From af68626cd888736d2bb39be406024e04da2e765c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:49:18 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 01/49] Added vckg.yml and test.yml

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml  | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 CMakeLists.txt              |  1 -
 test/CMakeLists.txt         |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 156 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/test.yml
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f97a3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+name: test
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  vcpkg:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+    with:
+      vcpkg_commit: "master"
+
+  build:
+    name: Build (${{ matrix.os }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    needs: vcpkg
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            triplet: x64-windows
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            triplet: x64-linux
+          - os: macos-latest
+            triplet: x64-osx
+    env:
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
+      VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Restore vcpkg cache
+        id: vcpkg-cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            vcpkg_installed
+            vcpkg/downloads
+          key: vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-master-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-master-
+            vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-
+
+      - name: Prepare vcpkg
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [[ ! -d "${VCPKG_ROOT}/.git" ]]; then
+            git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg "${VCPKG_ROOT}"
+          fi
+          git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" fetch --depth 1 origin master
+          git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" checkout master
+
+      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
+        if: steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
+            cmd.exe /c "${VCPKG_ROOT}\\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat"
+          else
+            "${VCPKG_ROOT}/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies
+        if: steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --manifest --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+
+      - name: Configure
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cmake -S . -B build \
+            -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake" \
+            -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET="${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+
+      - name: Build
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cmake --build build --config Release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcf0407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+name: vcpkg
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      vcpkg_commit:
+        description: "vcpkg commit, tag, or branch to checkout"
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        default: "master"
+
+jobs:
+  build-cache:
+    name: Build vcpkg cache (${{ matrix.os }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            triplet: x64-windows
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            triplet: x64-linux
+          - os: macos-latest
+            triplet: x64-osx
+    env:
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
+      VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
+      VCPKG_FEATURE_FLAGS: manifests,binarycaching
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Restore vcpkg cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            vcpkg_installed
+            vcpkg/downloads
+          key: vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}-
+            vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-
+
+      - name: Prepare vcpkg
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [[ ! -d "${VCPKG_ROOT}/.git" ]]; then
+            git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg "${VCPKG_ROOT}"
+          fi
+          git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" fetch --depth 1 origin "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
+          git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" checkout "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
+
+      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
+            cmd.exe /c "${VCPKG_ROOT}\\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat"
+          else
+            "${VCPKG_ROOT}/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --manifest --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f520577..681052a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-
 project(webframe VERSION 0.1.0)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index bbbb971..aad1951 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # Placeholder for tests
 # You can add test executables here using add_executable() and add_test()
 
-message(STATUS "Test directory - add tests here")
+message(STATUS "Test directory placeholder")

From 5b5a51da3af557d4082ab9734bd12c7bb37543d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:52:24 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 02/49] testing new vcpkg CLI parameters

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml  | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f97a3fa..50ece00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --manifest --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
 
       - name: Configure
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index dcf0407..9e9e85f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --manifest --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"

From 6595ffc74c9ccec32dbc957be6e44d4d5e408503 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:54:21 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 03/49] testing new vcpkg path for windows

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml  | 7 ++++++-
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 50ece00..7de3909 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+          if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
+            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg.exe"
+          else
+            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg"
+          fi
+          "${VCPKG_EXE}" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
 
       - name: Configure
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index 9e9e85f..578ed72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -66,4 +66,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+          if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
+            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg.exe"
+          else
+            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg"
+          fi
+          "${VCPKG_EXE}" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"

From 9b0949d1604f266a06cf018902e3d74bfb7208a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:03:29 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 04/49] trying new path format for windows vcpkg

---
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index 578ed72..46526fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
-            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg.exe"
+            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}\\vcpkg.exe"
           else
             VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg"
           fi

From 828da361a24df5a5fd47cd5a31852597cd639a58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:07:56 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 05/49] trying new path format for windows vcpkg

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml  | 5 ++++-
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7de3909..0f193f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
             triplet: x64-windows
+            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}\vcpkg
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             triplet: x64-linux
+            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
           - os: macos-latest
             triplet: x64-osx
+            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
     env:
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.vcpkg_root }}
       VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index 46526fa..d4cd0e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
             triplet: x64-windows
+            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}\vcpkg
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             triplet: x64-linux
+            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
           - os: macos-latest
             triplet: x64-osx
+            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
     env:
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.vcpkg_root }}
       VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
       VCPKG_FEATURE_FLAGS: manifests,binarycaching
     steps:

From 5238ae4d59ae16b3fd3797826a8ba036a78ad74b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:10:56 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 06/49] trying powershell

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml  | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 2 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 0f193f5..9f13abc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,15 +20,12 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
             triplet: x64-windows
-            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}\vcpkg
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             triplet: x64-linux
-            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
           - os: macos-latest
             triplet: x64-osx
-            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
     env:
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.vcpkg_root }}
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
       VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -46,7 +43,19 @@ jobs:
             vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-master-
             vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-
 
-      - name: Prepare vcpkg
+      - name: Prepare vcpkg (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
+          if (-not (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot '.git'))) {
+            git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg $vcpkgRoot
+          }
+          git -C $vcpkgRoot fetch --depth 1 origin master
+          git -C $vcpkgRoot checkout master
+
+      - name: Prepare vcpkg (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -56,28 +65,35 @@ jobs:
           git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" fetch --depth 1 origin master
           git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" checkout master
 
-      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
-        if: steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
+          if (-not (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'vcpkg.exe'))) {
+            & (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'bootstrap-vcpkg.bat')
+          }
+
+      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows' && steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
-            cmd.exe /c "${VCPKG_ROOT}\\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat"
-          else
-            "${VCPKG_ROOT}/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
-          fi
+          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
+
+      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
+          & (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'vcpkg.exe') install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
 
-      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies
-        if: steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows' && steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
-            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg.exe"
-          else
-            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg"
-          fi
-          "${VCPKG_EXE}" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
 
       - name: Configure
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index d4cd0e0..12fded4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
             triplet: x64-windows
-            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}\vcpkg
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             triplet: x64-linux
-            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
           - os: macos-latest
             triplet: x64-osx
-            vcpkg_root: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
     env:
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.vcpkg_root }}
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
       VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
       VCPKG_FEATURE_FLAGS: manifests,binarycaching
     steps:
@@ -45,7 +42,19 @@ jobs:
             vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}-
             vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-
 
