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[v3] Typed Events, revisited (#4633)
* Add strong event typings

* Make `EmitEvent` take one data argument only

* Add event registration logic

* Report event cancellation to the emitter

* Prevent registration of system events

* Add support for typed event data initialisation

* Binding generation for events

* Tests for event bindings

* Add vite plugin for typed events

* Fix dev command execution order

Co-authored-by: Fabio Massaioli <fabio.massaioli@gmail.com>

* Propagate module path to templates

* Update templates

Co-authored-by: Ian VanSchooten <ian.vanschooten@gmail.com>

* Go mod tidy for examples

* Switch to tsconfig.json for jetbrains IDE support

* Replace jsconfig in example

* Convert vite plugin to typescript

* Downgrade vite for now

The templates all use 5.x

* Remove root plugins dir from npm files

It's now '/dist/plugins'

* Include types for Create

But keep out of the docs

* Assign a type for cancelAll results

* Restore variadic argument in EmitEvent methods

* Support registered events with void data

* Test cases for void alias support

* Support strict mode

* Support custom event hooks

* Update docs

* Update changelog

* Testdata for typed events

* Test data for void alias support

* fix webview_window emit event

* Update changelog.mdx

* Update events

* Fix generator test path normalization for cross-platform compatibility

The generator tests were failing on CI because they compared absolute file paths
in warning messages. These paths differ between development machines and CI environments.

Changes:
- Normalize file paths in warnings to be relative to testcases/ directory
- Handle both Unix and Windows path separators
- Use Unix line endings consistently in test output
- Update all test expectation files to use normalized paths

This ensures tests pass consistently across different environments including
Windows, macOS, Linux, and CI systems.

* Remove stale comment

* Handle errors returned from validation

* Restore variadic argument to Emit (fix bad rebase)

* Event emitters return a boolean

* Don't use `EmitEvent` in docs

Supposedly it's for internal use, according to comment

* Fix event docs (from rebase)

* Ensure all templates specify @wailsio/runtime: "latest"

* Fix Windows test failure due to CRLF line endings

The test was failing on Windows because:
1. Hardcoded "\n" was being used instead of render.Newline when writing
   warning logs, causing CRLF vs LF mismatch
2. The render package import was missing
3. .got.log files weren't being skipped when building expected file list

Changes:
- Add render package import
- Use render.Newline instead of hardcoded "\n" for cross-platform compatibility
- Skip .got.log files in test file walker

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Fix template tests by using local runtime package

The template tests were failing because they were installing @wailsio/runtime@latest from npm, which doesn't have the new vite plugin yet. This change packs the local runtime and uses it in template tests instead.

Changes:
- Pack the runtime to a tarball in test_js job
- Upload the runtime package as an artifact
- Download and install the local runtime in template tests before building
- Update cleanup job to delete the runtime package artifact

* Apply suggestion from @leaanthony

* Fix: Install local runtime in frontend directory with correct path

The previous fix wasn't working because:
1. npm install was run in the project root, not in frontend/
2. wails3 build runs npm install again, which would reinstall from npm

Fixed by:
- Using npm pkg set to modify package.json to use file:// protocol
- This ensures subsequent npm install calls use the local tarball

* Fix Vue template syntax conflicts with Go template delimiters

The Vue templates were converted to .tmpl files to support dynamic module
paths, but Vue's template syntax {{ }} conflicts with Go's template syntax.

Fixed by escaping Vue template braces:
- {{ becomes {{"{{"}}
- }} becomes {{"}}"}}

This allows the Go template engine to output the literal {{ }} for Vue to process.

* Fix Vue template escaping and Windows shell compatibility

Two issues fixed:

1. Vue template escaping: Changed from {{"{{"}} to {{ "{{" }}
   - The previous syntax caused "missing value for command" error
   - Correct Go template syntax uses spaces between delimiters and strings

2. Windows PowerShell compatibility: Added 'shell: bash' to template generation step
   - The bash syntax (ls, head, $()) doesn't work in PowerShell
   - Git Bash is available on all GitHub runners including Windows

* Fix: test_templates depends on test_js for runtime package artifact

The runtime-package artifact is created in test_js job, not test_go.
Added test_js to the needs array so the artifact is available for download.

* Fix Windows path compatibility for runtime package artifact

Changed from absolute Unix path '/tmp/wails-runtime' to relative path
'wails-runtime-temp' which works cross-platform. Using realpath to
convert to absolute path for file:// URL in npm pkg set command.

* Fix realpath issue on Windows for runtime package

realpath on Windows Git Bash was producing malformed paths with duplicate
drive letters (D:\d\a\...). Replaced with portable solution using pwd
that works correctly across all platforms.

* Use pwd -W on Windows to get native Windows paths

Git Bash's pwd returns Unix-style paths (/d/a/wails/wails) which npm
then incorrectly resolves as D:/d/a/wails/wails. Using pwd -W returns
native Windows paths (D:\a\wails\wails) that npm can handle correctly.

