Merge pull request #566 from Mrudul111/feature/homebrew-guide

Issue #547 Add homebrew installation support

Author: ashitaprasad

doc/dev_guide/packaging.md

@@ -22,7 +22,85 @@ TODO Instructions
 
 ## Homebrew
 
-TODO Instructions
+Homebrew Formula Submission
+
+### 1. Prepare Tap Repository
+
+```
+# Create Homebrew tap
+gh repo create homebrew-tap --public --clone
+mkdir -p homebrew-tap/Formula
+cd homebrew-tap
+```
+
+### 2. Package apidash
+
+```
+# Build macOS bundle
+flutter build macos
+
+# Create versioned tarball
+tar -czvf apidash-v1.0.0.tar.gz \
+  -C build/macos/Build/Products/Release/ \
+  Apidash.app
+
+# Generate SHA256 checksum
+shasum -a 256 apidash-v1.0.0.tar.gz
+```
+
+### 3. Create Formula File
+
+`Formula/apidash.rb`:
+
+```
+class Apidash < Formula
+  desc "Modern API dashboard for developers"
+  homepage "https://apidash.dev"
+  url "https://github.com/<user>/<repo>/releases/download/v1.0.0/apidash-v1.0.0.tar.gz"
+  sha256 "PASTE_YOUR_SHA256_HERE"
+
+  def install
+    prefix.install "Apidash.app"
+    bin.write_exec_script prefix/"Apidash.app/Contents/MacOS/Apidash"
+  end
+
+  test do
+    system "#{bin}/Apidash", "--version"
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### 4. Local Validation
+
+```
+# Check formula syntax
+brew audit --strict Formula/apidash.rb
+
+# Test installation
+brew install --build-from-source Formula/apidash.rb
+
+# Verify execution
+brew test apidash
+```
+
+### 5. Custom Tap Submission
+
+```
+# Commit formula to your tap repo
+git add Formula/Apidash.rb
+git commit -m "added apidash formula"
+git push
+
+# Create release for tarball
+gh release create v1.0.0 apidash-v1.0.0.tar.gz
+```
+
+### 6. Installation
+
+```
+brew tap homebrew-tap/Formula
+brew install apidash
+```
 
 ## Chocolatey