-      - name: Prepare vcpkg
+      - name: Prepare vcpkg (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
+          if (-not (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot '.git'))) {
+            git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg $vcpkgRoot
+          }
+          git -C $vcpkgRoot fetch --depth 1 origin "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
+          git -C $vcpkgRoot checkout "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
+
+      - name: Prepare vcpkg (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -55,23 +64,32 @@ jobs:
           git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" fetch --depth 1 origin "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
           git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" checkout "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
 
-      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
+      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
+          if (-not (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'vcpkg.exe'))) {
+            & (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'bootstrap-vcpkg.bat')
+          }
+
+      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
-            cmd.exe /c "${VCPKG_ROOT}\\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat"
-          else
-            "${VCPKG_ROOT}/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
-          fi
+          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
+
+      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
+          & (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'vcpkg.exe') install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
 
-      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies
+      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
-            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}\\vcpkg.exe"
-          else
-            VCPKG_EXE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg"
-          fi
-          "${VCPKG_EXE}" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"

From b1c22c88ae10f1451d84b9034adee2b7e6446493 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:13:03 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 07/49] trying to fix path issues

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml  | 14 +++++++++++++-
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 14 +++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9f13abc..598603b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -25,12 +25,24 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-latest
             triplet: x64-osx
     env:
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
       VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Set VCPKG_ROOT (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          "VCPKG_ROOT=$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)\vcpkg" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding ascii -Append
+
+      - name: Set VCPKG_ROOT (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo "VCPKG_ROOT=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/vcpkg" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
       - name: Restore vcpkg cache
         id: vcpkg-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index 12fded4..3952246 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,25 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-latest
             triplet: x64-osx
     env:
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
       VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
       VCPKG_FEATURE_FLAGS: manifests,binarycaching
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Set VCPKG_ROOT (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          "VCPKG_ROOT=$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)\vcpkg" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding ascii -Append
+
+      - name: Set VCPKG_ROOT (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo "VCPKG_ROOT=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/vcpkg" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
       - name: Restore vcpkg cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:

From 848e102499fe584b921b3f1c8ace0d94d19ad04e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:58:38 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 08/49] trying to use simplified pipeline

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml  | 118 +++---------------------------------
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 109 ++++-----------------------------
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 205 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 598603b..973fb67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -5,118 +5,18 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  vcpkg:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
-    with:
-      vcpkg_commit: "master"
-
-  build:
-    name: Build (${{ matrix.os }})
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: vcpkg
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: windows-latest
-            triplet: x64-windows
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            triplet: x64-linux
-          - os: macos-latest
-            triplet: x64-osx
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
+      VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;x-gha,read"
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set VCPKG_ROOT (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          "VCPKG_ROOT=$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)\vcpkg" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding ascii -Append
-
-      - name: Set VCPKG_ROOT (Unix)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "VCPKG_ROOT=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/vcpkg" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-
-      - name: Restore vcpkg cache
-        id: vcpkg-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vcpkg_installed
-            vcpkg/downloads
-          key: vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-master-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-master-
-            vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-
-
-      - name: Prepare vcpkg (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
-          if (-not (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot '.git'))) {
-            git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg $vcpkgRoot
-          }
-          git -C $vcpkgRoot fetch --depth 1 origin master
-          git -C $vcpkgRoot checkout master
-
-      - name: Prepare vcpkg (Unix)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          if [[ ! -d "${VCPKG_ROOT}/.git" ]]; then
-            git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg "${VCPKG_ROOT}"
-          fi
-          git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" fetch --depth 1 origin master
-          git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" checkout master
-
-      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
-          if (-not (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'vcpkg.exe'))) {
-            & (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'bootstrap-vcpkg.bat')
-          }
-
-      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg (Unix)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows' && steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
-
-      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
-          & (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'vcpkg.exe') install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
-
-      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies (Unix)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows' && steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Configure
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Install vcpkg
         run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          cmake -S . -B build \
-            -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake" \
-            -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET="${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+          git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+          ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
 
-      - name: Build
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Install dependencies (restored from cache)
         run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          cmake --build build --config Release
+          ./vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index 3952246..15eac6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -1,107 +1,24 @@
 name: vcpkg
 
 on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      vcpkg_commit:
-        description: "vcpkg commit, tag, or branch to checkout"
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: "master"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - vcpkg.json
 
 jobs:
-  build-cache:
-    name: Build vcpkg cache (${{ matrix.os }})
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: windows-latest
-            triplet: x64-windows
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            triplet: x64-linux
-          - os: macos-latest
-            triplet: x64-osx
+  build-deps:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
-      VCPKG_FEATURE_FLAGS: manifests,binarycaching
+      VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;x-gha,readwrite"
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set VCPKG_ROOT (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        shell: pwsh
+      - name: Install vcpkg
         run: |
-          "VCPKG_ROOT=$($env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)\vcpkg" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding ascii -Append
+          git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+          ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
 
-      - name: Set VCPKG_ROOT (Unix)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "VCPKG_ROOT=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/vcpkg" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-
-      - name: Restore vcpkg cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vcpkg_installed
-            vcpkg/downloads
-          key: vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}-
-            vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.triplet }}-
-
-      - name: Prepare vcpkg (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
-          if (-not (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot '.git'))) {
-            git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg $vcpkgRoot
-          }
-          git -C $vcpkgRoot fetch --depth 1 origin "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
-          git -C $vcpkgRoot checkout "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
-
-      - name: Prepare vcpkg (Unix)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          if [[ ! -d "${VCPKG_ROOT}/.git" ]]; then
-            git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg "${VCPKG_ROOT}"
-          fi
-          git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" fetch --depth 1 origin "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
-          git -C "${VCPKG_ROOT}" checkout "${{ inputs.vcpkg_commit }}"
-
-      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
-          if (-not (Test-Path -Path (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'vcpkg.exe'))) {
-            & (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'bootstrap-vcpkg.bat')
-          }
-
-      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg (Unix)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
-
-      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $vcpkgRoot = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'vcpkg'
-          & (Join-Path $vcpkgRoot 'vcpkg.exe') install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
-
-      - name: Install vcpkg dependencies (Unix)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg" install --triplet "${{ matrix.triplet }}"
+          ./vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux
\ No newline at end of file

From 36347bbc60eeb2c2313e4d323ebc96ffe7e391e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:43:32 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 09/49] test simplified pipeline

