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OSUI v0.0.9 alpha, what's new and should you update

· 2 min read
Leo
Leo
Creator of OSUI

Greetings to everyone, i haven't been working on OSUI for the past 6 months, i have been busy with other projects and haven't found myself motivated enough for OSUI, now i'm ready to go back to OSUI and make major changes.

⚡️ Changes​

  • ⚙️ Rewrite the entire codebase
  • ⚙️ OSUI engine is now OSUI itself, frontend parts like rsx! and css will be included in future versions with more advanced features.
  • 📌 Modularity and reliability improvements, due to the new design we now have a dramatic increase in reliability and modularity

⚛️ OSUI Components and extensions​

OSUI Components and Extensions are a important design choice for OSUI, They store specific data to a element that a Extension can use for a specific purpose.

Extensions​

A OSUI extension extends the functionality of the current elements and program, a good example is in our Hello World App With Velocity example, where we use the built in VelocityExtension as well as the Velocity(x, y) component, by design it is required for a extension to have the components be optional for the elements, unless there is a very specific reason not to make it optional.

Components​

A OSUI component is simply data that a extension or the default OSUI runtime may find useful, A good example is Transform which like the name suggests, it transforms the element into it's parameters

Conclusion​

While we have exciting changes on the way, we are far from done and we need support from everyone reading this, thank you for reading it, if you'd like to support us and our projects please star our GitHub repository and follow our github Org for the latest updates.

Releasing OSUI v0.0.9

· One min read
Leo
Leo
Creator of OSUI

Why would i bother re-writing a TUI library? Well there was a LOT of things wrong with the old version of OSUI. It had bugs and lacks performance. v0.0.9 fixes all of those and hopefully we can achieve a better future for OSUI. With that being said. Let's get into what i plan on doing.

⚙️ OSUI Engine​

OSUI v0.0.9 Comes with a engine that works under the hood and can be manipulated to match your needs. Here are a few examples:

  • Game engine
  • Fluid simulation
  • Velocity This may seem like a gimmick but it's essential to provide features only when needed and prioritize performance to extend reliability. Read more

⚡️ Improvements​

  • 📌 Reliable
  • 🌿 Minimal
  • 🚀 Fast
  • 📚 Better documentation (soon)
  • 🧑🏻‍💻 Better codebase