Glimmer
A DSL framework for building Ruby GUI applications and domain-specific languages with built-in data-binding.
What is Glimmer?
Glimmer is a DSL framework for Ruby that enables building internal domain-specific languages, primarily for GUI development across multiple platforms. It provides a DSL engine for creating expressive syntax and a data-binding library for synchronizing GUI with model attributes. The framework supports various GUI toolkits like SWT, LibUI, and Tk, allowing developers to write desktop applications in Ruby with native controls.
Ruby developers building cross-platform desktop applications, especially those who prefer declarative syntax and need robust data-binding capabilities. It's also for developers creating custom DSLs for domains like XML, CSS, or other structured data.
Glimmer offers a unique combination of a flexible DSL engine and built-in data-binding, enabling highly readable and maintainable GUI code. Unlike other Ruby GUI libraries, it supports multiple GUI toolkits and provides advanced features like bidirectional data-binding with Shine syntax, custom widgets, and scaffolding for rapid development.
Overview
DSL Framework consisting of a DSL Engine and a Data-Binding Library used in Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Framework), Glimmer DSL for Opal (Pure Ruby Web GUI), Glimmer DSL for LibUI (Prerequisite-Free Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Tk Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for GTK (Ruby-GNOME Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML), and Glimmer DSL for CSS
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