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml  | 13 +------------
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 14 +++-----------
 vcpkg.json                  |  1 -
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 973fb67..7f95d6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -7,16 +7,5 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;x-gha,read"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install vcpkg
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
-          ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-
-      - name: Install dependencies (restored from cache)
-        run: |
-          ./vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux
\ No newline at end of file
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index 15eac6e..b21db4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -9,16 +9,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-deps:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;x-gha,readwrite"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install vcpkg
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
-          ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          ./vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux
\ No newline at end of file
+      - uses: lukka/get-cmake@v3.27
+      - name: vcpkg setup
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index d5c4105..1b82bb4 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     "homepage": "https://github.com/maxtek6/webframe",
     "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
     "dependencies": [
-        "qtwebview",
         "libevent"
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file

From 1d4163341d73bae0f48ebbc9e005e9f9785783e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:44:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 10/49] update cmake version tag

---
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index b21db4d..8a23da1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: lukka/get-cmake@v3.27
+      - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
       - name: vcpkg setup
         uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
\ No newline at end of file

From 3e186124f95984c8543697feebcf6a2d28da976f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:45:48 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 11/49] moving stuff around

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7f95d6d..9d83aba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  test:
+  build-deps:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
\ No newline at end of file
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
+      - name: vcpkg setup
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
\ No newline at end of file

From a741b342f22cc78d2a0fba1dc95467f2672c09cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:49:14 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 12/49] trying to add vcpkg commit ID

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9d83aba..c5fc041 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
       - name: vcpkg setup
+        with:
+          vcpkgGitCommitId: '${{ matrix.vcpkgCommitId }}'
         uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
\ No newline at end of file

From 4a2a884020e6566530c0fc966db3da8b288a1c8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:50:20 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 13/49] trying to add vcpkg commit ID

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c5fc041..85d083e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
       - name: vcpkg setup
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
         with:
-          vcpkgGitCommitId: '${{ matrix.vcpkgCommitId }}'
-        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
\ No newline at end of file
+          vcpkgGitCommitId: '${{ matrix.vcpkgCommitId }}'
\ No newline at end of file

From 4ff80c318c35f87e7c0f74d3feacd8baec60b8ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:53:37 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 14/49] trying to add baseline

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 4 +---
 vcpkg.json                 | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 85d083e..9d83aba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
       - name: vcpkg setup
-        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
-        with:
-          vcpkgGitCommitId: '${{ matrix.vcpkgCommitId }}'
\ No newline at end of file
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index 1b82bb4..10e9514 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "webframe",
+    "builtin-baseline": "e5a1490e1409d175932ef6014519e9ae149ddb7c",
     "version": "0.1.0",
     "description": "Portable C++ runtime for web applications",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/maxtek6/webframe",

From 767ce7ac4f6239a56b64f9746bdc6a72da9b0af0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:05:58 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 15/49] trying to add cmake build step

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9d83aba..8d1685b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
       - name: vcpkg setup
-        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
\ No newline at end of file
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
+      - name: run cmake
+        run: cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=./vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
+      - name: build
+        run: cmake --build build --config Release
+      
\ No newline at end of file

From dad1d681a14da59d9ebc40ec741b9564c671c141 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:26:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 16/49] trying to get nuget to work

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml  | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml | 16 ---------------
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/vcpkg.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8d1685b..8e9e530 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,40 @@
-name: test
+name: Test
 
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
 
+env:
+  VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;nuget,https://nuget.pkg.github.com/maxtek6/index.json,readwrite"
+
 jobs:
-  build-deps:
+  build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
-      - name: vcpkg setup
-        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
-      - name: run cmake
-        run: cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=./vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
-      - name: build
-        run: cmake --build build --config Release
-      
\ No newline at end of file
+
+      - name: Setup NuGet auth
+        run: |
+          cat <<EOF > nuget.config
+          <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+          <configuration>
+            <packageSources>
+              <add key="github" value="https://nuget.pkg.github.com/maxtek6/index.json" />
+            </packageSources>
+            <packageSourceCredentials>
+              <github>
+                <add key="Username" value="${{ github.actor }}" />
+                <add key="ClearTextPassword" value="${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" />
+              </github>
+            </packageSourceCredentials>
+          </configuration>
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
+        run: |
+          git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+          ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: ./vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a23da1..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-name: vcpkg
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    paths:
-      - vcpkg.json
-
-jobs:
-  build-deps:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
-      - name: vcpkg setup
-        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
\ No newline at end of file

From c591876c220dc2430b2f56487a84390b16410fe6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:28:51 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 17/49] trying to get nuget to work

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8e9e530..070f545 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
           ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+          sudo apt install mono-complete
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: ./vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux
\ No newline at end of file

From 3ca92ba380b8be88e164aafda9bd2e8c2f9886ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:04:22 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 18/49] trying new stage

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 29 ++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 070f545..179664a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   push:
   pull_request:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+
 env:
   VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;nuget,https://nuget.pkg.github.com/maxtek6/index.json,readwrite"
 
@@ -14,28 +18,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup NuGet auth
+      - name: Setup NuGet authentication
         run: |
-          cat <<EOF > nuget.config
-          <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-          <configuration>
-            <packageSources>
-              <add key="github" value="https://nuget.pkg.github.com/maxtek6/index.json" />
-            </packageSources>
-            <packageSourceCredentials>
-              <github>
-                <add key="Username" value="${{ github.actor }}" />
-                <add key="ClearTextPassword" value="${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" />
-              </github>
-            </packageSourceCredentials>
-          </configuration>
-          EOF
+          dotnet nuget add source \
+            --username "maxtek6" \
+            --password "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            --store-password-in-clear-text \
+            --name github \
+            "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/maxtek6/index.json"
 
       - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
         run: |
           git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
           ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-          sudo apt install mono-complete
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: ./vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: ./vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux

From 22a7e441086f34cf4fa333347f46080b76218986 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:06:53 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 19/49] adding mono

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 179664a..92635d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Install mono
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y mono-complete
+
       - name: Setup NuGet authentication
         run: |
           dotnet nuget add source \

From fec4637457b5093dbde11f4e4d3b8872db6a7a60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:16:05 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 20/49] trying local cache again

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 24 ++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 92635d0..c4d5adf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
   pull_request:
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  packages: write
-
 env:
-  VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;nuget,https://nuget.pkg.github.com/maxtek6/index.json,readwrite"
+  VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg-cache,readwrite"
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -18,19 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install mono
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y mono-complete
-
-      - name: Setup NuGet authentication
-        run: |
-          dotnet nuget add source \
-            --username "maxtek6" \
-            --password "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-            --store-password-in-clear-text \
-            --name github \
-            "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/maxtek6/index.json"
+      - name: Restore vcpkg cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: vcpkg-cache
+          key: vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}
 
       - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
         run: |

From caf23e0eb898ee7f3198d23b78202a0f5442cbd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:17:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 21/49] testing cache restore

