Aloe-ex-app: A JUCE-inspired GUI Application Framework

Aloe-ex-app is a Rust crate that encapsulates a GUI application framework akin to JUCE. The crate provides a set of structures to streamline GUI application development by handling window management and application lifecycle. Its design ethos draws from intuitive object-oriented frameworks, with an emphasis on safety and ease of use.

Overview

This crate serves as a template for building desktop GUI applications. The primary components are MainWindow, MainComponent, and GuiAppApplication. Each component facilitates specific responsibilities such as window creation, layout management, and application lifecycle events.

Key Components

• MainWindow

  • Implements the desktop window containing an instance of MainComponent.
  • Users can redefine DocumentWindow methods but with caution to preserve inherited functionalities.

• MainComponent

  • Acts as the internal container for GUI controls and content.
  • Hooks for painting operations and layout changes are provided.

• GuiAppApplication

  • Represents the core application structure, managing startup, shutdown, and instance behavior.

Usage

Integrating Aloe-ex-app involves setting up and initializing your application with GuiAppApplication. Using Rust's ownership and lifetime features, MainWindow and MainComponent leverage memory safety and concurrency.

Example

Below is a rudimentary implementation of a start function:

fn main(argc: i32, argv: *mut &[u8]) -> i32 {
    // Placeholder for initial functionality
    0 // Return success status
}

Contribution

Contributions to Aloe-ex-app are welcome. Please adhere to the GPL-3.0 license.

For more information, visit our GitHub repository.

Note: This README.md was auto-generated by an AI model and might not capture all nuances or functionalities of the crate.

This crate is a translation of the JUCE module.

JUCE is a c++ software framework for developing high performance audio applications.

Usage falls under the GPLv3 as well as the JUCE commercial license.

See github.com/juce-framework/JUCE and the JUCE license page for details.

This crate is in the process of being translated from c++ to rust. For progress updates, please see the workspacer rust project. designed specifically for rust projects.