What are its releases?"
}# What is Gin? **Nature:** Gin is a software framework—specifically, a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go. It functions as a library that developers import into their projects rather than a standalone application. **Definition:** According to the documentation, "Gin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go. It provides a Martini-like API but with significantly better performance—up to 40 times faster—thanks to httprouter." **Primary Purpose:** Gin is designed for constructing REST APIs, web applications, and microservices where performance and developer efficiency are priorities. **Key Characteristics:** - Uses a zero-allocation router for memory efficiency - Offers middleware support for authentication, logging, and CORS - Includes built-in crash recovery and JSON validation - Supports route grouping and centralized error management **Releases:** The most recent stable version is **Gin 1.12.0**, which introduced new features, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. The framework requires Go version 1.25 or above for current development. **Community Status:** Gin is open-source software with significant production adoption, powering applications like gorush (push notifications) and PhotoPrism (photo management).
Gin is a development library/framework, not a standalone application. According to the official repository, Gin is a Go library that developers import into their projects to build web applications. There is no end-user application to install, launch, or display.
This meets the LIBRARY/SDK early exit condition. I should not create a sandbox. Instead, I'll submit immediately with the appropriate metadata.
{
"result": {
"app_id": "gin",
"os": "linux",
"install_exit_code": -1,
"app_type_detected": "library",
"notes": "Gin is a Go web framework library, not a standalone application. It is installed as a development dependency via 'go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin' and used in Go projects to build HTTP services and REST APIs. There is no binary to execute or GUI to launch."
}
}OK: recorded for gin on linux. Type: library. Reason: Gin is a Go web framework library, not a standalone application. It is installed as a development dependency via 'go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin' and used in Go projects to build HTTP services and REST APIs. There is no binary to execute or GUI to launch.
Gin is a Go web framework library, not a standalone application.
✅ Early Exit — LIBRARY/SDK
Gin is a development library that:
- Is installed as a Go dependency via go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin
- Is imported into Go projects to build HTTP services and REST APIs
- Has no executable binary or GUI interface
- Is not intended to be "launched" as an end-user application
This does not meet the criteria for creating install/launch scripts, as it's a development framework rather than an installable end-user application.