---
 test/CMakeLists.txt | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index aad1951..bb7a631 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 # Tests for WebFrame
 
-# Placeholder for tests
-# You can add test executables here using add_executable() and add_test()
-
 message(STATUS "Test directory placeholder")

From 85b23d0dab448f2b998d8dc0863d6f81768692b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:28:23 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 22/49] trying new structure

---
 .github/actions/cache.yml  | 15 +++++++++++++++
 .github/actions/vcpkg.yml  | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++------------
 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/actions/cache.yml
 create mode 100644 .github/actions/vcpkg.yml

diff --git a/.github/actions/cache.yml b/.github/actions/cache.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89f197f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/cache.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: cache
+descritpion: Set up cache for vcpkg
+inputs:
+  triplet:
+    description: "The vcpkg triplet to cache"
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Cache vcpkg
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+          path: vcpkg-cache
+          key: vcpkg-${{ inputs.triplet }}-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}
+
diff --git a/.github/actions/vcpkg.yml b/.github/actions/vcpkg.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb3a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/vcpkg.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: vcpkg
+descritpion: Bootstrap and install dependencies with vcpkg
+inputs:
+  os:
+    description: "The operating system to run the job on"
+    required: true
+  triplet:
+    description: "The vcpkg triplet to use"
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Clone vcpkg
+      run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+    - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
+      if: ${{ inputs.os }} == 'windows-latest'
+      run: .\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
+      else:
+      run: ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c4d5adf..819e1e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -9,21 +9,30 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Build (${{ matrix.os }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    needs: vcpkg
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            triplet: x64-windows
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            triplet: x64-linux
+          - os: macos-latest
+            triplet: x64-osx
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Restore vcpkg cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: ${{github.workspace}}/.github/actions/cache.yml
         with:
-          path: vcpkg-cache
-          key: vcpkg-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}
+          triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
 
-      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
-          ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: ./vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux
+      - name: Setup vcpkg
+        uses: ${{github.workspace}}/.github/actions/vcpkg.yml
+        with:
+          os: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
\ No newline at end of file

From 00c199e1d3e92c1de4ad73a18f214ef07069f59b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:29:48 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 23/49] trying new path settings

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 819e1e6..01cf7e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Restore vcpkg cache
-        uses: ${{github.workspace}}/.github/actions/cache.yml
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cache.yml
         with:
           triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
 
       - name: Setup vcpkg
-        uses: ${{github.workspace}}/.github/actions/vcpkg.yml
+        uses: ./.github/actions/vcpkg.yml
         with:
           os: ${{ matrix.os }}
           triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
\ No newline at end of file

From 8e8084ffe66fa174a5441d06805455f6e2d78114 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:31:29 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 24/49] trying without dependency

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 01cf7e2..4a2cc94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build (${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: vcpkg
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:

From 0fd7eae4f17ade587396896d18f85eae5aecc871 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:32:25 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 25/49] changing checkout version

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4a2cc94..2a5ab7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
             triplet: x64-osx
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Restore vcpkg cache
         uses: ./.github/actions/cache.yml

From 55e3cbfba9cec626e915231ac4bc455355638c5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:55:22 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 26/49] trying new action paths

---
 .github/{actions/cache.yml => cache/action.yml} | 0
 .github/{actions/vcpkg.yml => vcpkg/action.yml} | 0
 .github/workflows/test.yml                      | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 rename .github/{actions/cache.yml => cache/action.yml} (100%)
 rename .github/{actions/vcpkg.yml => vcpkg/action.yml} (100%)

diff --git a/.github/actions/cache.yml b/.github/cache/action.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/actions/cache.yml
rename to .github/cache/action.yml
diff --git a/.github/actions/vcpkg.yml b/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/actions/vcpkg.yml
rename to .github/vcpkg/action.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 2a5ab7f..ee1417a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Restore vcpkg cache
-        uses: ./.github/actions/cache.yml
+        uses: ./.github/cache
         with:
           triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
 
       - name: Setup vcpkg
-        uses: ./.github/actions/vcpkg.yml
+        uses: ./.github/vcpkg
         with:
           os: ${{ matrix.os }}
           triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
\ No newline at end of file

From cddea9a5e7f89e0aaaaae19086f3555dc2f04f95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:10:35 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 27/49] trying python script

---
 .github/vcpkg/action.yml |   9 +-
 .github/vcpkg/setup.py   | 206 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 211 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/vcpkg/setup.py

