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0e7981cf87* Develop (#343) * Support Distribution 'ArcoLinux' #310 (#312) * Support Distribution 'ArcoLinux' #310 * Vuetify2 support (resurrected from git@github.com:MichaelHipp/wails.git) (#315) * Initial create of vuetify2-basic folder * Change template descr of vuetify-basic to say Vuetify 1.5 * Get vuetify2 template installing vuetify v2.0 (but with styling probs) * Update App.vue, HelloWorld.vue for Vuetify v2 * Remove babel-polyfill, add mdi/font * fix: codacy corrections * fix: babel -> core-js, regenerator-runtime Co-authored-by: Michael Hipp <michael@redmule.com> Co-authored-by: Lea Anthony <lea.anthony@gmail.com> * Update Contributors * v1.0.2-pre1 * [313-remote-conn] allow remote connections to the websocket bridge (#314) * [313-remote-conn] feat: compute wsURL based on window.location * [313-remote-conn] feat: allow any host to connect to vue server removing the 'host: "localhost"' specification causes the development server to listen on all interfaces. * [313-remote-conn] feat: allow any host to connect to angular dev server * test: reinject tabs Co-authored-by: Lea Anthony <lea.anthony@gmail.com> * fix: disable host check for vuetify 2 template * v1.0.2-pre2 * fix: shutdown ipcmanager * use channel to trigger shutdown * load linuxdb from relative path * Feat manjaro arm & deepin (#324) * feat: new distros: manjaroARM & Deepin * v1.0.2-pre3 * [326-platform-raspbian] feat: implement raspbian support (#327) * fix: emit arguments (#306) * v1.0.2-pre4 Raspbarian support * Initial support for Typescript decl file (#330) * v1.0.2-pre5 * revert to Go 1.12 * New CI (#331) * prepare * new CI/github actions * Rename later-pre.yml to latest-pre.yml * Update latest-pre.yml * Update README.md * Ensure version in go.mod is up to date (#339) * release v1.0.2-pre6 * Fix typescript generation * Release v1.0.2-pre7 * 316-multi-bridge-conn (#317) * [316-multi-bridge-conn] feat: use callback func for bridge response * [316-multi-bridge-conn] feat: implement multiple session support * split client handling portion into 'session' * keep track of sessions by remote address (ip & port) * notify each of the sessions anytime an event comes across the bus * [316-multi-bridge-conn] chore: move bridge files to package * [316-multi-bridge-conn] chore: remove deprecated Callback function The Callback function is no longer needed for the operation of the frontend callback since the ipc.Dispatch function now requires a callback function to be provided as an argument. This function can be a private function since it is passed by reference. * [316-multi-bridge-conn] chore: make webview.Callback private * [316-multi-bridge-conn] chore: remove unused injectCSS function I believe a slightly better method of doing this might need to be devised if it is needed in the future. I presume it should collect the values into a cache and then inject it into each sesssion as it appears. * [316-multi-bridge-conn] ensure wails:ready event is emitted Event is only emitted for the first session created from the Bridge. * [316-multi-bridge-conn] emit events for session lifecycle Emit an event for each session started and ended. * [316-multi-bridge-conn] fix: session handling fixes Co-authored-by: Lea Anthony <lea.anthony@gmail.com> * Release v1.0.2-pre8 * Release v1.0.2 Co-authored-by: Byron <ktc@protonmail.com> Co-authored-by: Travis McLane <tmclane@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Hipp <michael@redmule.com> * Macos notarize fix Co-authored-by: Lea Anthony <lea.anthony@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Byron <ktc@protonmail.com> Co-authored-by: Travis McLane <tmclane@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Michael Hipp <michael@redmule.com> |
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A framework for building desktop applications using Go & Web Technologies.
The traditional method of providing web interfaces to Go programs is via a built-in web server. Wails offers a different approach: it provides the ability to wrap both Go code and a web frontend into a single binary. Tools are provided to make this easy for you by handling project creation, compilation and bundling. All you have to do is get creative!
The official docs can be found at https://wails.app.
Features
- Use standard Go libraries/frameworks for the backend
- Use any frontend technology to build your UI
- Quickly create Vue, Vuetify or React frontends for your Go programs
- Expose Go methods/functions to the frontend via a single bind command
- Uses native rendering engines - no embedded browser
- Shared events system
- Native file dialogs
- Powerful cli tool
- Multiplatform
Installation
Wails uses cgo to bind to the native rendering engines so a number of platform dependent libraries are needed as well as an installation of Go. The basic requirements are:
- Go 1.12
- npm
MacOS
Make sure you have the xcode command line tools installed. This can be done by running:
xcode-select --install
Linux
Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
Debian: 8, 9, 10
Ubuntu: 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
Also succesfully tested on: Zorin 15, Parrot 4.7, Linuxmint 19, Elementary 5, Kali, Neon
Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk gtk3
Also succesfully test on: Manjaro & ArcoLinux
Centos
sudo yum install webkitgtk3-devel gtk3-devel
CentOS 6, 7
Fedora
sudo yum install webkit2gtk3-devel gtk3-devel
Fedora 29, 30
VoidLinux & VoidLinux-musl
xbps-install gtk+3-devel webkit2gtk-devel
Gentoo
sudo emerge gtk+:3 webkit-gtk
Windows
Windows requires gcc and related tooling. The recommended download is from http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/download. Once this is installed, you are good to go.
Installation
Ensure Go modules are enabled: GO111MODULE=on and go/bin is in your PATH variable.
Installation is as simple as running the following command:
go get -u github.com/wailsapp/wails/cmd/wails
Next Steps
It is recommended at this stage to read the comprehensive documentation at https://wails.app.
FAQ
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Is this an alternative to Electron?
Depends on your requirements. It's designed to make it easy for Go programmers to make lightweight desktop applications or add a frontend to their existing applications. Whilst Wails does not currently offer hooks into native elements such as menus, this may change in the future.
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Who is this project aimed at?
Go programmers who want to bundle an HTML/JS/CSS frontend with their applications, without resorting to creating a server and opening a browser to view it.
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What's with the name?
When I saw WebView, I thought "What I really want is tooling around building a WebView app, a bit like Rails is to Ruby". So initially it was a play on words (Webview on Rails). It just so happened to also be a homophone of the English name for the Country I am from. So it stuck.
Shoulders of Giants
Without the following people, this project would never have existed:
- Dustin Krysak - His support and feedback has been immense. More patience than you can throw a stick at (Not long now Dustin!).
- Serge Zaitsev - Creator of Webview which Wails uses for the windowing.
And without these people, it wouldn't be what it is today. A huge thank you to each and every one of you!
Special Mentions:
- Byron - At times, Byron has single handedly kept this project alive. Without his incredible input, we never would have got to v1.
This project was mainly coded to the following albums:
- Manic Street Preachers - Resistance Is Futile
- Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours
- The Midnight - Endless Summer
- Gary Newman - Savage (Songs from a Broken World)
- Steve Vai - Passion & Warfare
- Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
- Ben Howard - Noonday Dream
- Adwaith - Melyn
- Gwidaith Hen Fran - Cedors Hen Wrach
- Metallica - Metallica
- Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
- Maxthor - Another World
- Alun Tan Lan - Y Distawrwydd
Licensing
Special Thank You
A special thank you to JetBrains for donating licenses to us!
Please click the logo to let them know your appreciation!
