Edriven-gui NPM

h1. "eDriven.Gui":http://edrivengui.com/

h1. "Unity3d":http://unity3d.com/ GUI framework.

h2. Author: "Danko Kozar":http://dankokozar.com

h2. Concept

eDriven.Gui is a powerful GUI framework for Unity3d.
You could use eDriven.Gui to build a wide range of apps, from games to business applications.
Some parts of the framework are ported from Apache Flex.

h2. Features

Built on top of eDriven.Core
Retained mode GUI
Display list (composite pattern)
Component lifecycle
Invalidation-validation mechanism
Implements OOP concepts
Event-driven (DOM Level 3 events)
Event bubbling
Signals and slots
Skinnable
Layout engine
Plugin architecture
Internal tweening engine
Dialogs and alerts
Firebug-like inspector
Cursor management
Focus management
Tab management
Tooltips
Components as C# classes
DLL component distribution

h2. Usage

Download the repository to your Windows PC.
Open the solution file in Visual Studio (VS2012 or later).
- The proper solution file to open is "eDriven.Playground.sln":https://github.com/dkozar/edriven-gui/blob/master/eDriven.Playground/Unity/eDriven.Playground.sln
Build the solution
- Ctrl + Shift + B should build the solution.
- If not, right-click the solution in Solution Explorer and "Rebuild Solution"
- the post-build process should copy all the relevant .DLLs into the "Libs":https://github.com/dkozar/edriven-gui/tree/master/eDriven.Playground/Unity/Assets/eDriven/Libs folder
Open any Unity "Demo":https://github.com/dkozar/edriven-gui/tree/master/eDriven.Playground/Unity/Assets/eDriven/Demo/Gui/Code and run it.

h2. Build

There are currently 3 build configurations:

DEBUG
RELEASE
TRIAL

You can switch configurations using the combo box located at the top of Visual Studio.

Depending of the chosen configuration, some parts of framework code will be included or excluded in build (look for "#if DEBUG", "#if RELEASE" and "#if TRIAL" statements in code).

The .DLLs that are being built are always copied to the same location, owerwriting those built before ("Libs":https://github.com/dkozar/edriven-gui/tree/master/eDriven.Playground/Unity/Assets/eDriven/Libs)

You should manually add the "TRIAL" configuration (Visual Studio -> Configuration manager -> Active solution configuration -> New -> Name: "Trial".

Here's the explanation for each build configuration:

DEBUG: Used for development. Multiple "#if DEBUG" statements are being pushed into code, as well as "DebugMode" switch on multiple classes. The DebugMode switch could be set to true to enable logging of messages for the host class.
RELEASE: You would normally want .DLLs built with this configuration in production. This version excludes any debug statements and hack checks.
TRIAL: I used this configuration for making the Free version of the framework. The free version included multiple hack checks etc.

h2. Debugging

You could install "Visual Studio Tools for Unity":https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/7ab11d2a-f413-4ed6-b3de-ff1d05157714 (ex "UnityVS":http://unityvs.com/) for being able to set breakpoints in your code.

h2. Resources