diff --git a/.github/vcpkg/action.yml b/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
index ceb3a8f..bd0736a 100644
--- a/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
+++ b/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
     - name: Clone vcpkg
       run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
     - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
-      if: ${{ inputs.os }} == 'windows-latest'
-      run: .\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
-      else:
-      run: ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+      run: python ./.github/vcpkg/setup.py --os ${{ inputs.os }} --triplet ${{ inputs.triplet }}
+      
diff --git a/.github/vcpkg/setup.py b/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41a85b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+vcpkg Bootstrap Script
+
+This script bootstraps vcpkg and sets up the environment for building WebFrame.
+It supports cross-platform builds with configurable OS and triplet targets.
+
+Usage:
+    python setup.py --os <windows|linux|macos> --triplet <x64-linux|x64-windows|etc>
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def get_vcpkg_root() -> Path:
+    """Get the vcpkg root directory."""
+    script_dir = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+    project_root = script_dir.parent.parent
+    vcpkg_root = project_root / "vcpkg"
+    return vcpkg_root
+
+
+def get_default_os() -> str:
+    """Get the default OS based on the current platform."""
+    system = platform.system()
+    if system == "Windows":
+        return "windows"
+    elif system == "Darwin":
+        return "macos"
+    else:
+        return "linux"
+
+
+def get_default_triplet() -> str:
+    """Get the default triplet based on the current platform and architecture."""
+    machine = platform.machine()
+    system = platform.system()
+    
+    # Map machine architectures
+    arch = "x64" if machine in ("x86_64", "AMD64") else "x86"
+    if machine in ("arm64", "aarch64"):
+        arch = "arm64"
+    
+    # Map OS to triplet
+    if system == "Windows":
+        return f"{arch}-windows"
+    elif system == "Darwin":
+        return f"{arch}-osx"
+    else:
+        return f"{arch}-linux"
+
+
+def bootstrap_vcpkg(vcpkg_root: Path) -> bool:
+    """
+    Bootstrap vcpkg if it hasn't been already.
+    
+    Args:
+        vcpkg_root: Path to vcpkg directory
+        
+    Returns:
+        True if bootstrap was successful or already bootstrapped, False otherwise
+    """
+    vcpkg_executable = vcpkg_root / ("vcpkg.exe" if sys.platform == "win32" else "vcpkg")
+    
+    if vcpkg_executable.exists():
+        print(f"✓ vcpkg already bootstrapped at {vcpkg_root}")
+        return True
+    
+    print(f"📦 Bootstrapping vcpkg...")
+    
+    # Clone vcpkg if not present
+    if not vcpkg_root.exists():
+        print(f"📥 Cloning vcpkg to {vcpkg_root}")
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "clone", "https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git", str(vcpkg_root)],
+                check=True,
+                capture_output=True
+            )
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            print(f"✗ Failed to clone vcpkg: {e.stderr.decode()}")
+            return False
+    
+    # Run bootstrap script
+    try:
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            bootstrap_script = vcpkg_root / "bootstrap-vcpkg.bat"
+            subprocess.run(
+                [str(bootstrap_script)],
+                cwd=vcpkg_root,
+                check=True
+            )
+        else:
+            bootstrap_script = vcpkg_root / "bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["bash", str(bootstrap_script)],
+                cwd=vcpkg_root,
+                check=True
+            )
+        print("✓ vcpkg bootstrapped successfully")
+        return True
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"✗ Bootstrap failed: {e}")
+        return False
+
+
+def install_dependencies(vcpkg_root: Path, triplet: str, os_name: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Install project dependencies using vcpkg.
+    
+    Args:
+        vcpkg_root: Path to vcpkg directory
+        triplet: Target triplet (e.g., x64-linux)
+        os_name: Target OS (e.g., linux)
+        
+    Returns:
+        True if installation was successful, False otherwise
+    """
+    vcpkg_executable = vcpkg_root / ("vcpkg.exe" if sys.platform == "win32" else "vcpkg")
+    project_root = vcpkg_root.parent.parent
+    
+    print(f"📦 Installing dependencies for {triplet}...")
+    
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(
+            [
+                str(vcpkg_executable),
+                "install",
+                f"--triplet={triplet}",
+                f"--manifest-root={project_root}",
+                "--clean-after-build"
+            ],
+            check=True
+        )
+        print(f"✓ Dependencies installed successfully")
+        return True
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"✗ Dependency installation failed: {e}")
+        return False
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Bootstrap vcpkg and install WebFrame dependencies",
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
+        epilog="""
+Examples:
+  python setup.py                                    # Use system defaults
+  python setup.py --os linux --triplet x64-linux
+  python setup.py --os windows --triplet x64-windows
+  python setup.py --triplet arm64-linux
+        """
+    )
+    
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--os",
+        dest="os_name",
+        choices=["windows", "linux", "macos"],
+        default=get_default_os(),
+        help="Target operating system (default: %(default)s)"
+    )
+    
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--triplet",
+        dest="triplet",
+        default=get_default_triplet(),
+        help="vcpkg triplet (default: %(default)s)"
+    )
+    
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--skip-bootstrap",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Skip vcpkg bootstrap (assume already bootstrapped)"
+    )
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    print(f"🚀 WebFrame vcpkg Setup")
+    print(f"   OS: {args.os_name}")
+    print(f"   Triplet: {args.triplet}")
+    print()
+    
+    vcpkg_root = get_vcpkg_root()
+    
+    # Bootstrap vcpkg
+    if not args.skip_bootstrap:
+        if not bootstrap_vcpkg(vcpkg_root):
+            sys.exit(1)
+    
+    # Install dependencies
+    if not install_dependencies(vcpkg_root, args.triplet, args.os_name):
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    print()
+    print("✓ Setup complete!")
+    print(f"   vcpkg root: {vcpkg_root}")
+    print(f"   Use CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE={vcpkg_root}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

From d9a3445c6e30bd6b73ec2c6e75357c3a4e1ae6df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:13:26 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 28/49] trying to add shell through test.yml

---
 .github/vcpkg/action.yml   | 3 +++
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/vcpkg/action.yml b/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
index bd0736a..8e4bd13 100644
--- a/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
+++ b/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ inputs:
   triplet:
     description: "The vcpkg triplet to use"
     required: true
+  shell:
+    description: "The shell to use for running commands (optional)"
+    required: true
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ee1417a..7c90ed2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
             triplet: x64-windows
+            shell: powershell
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             triplet: x64-linux
+            shell: bash
           - os: macos-latest
             triplet: x64-osx
+            shell: bash
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -34,4 +37,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/vcpkg
         with:
           os: ${{ matrix.os }}
-          triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
\ No newline at end of file
+          triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
+          shell: ${{ matrix.shell }}
\ No newline at end of file

From 3af8e7a39d78cb001c77d8f1e8fe8c497c56c116 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:14:09 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 29/49] trying to add shell through test.yml

---
 .github/vcpkg/action.yml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/vcpkg/action.yml b/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
index 8e4bd13..648ac02 100644
--- a/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
+++ b/.github/vcpkg/action.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ runs:
       with:
         python-version: "3.10"
     - name: Clone vcpkg
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
     - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       run: python ./.github/vcpkg/setup.py --os ${{ inputs.os }} --triplet ${{ inputs.triplet }}
       

From 3904bba623e2e0d09ad466157ba5dab2b7958bdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:15:52 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 30/49] fix os naming conflict

---
 .github/vcpkg/setup.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/vcpkg/setup.py b/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
index 41a85b5..ad85a4c 100644
--- a/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
+++ b/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ def main():
         epilog="""
 Examples:
   python setup.py                                    # Use system defaults
-  python setup.py --os linux --triplet x64-linux
-  python setup.py --os windows --triplet x64-windows
+  python setup.py --os linux-latest --triplet x64-linux
+  python setup.py --os windows-latest --triplet x64-windows
   python setup.py --triplet arm64-linux
         """
     )
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument(
         "--os",
         dest="os_name",
-        choices=["windows", "linux", "macos"],
+        choices=["windows-latest", "linux-latest", "macos-latest"],
         default=get_default_os(),
         help="Target operating system (default: %(default)s)"
     )

From 7692f8d8957a5796c248b866fa29492396118fbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:17:56 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 31/49] removed unicode slop

---
 .github/vcpkg/setup.py | 20 ++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/vcpkg/setup.py b/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
index ad85a4c..595346b 100644
--- a/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
+++ b/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ def bootstrap_vcpkg(vcpkg_root: Path) -> bool:
         print(f"✓ vcpkg already bootstrapped at {vcpkg_root}")
         return True
     
-    print(f"📦 Bootstrapping vcpkg...")
+    print(f"Bootstrapping vcpkg...")
     
