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_Meta_ is a framework allowing the creation of user interface (UI) frameworks in Swift. ## Table of Contents - [Overview](#overview) - [Usage](#usage) - [Thanks](#thanks) ## Overview _Meta_ follows the following principles: - It is a **declarative** framework, meaning that instead of writing _how_ to construct a user interface, you write _what_ it looks like. - The user interface is treated as a function of its **state**. Instead of directly modifying the UI, modify its state to update views. - Multiple UI frameworks can be used in the same code, but the **selection of the framework** happens when executing the app. This enables the creation of cross-platform UI frameworks combining several UI frameworks rendering always with the same backend. It knows the following layers of UI: - An app is the entry point of the executable, containing the windows. - A scene element is a template for a container holding one or multiple views (e.g. a window). - A view is a part of the actual UI inside a window, another view, or another renderable component. - Custom renderable components can be used for more restrictive UI elements, such as menus. Detailed information can be found in the [docs](https://aparokshaui.github.io/meta/). ## Usage _Meta_ can be used for creating UI frameworks in Swift which can then be used to create apps. Follow those steps if you want to create a UI framework. 1. Open your Swift package in GNOME Builder, Xcode, or any other IDE. 2. Open the `Package.swift` file. 3. Into the `Package` initializer, under `dependencies`, paste: ```swift .package(url: "https://github.com/AparokshaUI/Meta", from: "0.1.0") ``` ## Thanks - [DocC](https://github.com/apple/swift-docc) used for the documentation - [SwiftLint](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint) for checking whether code style conventions are violated - The programming language [Swift](https://github.com/swiftlang/swift)