linebender/druid

Features

• Cross-Platform GUI Toolkits - Functions as a comprehensive framework for building graphical user interfaces across Linux, macOS, and web browsers.
• Cross-Platform UI Toolkits - Provides a complete toolkit for building native-like GUIs from a single codebase for Linux, macOS, and the web.
• Data-Driven UI Libraries - Functions as a data-driven framework that synchronizes global application state with the visual layout using lenses.
• Custom Shape Rendering - Provides a 2D graphics engine for rendering vector shapes and lines directly onto the window using a paint context.
• 2D Rendering Engines - Ships a rendering engine for drawing vector paths, shapes, and text layouts across multiple backends.
• Data-View Synchronizers - Automatically synchronizes user interface elements when the underlying data model changes.
• State Mapping - Uses functional lenses to map specific subsets of global application state to individual widgets.
• Cross-Platform Abstractions - A common interface for interacting with different application frameworks while hiding backend-specific implementation details.
• Custom Widget Definitions - Allows developers to define bespoke UI components by implementing standard traits for event handling, layout, and painting.
• Custom Widget Implementation - Allows for the design of specialized interface components by implementing custom logic for layout, events, and rendering.
• State-Synchronized Bindings - Automatically synchronizes UI elements with application state changes through reactive bindings.
• Desktop Applications - Provides a framework specifically for building cross-platform desktop GUI applications.
• Event-Driven UI Frameworks - Utilizes an architectural pattern where UI state and interactions are managed through a system of commands and messages.
• DOM Event Listeners - Provides mechanisms to attach listeners to interface elements that execute logic upon user interaction.
• Rust Native Toolkits - Provides a data-first native UI framework implemented specifically for the Rust programming language.
• Retained State UI Frameworks - Maintains a persistent tree of widgets that automatically updates the view when state changes.
• Constraint Based Layouts - Implements a constraint-based box layout system where components negotiate dimensions based on parent-provided constraints.
• Widget Data Bindings - Connects application data sources directly to interface elements to isolate state updates.
• Native Windowing - Manages the lifecycle of native application windows, including system menus and file dialogs.
• Linux UI Rendering - Renders user interfaces on Linux distributions using X11 or Wayland windowing protocols.
• Abstraction-Layer Rendering Backends - Implements an abstraction layer that decouples 2D scene logic from specific native graphics APIs.
• Main Axis Alignment - Positions child components along primary layout axes using configurable distribution and alignment rules.
• Input Event Loops - Implements a non-blocking event loop to handle window and input interactions across platforms.
• Widget Composition Traits - Defines UI components by implementing standard traits for event handling, layout, and rendering.
• Asynchronous Event Dispatchers - Implements systems to offload event handler execution to managed thread pools to prevent blocking the UI.
• Platform Abstraction Layers - Decouples application logic from native operating system windowing and input event lifecycles.
• Dynamic List Rendering - Supports efficient rendering of data collections that automatically update the view when items are modified.
• Event Routing Systems - Provides a mechanism for routing targeted commands to specific widgets within the UI element tree.
• Layout Composition Frameworks - Enables the construction of complex interfaces by nesting widgets, flex containers, and custom painters.
• Content State Toggling - Provides the ability to toggle between different UI components based on boolean state values to handle various application statuses.
• Native Event Streams - Bridges native OS event streams into a standard representation for the UI framework.
• macOS Renderers - Utilizes native macOS graphics tools for hardware-accelerated user interface rendering.
• Targeted Widget Messaging - Enables sending targeted instructions to specific widgets using unique identity identifiers.
• Vector Graphics Rendering - Provides high-fidelity rendering of scalable vector graphics as native widgets within the UI.
• Multi-Window Controllers - Supports the creation and coordination of multiple independent native windows within a single application session.
• Window Lifecycle Controllers - Provides APIs for managing the lifecycle of native windows, including their creation, focus, and termination.
• Web-Based UI Deployment - Enables compilation and execution of native user interface applications within web browsers.
• UI Rendering Engines - Employs a WebAssembly-based engine to render consistent user interfaces across browsers.
• UI Frameworks - Data-first gui design toolkit.

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