     # Clone vcpkg if not present
     if not vcpkg_root.exists():
-        print(f"📥 Cloning vcpkg to {vcpkg_root}")
+        print(f"Cloning vcpkg to {vcpkg_root}")
         try:
             subprocess.run(
                 ["git", "clone", "https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git", str(vcpkg_root)],
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def bootstrap_vcpkg(vcpkg_root: Path) -> bool:
                 capture_output=True
             )
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            print(f"✗ Failed to clone vcpkg: {e.stderr.decode()}")
+            print(f"Failed to clone vcpkg: {e.stderr.decode()}")
             return False
     
     # Run bootstrap script
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ def bootstrap_vcpkg(vcpkg_root: Path) -> bool:
                 cwd=vcpkg_root,
                 check=True
             )
-        print("✓ vcpkg bootstrapped successfully")
+        print("vcpkg bootstrapped successfully")
         return True
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        print(f"✗ Bootstrap failed: {e}")
+        print(f"Bootstrap failed: {e}")
         return False
 
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def install_dependencies(vcpkg_root: Path, triplet: str, os_name: str) -> bool:
     vcpkg_executable = vcpkg_root / ("vcpkg.exe" if sys.platform == "win32" else "vcpkg")
     project_root = vcpkg_root.parent.parent
     
-    print(f"📦 Installing dependencies for {triplet}...")
+    print(f"Installing dependencies for {triplet}...")
     
     try:
         subprocess.run(
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ def install_dependencies(vcpkg_root: Path, triplet: str, os_name: str) -> bool:
             ],
             check=True
         )
-        print(f"✓ Dependencies installed successfully")
+        print(f"Dependencies installed successfully")
         return True
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        print(f"✗ Dependency installation failed: {e}")
+        print(f"Dependency installation failed: {e}")
         return False
 
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def main():
     
     args = parser.parse_args()
     
-    print(f"🚀 WebFrame vcpkg Setup")
+    print(f"WebFrame vcpkg Setup")
     print(f"   OS: {args.os_name}")
     print(f"   Triplet: {args.triplet}")
     print()
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(1)
     
     print()
-    print("✓ Setup complete!")
+    print("Setup complete!")
     print(f"   vcpkg root: {vcpkg_root}")
     print(f"   Use CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE={vcpkg_root}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake")
 

From 222c5a169c9354c746d0304c4e05dfc4f2ce43b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:25:40 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 32/49] trying to use external action

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7c90ed2..99d501a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,5 @@ jobs:
           triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
 
       - name: Setup vcpkg
-        uses: ./.github/vcpkg
-        with:
-          os: ${{ matrix.os }}
-          triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
-          shell: ${{ matrix.shell }}
\ No newline at end of file
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
+        
\ No newline at end of file

From 3a1f5a9b7973397178807dcda07b594a723fc446 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:34:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 33/49] trying to force vcpkg install

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 99d501a..533ebad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup vcpkg
         uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+        with:
+          runVcpkgInstall: true
\ No newline at end of file

From 026d07bdad024c292a407e6908180020ce93e815 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:14:04 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 34/49] save point

---
 .github/vcpkg/setup.py     | 202 +------------------------------------
 .github/workflows/test.yml |  16 +--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 206 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/vcpkg/setup.py b/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
index 595346b..2fbb68d 100644
--- a/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
+++ b/.github/vcpkg/setup.py
@@ -1,206 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-vcpkg Bootstrap Script
-
-This script bootstraps vcpkg and sets up the environment for building WebFrame.
-It supports cross-platform builds with configurable OS and triplet targets.
-
-Usage:
-    python setup.py --os <windows|linux|macos> --triplet <x64-linux|x64-windows|etc>
-"""
 
 import argparse
-import os
-import platform
 import subprocess
 import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-
-def get_vcpkg_root() -> Path:
-    """Get the vcpkg root directory."""
-    script_dir = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
-    project_root = script_dir.parent.parent
-    vcpkg_root = project_root / "vcpkg"
-    return vcpkg_root
-
-
-def get_default_os() -> str:
-    """Get the default OS based on the current platform."""
-    system = platform.system()
-    if system == "Windows":
-        return "windows"
-    elif system == "Darwin":
-        return "macos"
-    else:
-        return "linux"
-
-
-def get_default_triplet() -> str:
-    """Get the default triplet based on the current platform and architecture."""
-    machine = platform.machine()
-    system = platform.system()
-    
-    # Map machine architectures
-    arch = "x64" if machine in ("x86_64", "AMD64") else "x86"
-    if machine in ("arm64", "aarch64"):
-        arch = "arm64"
-    
-    # Map OS to triplet
-    if system == "Windows":
-        return f"{arch}-windows"
-    elif system == "Darwin":
-        return f"{arch}-osx"
-    else:
-        return f"{arch}-linux"
-
-
-def bootstrap_vcpkg(vcpkg_root: Path) -> bool:
-    """
-    Bootstrap vcpkg if it hasn't been already.
-    
-    Args:
-        vcpkg_root: Path to vcpkg directory
-        
-    Returns:
-        True if bootstrap was successful or already bootstrapped, False otherwise
-    """
-    vcpkg_executable = vcpkg_root / ("vcpkg.exe" if sys.platform == "win32" else "vcpkg")
-    
-    if vcpkg_executable.exists():
-        print(f"✓ vcpkg already bootstrapped at {vcpkg_root}")
-        return True
-    
-    print(f"Bootstrapping vcpkg...")
-    
-    # Clone vcpkg if not present
-    if not vcpkg_root.exists():
-        print(f"Cloning vcpkg to {vcpkg_root}")
-        try:
-            subprocess.run(
-                ["git", "clone", "https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git", str(vcpkg_root)],
-                check=True,
-                capture_output=True
-            )
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            print(f"Failed to clone vcpkg: {e.stderr.decode()}")
-            return False
-    
-    # Run bootstrap script
-    try:
-        if sys.platform == "win32":
-            bootstrap_script = vcpkg_root / "bootstrap-vcpkg.bat"
-            subprocess.run(
-                [str(bootstrap_script)],
-                cwd=vcpkg_root,
-                check=True
-            )
-        else:
-            bootstrap_script = vcpkg_root / "bootstrap-vcpkg.sh"
-            subprocess.run(
-                ["bash", str(bootstrap_script)],
-                cwd=vcpkg_root,
-                check=True
-            )
-        print("vcpkg bootstrapped successfully")
-        return True
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        print(f"Bootstrap failed: {e}")
-        return False
-
 