This is the root cause of all the Windows path issues.

* Improve typechecking for Events.Emit()

* [docs] Clarify where `Events` is imported from in each example

* Add docs for runtime Events.Emit()

* Revert to v2-style Events.Emit (name, data)

* Update changelog

---------

Co-authored-by: Fabio Massaioli <fabio.massaioli@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Atterpac <Capretta.Michael@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Lea Anthony <lea.anthony@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-11 20:25:57 +11:00
.github [v3] Typed Events, revisited (#4633) 2025-11-11 20:25:57 +11:00
assets/images [ImgBot] Optimize images (#1812) 2022-09-12 21:57:07 +10:00
docs [v3] Typed Events, revisited (#4633) 2025-11-11 20:25:57 +11:00
mkdocs-website/docs/en [V3] feat: add Windows getAccentColor implementation (#4427) 2025-07-25 21:46:05 +10:00
scripts Add issue management automation tools 2025-05-14 20:47:45 +10:00
v2 Dependency updates 2025-05-15 06:26:20 +10:00
v3 [v3] Typed Events, revisited (#4633) 2025-11-11 20:25:57 +11:00
website chore: fix changelog 2025-03-20 16:56:33 +00:00
.all-contributorsrc [v3] Add starlight website (#3917) 2024-12-08 12:09:13 +11:00
.coderabbit.yaml Add code rabbit for alpha 2024-07-29 20:46:15 +10:00
.gitignore feat: Complete App API restructuring with organized manager pattern (#4359) 2025-06-21 19:51:14 +10:00
.prettierignore chore: add Prettier as format tool (#2689) 2023-05-30 07:40:54 +10:00
.prettierrc.yml [v3] Add starlight website (#3917) 2024-12-08 12:09:13 +11:00
CHANGELOG.md chore: sort out files (#1776) 2022-08-22 20:02:27 +10:00
CNAME Add CNAME 2023-10-29 09:48:37 +11:00
CONTRIBUTING.md chore: sort out files (#1776) 2022-08-22 20:02:27 +10:00
CONTRIBUTORS.md Fix BackgroundColour documentation. Update changelog. Move contributors into website. Create changelog link. 2022-07-25 20:11:04 +10:00
LICENSE Update license and readme 2019-04-08 19:18:39 +10:00
qodana.yaml Add status table to docs. 2023-09-06 20:59:45 +10:00
README.de.md German Readme (#3483) 2024-06-08 21:15:42 +10:00
README.es.md German Readme (#3483) 2024-06-08 21:15:42 +10:00
README.fr.md German Readme (#3483) 2024-06-08 21:15:42 +10:00
README.ja.md German Readme (#3483) 2024-06-08 21:15:42 +10:00
README.ko.md German Readme (#3483) 2024-06-08 21:15:42 +10:00
README.md German Readme (#3483) 2024-06-08 21:15:42 +10:00
README.pt-br.md German Readme (#3483) 2024-06-08 21:15:42 +10:00
README.ru.md Update README.ru.md (#3544) 2024-06-17 18:40:22 +10:00
README.tr.md Added README.tr.md for supporting turkish language (#3528) 2024-06-08 09:51:35 +10:00
README.uz.md German Readme (#3483) 2024-06-08 21:15:42 +10:00
README.zh-Hans.md German Readme (#3483) 2024-06-08 21:15:42 +10:00
SECURITY.md Update SECURITY.md 2024-02-14 18:15:24 +11:00
Taskfile.yaml Docs change 2024-12-13 22:00:25 +11:00
test-changelog-extraction.sh Add test workflow for nightly releases 2025-07-06 06:59:28 +10:00
test-version-logic.sh Add test workflow for nightly releases 2025-07-06 06:59:28 +10:00
test-workflow.md Add test workflow for nightly releases 2025-07-06 06:59:28 +10:00


Build desktop applications using Go & Web Technologies.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

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!

Features

  • Use standard Go for the backend
  • Use any frontend technology you are already familiar with to build your UI
  • Quickly create rich frontends for your Go programs using pre-built templates
  • Easily call Go methods from Javascript
  • Auto-generated Typescript definitions for your Go structs and methods
  • Native Dialogs & Menus
  • Native Dark / Light mode support
  • Supports modern translucency and "frosted window" effects
  • Unified eventing system between Go and Javascript
  • Powerful cli tool to quickly generate and build your projects
  • Multiplatform
  • Uses native rendering engines - no embedded browser!

Roadmap

The project roadmap may be found here. Please consult it before creating an enhancement request.

Getting Started

The installation instructions are on the official website.

Sponsors

This project is supported by these kind people / companies:

FAQ

  • 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. Wails does offer native elements such as menus and dialogs, so it could be considered a lightweight electron alternative.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Stargazers over time

Star History Chart

Contributors

The contributors list is getting too big for the readme! All the amazing people who have contributed to this project have their own page here.

License

FOSSA Status

Inspiration

This project was mainly coded to the following albums: