RustUI - Cross-Platform UI Framework

A modern, cross-platform UI framework written in Rust that supports desktop, web, iOS, and Android platforms.

Quick Start

Installation

# Install the rust-native development tools
cargo install rust-native

# Add rust-native to your project
cargo add rust-native

Configuration

Create a rust-native.toml in your project root:

name = "my-app"
target_platforms = ["Desktop"]
build_command = "cargo run"  # Optional: custom build command

Development Server

Start the development server:

# From your project directory
rust-native dev

# Or specify a custom path
rust-native dev --path ./src

Server Controls

• q - Quit the server
• 1 - Switch to Desktop mode (currently active)
• r - Manual rebuild (coming soon)
• s - Restart server (coming soon)

Status Indicators

The server displays build status with color coding: - 🟢 Green: Ready/Success - 🟡 Yellow: Building - 🔴 Red: Error (with details)

Project Structure

your-project/
├── src/
│   └── main.rs           # Your application code
├── rust-native.toml      # Development configuration
└── Cargo.toml           # Project dependencies

Features

• 🎯 Cross-platform support (Desktop, Web, iOS, Android)
• 🎨 Flexible styling system
• 📱 Responsive layouts
• 🔄 State management
• 🎭 Animations
• 📍 Gesture recognition
• 🧭 Navigation system

Getting Started

Prerequisites

# Install Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

# Install additional dependencies for different platforms
# For iOS
xcode-select --install
rustup target add aarch64-apple-ios x86_64-apple-ios

# For Android
rustup target add aarch64-linux-android armv7-linux-androideabi
cargo install cargo-ndk

# For Web (WebAssembly)
rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
cargo install wasm-pack

Building and Running

Desktop

# Run desktop example
cargo run --example basic_app

# Build for release
cargo build --release

iOS

# Build for iOS simulator
cargo build --target x86_64-apple-ios
# Build for iOS device
cargo build --target aarch64-apple-ios

# Open Xcode project
open ios/RustUI.xcodeproj

Android

# Build Android libraries
cargo ndk -t armeabi-v7a -t arm64-v8a build --release

# Open Android project in Android Studio
cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug

Web

# Build WebAssembly package
wasm-pack build --target web

# Serve example
cd www && npm install && npm start

Examples

Basic App

use rust_native::*;

fn main() {
    let rust_native = RustUI::new();
    rust_native.run(|| {
        View::new()
            .child(Text::new("Hello, RustUI!"))
            .child(Button::new("Click Me"))
            .into()
    });
}

Styled Components

View::new()
    .child(
        Text::new("Welcome")
            .style(Style::new()
                .set("font-size", 24.0)
                .set("color", Color::new(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0)))
    )

Responsive Layout

View::new()
    .with_responsive_layout(&responsive, vec![
        (Breakpoint::Small, Stack::new(Direction::Vertical)),
        (Breakpoint::Large, Stack::new(Direction::Horizontal)),
    ])

Project Structure

RustUI/
├── src/
│   ├── components/     # UI components
│   ├── platform/      # Platform-specific implementations
│   ├── animation/     # Animation system
│   ├── gesture/       # Gesture recognition
│   ├── layout/        # Layout system
│   ├── navigation/    # Navigation system
│   ├── renderer/      # Rendering backend
│   └── style/         # Styling system
├── examples/          # Example applications
├── ios/              # iOS project files
├── android/          # Android project files
└── www/              # Web (WebAssembly) files

Development Configuration Guide

rust-native.toml Configuration

The rust-native.toml file is used to configure your RustUI development environment. Place this file in your project's root directory.

Basic Configuration

# Basic configuration
name = "my-app"
target_platforms = ["Desktop"]
build_command = "cargo run"

Advanced Configuration

# Advanced configuration
name = "my-complex-app"
target_platforms = ["Desktop", "Web", "iOS", "Android"]
build_command = "cargo run --example custom_app"
watch_paths = ["src/", "examples/"]
exclude_paths = ["target/", "node_modules/"]

[desktop]
window_size = { width = 800, height = 600 }
enable_hot_reload = true

[ios]
simulator = true
device_family = "iphone"

[android]
emulator = "Pixel_4_API_30"
target_sdk = 30

[web]
port = 8080
serve_dir = "public"

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
name	String	Project directory name	Your application name
target_platforms	Array	["Desktop"]	Platforms to build for
build_command	String	"cargo run"	Custom build command
watch_paths	Array	["."]	Directories to watch for changes
exclude_paths	Array	["target"]	Directories to ignore

Platform-Specific Options

Desktop Configuration

[desktop]
window_size = { width = 800, height = 600 }
enable_hot_reload = true
custom_args = ["--release", "--features=desktop"]

iOS Configuration

[ios]
simulator = true
device_family = "iphone"
deployment_target = "14.0"

Android Configuration

[android]
emulator = "Pixel_4_API_30"
target_sdk = 30
min_sdk = 21

Web Configuration

[web]
port = 8080
serve_dir = "public"
wasm_features = ["web-sys"]

Example Configurations

1. Minimal Development Setup

name = "my-app"
target_platforms = ["Desktop"]

1. Desktop Application with Hot Reload

name = "my-desktop-app"
target_platforms = ["Desktop"]
build_command = "cargo run --example main"

[desktop]
enable_hot_reload = true
window_size = { width = 1024, height = 768 }

1. Cross-Platform Mobile Development

name = "my-mobile-app"
target_platforms = ["iOS", "Android"]
watch_paths = ["src/", "mobile/"]

[ios]
simulator = true
device_family = "universal"

[android]
emulator = "Pixel_4_API_30"
target_sdk = 30

Usage Tips

1. Hot Reload Configuration
2. Enable hot reload for faster development

3. Specify watch paths for selective reloading toml watch_paths = ["src/components/", "src/styles/"] exclude_paths = ["src/tests/", "target/"]

4. Custom Build Commands

5. Use environment variables

6. Chain multiple commands toml build_command = "RUST_LOG=debug cargo run --example dev"

7. Platform-Specific Development

8. Configure each platform separately
9. Enable only needed platforms toml target_platforms = ["Desktop", "Web"] [desktop] enable_hot_reload = true [web] port = 3000

For more information, visit our Configuration Documentation.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Support

• 📚 Documentation
• 💬 Discord Community
• 📧 Email Support

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Rust community
• Cross-platform UI frameworks that inspired this project