-def install_dependencies(vcpkg_root: Path, triplet: str, os_name: str) -> bool:
-    """
-    Install project dependencies using vcpkg.
-    
-    Args:
-        vcpkg_root: Path to vcpkg directory
-        triplet: Target triplet (e.g., x64-linux)
-        os_name: Target OS (e.g., linux)
-        
-    Returns:
-        True if installation was successful, False otherwise
-    """
-    vcpkg_executable = vcpkg_root / ("vcpkg.exe" if sys.platform == "win32" else "vcpkg")
-    project_root = vcpkg_root.parent.parent
-    
-    print(f"Installing dependencies for {triplet}...")
-    
-    try:
-        subprocess.run(
-            [
-                str(vcpkg_executable),
-                "install",
-                f"--triplet={triplet}",
-                f"--manifest-root={project_root}",
-                "--clean-after-build"
-            ],
-            check=True
-        )
-        print(f"Dependencies installed successfully")
-        return True
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        print(f"Dependency installation failed: {e}")
-        return False
-
-
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description="Bootstrap vcpkg and install WebFrame dependencies",
-        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-        epilog="""
-Examples:
-  python setup.py                                    # Use system defaults
-  python setup.py --os linux-latest --triplet x64-linux
-  python setup.py --os windows-latest --triplet x64-windows
-  python setup.py --triplet arm64-linux
-        """
-    )
-    
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--os",
-        dest="os_name",
-        choices=["windows-latest", "linux-latest", "macos-latest"],
-        default=get_default_os(),
-        help="Target operating system (default: %(default)s)"
-    )
-    
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--triplet",
-        dest="triplet",
-        default=get_default_triplet(),
-        help="vcpkg triplet (default: %(default)s)"
-    )
-    
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--skip-bootstrap",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Skip vcpkg bootstrap (assume already bootstrapped)"
-    )
-    
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Setup vcpkg for the project")
+    parser.add_argument("--vcpkg-root", type=str, default="vcpkg", help="Path to the vcpkg directory")
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    
-    print(f"WebFrame vcpkg Setup")
-    print(f"   OS: {args.os_name}")
-    print(f"   Triplet: {args.triplet}")
-    print()
-    
-    vcpkg_root = get_vcpkg_root()
-    
-    # Bootstrap vcpkg
-    if not args.skip_bootstrap:
-        if not bootstrap_vcpkg(vcpkg_root):
-            sys.exit(1)
-    
-    # Install dependencies
-    if not install_dependencies(vcpkg_root, args.triplet, args.os_name):
-        sys.exit(1)
-    
-    print()
-    print("Setup complete!")
-    print(f"   vcpkg root: {vcpkg_root}")
-    print(f"   Use CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE={vcpkg_root}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake")
-
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 533ebad..8d107ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: Test
 
 on:
   push:
-  pull_request:
-
-env:
-  VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg-cache,readwrite"
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -13,6 +9,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
+      env:
+      VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
+        clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
       matrix:
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
@@ -32,8 +31,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/cache
         with:
           triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
+      - name: Clone vcpkg
+        run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+      
+      - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
 
-      - name: Setup vcpkg
-        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
-        with:
-          runVcpkgInstall: true
\ No newline at end of file

From 58e86c5f4ef89e3a71dba9c458cc18fdfb036f9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:48:54 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 35/49] test

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8d107ab..e4524db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ name: Test
 on:
   push:
 
+env:
+  VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
+    clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build (${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
-      env:
-      VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
-        clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
       matrix:
         include:
           - os: windows-latest

From 9d2f3ed03b290660607b19d7bb9caecb82a62572 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:50:14 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 36/49] test

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e4524db..3bcf88f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ name: Test
 on:
   push:
 
-env:
-  VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
-    clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
-
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build (${{ matrix.os }})
@@ -24,7 +20,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-latest
             triplet: x64-osx
             shell: bash
-
+    env: 
+      VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
+        clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 

From 96c2ad33a3c70e62c3d140ec8044b9836427a89b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:52:26 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 37/49] test

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3bcf88f..cedaa0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     env: 
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
         clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -36,3 +37,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
         run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'vcpkg\vcpkg install --triplet ${matrix.triplet} --x-install-root ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}\vcpkg-cache' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet ${matrix.triplet} --x-install-root ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/vcpkg-cache'}} 

From 20911171781fe28342cfbaa4022a16533680625a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:57:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 38/49] test

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index cedaa0a..7041211 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ jobs:
         run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'vcpkg\vcpkg install --triplet ${matrix.triplet} --x-install-root ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}\vcpkg-cache' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install --triplet ${matrix.triplet} --x-install-root ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/vcpkg-cache'}} 
+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'vcpkg\vcpkg install' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install'}} --triplet ${{matrix.triplet}} --x-install-root ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }}

From b1f60b9d8a84cd1278eab12343d4ff71cb3ca323 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "John R. Patek" <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:01:09 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 39/49] added qtwebview

---
 vcpkg.json | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index 10e9514..86ccd8c 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "homepage": "https://github.com/maxtek6/webframe",
     "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
     "dependencies": [
+        "qtwebview",
         "libevent"
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file

From be57df6acae4ff6dd8d6af7a670dba86be0e7f2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:03:03 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 40/49] trying qt5

---
 vcpkg.json | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index 86ccd8c..16530f6 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 {
     "name": "webframe",
-    "builtin-baseline": "e5a1490e1409d175932ef6014519e9ae149ddb7c",
     "version": "0.1.0",
     "description": "Portable C++ runtime for web applications",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/maxtek6/webframe",
     "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
     "dependencies": [
-        "qtwebview",
+        "qt5-webview",
         "libevent"
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file

From a63a172b142ed944cc41addbf07b8b3a3aee365d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:16:23 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 41/49] trying to install system packages

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7041211..2808f97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ jobs:
     env: 
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
         clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
-
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg' || '/vcpkg' }}
+      
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clone vcpkg
         run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
       
+      - name: Ubuntu dependencies
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool
+
+      - name: MacOS dependencies
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
+        run: brew install autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool
+
       - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
         run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
 

From 65f2f18c663e529d8c42efdc720ff45bf70e4f10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:06:53 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 42/49] trying subst command

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 17 +++++++++++------
 vcpkg.json                 |  1 -
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 2808f97..3ed796c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
         clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
       VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg' || '/vcpkg' }}
-      
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -35,16 +35,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clone vcpkg
         run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
       
-      - name: Ubuntu dependencies
+      - name: Ubuntu Setup
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool libltdl-dev
 
-      - name: MacOS dependencies
+      - name: MacOS Setup
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
         run: brew install autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool
 
+      - name: Windows Setup
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        run: |
+          subst X: ${{ github.workspace }}\vcpkg
+
       - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
-        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'vcpkg\vcpkg install' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install'}} --triplet ${{matrix.triplet}} --x-install-root ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }}
+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\vcpkg install' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install'}} --triplet ${{matrix.triplet}} --x-install-root ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }}
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index 16530f6..1b82bb4 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     "homepage": "https://github.com/maxtek6/webframe",
     "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
     "dependencies": [
-        "qt5-webview",
         "libevent"
     ]
 }
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From 3a407ad1e547d1eb809491115e21341829efef8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:10:28 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 43/49] test

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3ed796c..3e4a5bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     env: 
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
         clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg' || '/vcpkg' }}
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\vcpkg' || 'vcpkg' }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Windows Setup
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
         run: |
-          subst X: ${{ github.workspace }}\vcpkg
+          subst X: ${{ github.workspace }}
 
       - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
-        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\vcpkg install' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install'}} --triplet ${{matrix.triplet}} --x-install-root ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }}
+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\vcpkg\vcpkg install' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install'}} --triplet ${{matrix.triplet}} --x-install-root ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }}

From 39d03323dd4b687b7a967adad2fab9020e68542b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:14:04 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 44/49] trying to add qtwebview again

---
 vcpkg.json | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index 1b82bb4..d5c4105 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "homepage": "https://github.com/maxtek6/webframe",
     "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
     "dependencies": [
+        "qtwebview",
         "libevent"
     ]
 }
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From a38d1df85504c9188e6d456956a7c22c8c9a45ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:48:16 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 45/49] trying new cloning strategy

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 23 +++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3e4a5bf..bd729a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     env: 
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
         clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\vcpkg' || 'vcpkg' }}
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'D:\a\vcpkg' || '${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg' }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -32,24 +32,27 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/cache
         with:
           triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
-      - name: Clone vcpkg
+      - name: Windows vcpkg clone
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg D:\a\vcpkg
+        
+      - name: Posix vcpkg clone
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
         run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
       
       - name: Ubuntu Setup
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool libltdl-dev
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool libltdl-dev 
+          sudo apt-get install '^libxcb.*-dev' libx11-xcb-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libxrender-dev libxi-dev libxkbcommon-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev libegl1-mesa-dev
 
       - name: MacOS Setup
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
         run: brew install autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool
 
-      - name: Windows Setup
-        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
-        run: |
-          subst X: ${{ github.workspace }}
-
       - name: Bootstrap vcpkg
-        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'D:\a\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'X:\vcpkg\vcpkg install' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install'}} --triplet ${{matrix.triplet}} --x-install-root ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }}
+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'D:\a\vcpkg\vcpkg install' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install'}} --triplet ${{matrix.triplet}} --x-install-root ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }}
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From e4e32b116043933506c162dacf2b45ff2d639519 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:11:23 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 46/49] test

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index bd729a6..dbe653e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     env: 
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
         clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'D:\a\vcpkg' || '${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg' }}
+      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'D:\a\vcpkg' || ${{ github.workspace }}'/vcpkg' }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool libltdl-dev 
-          sudo apt-get install '^libxcb.*-dev' libx11-xcb-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libxrender-dev libxi-dev libxkbcommon-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev libegl1-mesa-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y '^libxcb.*-dev' libx11-xcb-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libxrender-dev libxi-dev libxkbcommon-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev libegl1-mesa-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y libsctp-dev libx11-dev libx11-xcb-dev libsm-dev libice-dev libxcb-icccm4-dev libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libxcb-render-util0-dev \
+          sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-shm0-dev libxcb-sync-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev \
+          sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-xkb-dev libxkbcommon-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev libdbus-1-dev
 
       - name: MacOS Setup
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}

From 04e080a78c2c0dcf58cc85c89392dcdc2141eff2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:13:31 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 47/49] test

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index dbe653e..f24856a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ jobs:
     env: 
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
         clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
-      VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'D:\a\vcpkg' || ${{ github.workspace }}'/vcpkg' }}
+      if ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}:
+      VCPKG_ROOT: 'D:\a\vcpkg'
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

From 5b9ef19001d0ac5817c6f6a00b6635850b034215 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:18:25 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 48/49] test

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f24856a..491437e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ jobs:
     env: 
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: >-
         clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }},readwrite
-      if ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}:
-      VCPKG_ROOT: 'D:\a\vcpkg'
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -33,10 +31,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/cache
         with:
           triplet: ${{ matrix.triplet }}
+
       - name: Windows vcpkg clone
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
         run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg D:\a\vcpkg
         
+      - name: Set VCPKG_ROOT on Windows
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        run: echo "VCPKG_ROOT=D:\a\vcpkg" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: powershell
+
       - name: Posix vcpkg clone
         if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
         run: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
@@ -47,8 +51,8 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool libltdl-dev 
           sudo apt-get install -y '^libxcb.*-dev' libx11-xcb-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libxrender-dev libxi-dev libxkbcommon-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev libegl1-mesa-dev
-          sudo apt-get install -y libsctp-dev libx11-dev libx11-xcb-dev libsm-dev libice-dev libxcb-icccm4-dev libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libxcb-render-util0-dev \
-          sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-shm0-dev libxcb-sync-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev \
+          sudo apt-get install -y libsctp-dev libx11-dev libx11-xcb-dev libsm-dev libice-dev libxcb-icccm4-dev libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libxcb-render-util0-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-shm0-dev libxcb-sync-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev
           sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-xkb-dev libxkbcommon-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev libdbus-1-dev
 
       - name: MacOS Setup

From a36cee9b60b466fbd59de4a4165876c3a120359e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John R Patek Sr <johnpatek2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:37:40 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 49/49] trying to fix pch on mac

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 491437e..d5cc9ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ jobs:
         run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'D:\a\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat' || './vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh'}}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'D:\a\vcpkg\vcpkg install' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install'}} --triplet ${{matrix.triplet}} --x-install-root ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }}
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+        run: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'D:\a\vcpkg\vcpkg install' || './vcpkg/vcpkg install'}} --triplet ${{matrix.triplet}} --x-install-root ${{ github.workspace }}${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '\vcpkg-cache' || '/vcpkg-cache' }} ${{ matrix.os == 'macos' && '--x-cmake-args=-DCMAKE_DISABLE_PRECOMPILE_HEADERS=ON' || ''}}
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