yororen-ui-app-core

name: yororen-ui-app-core description: App bootstrap and core architecture for end users building a gpui desktop app with Yororen UI (yororen_ui). Use when generating or refactoring main.rs, window setup, global theme, global i18n, assets (UiAsset/CompositeAssetSource), or when creating a new Yororen UI app crate. Not for developing yororen-ui itself.

Yororen UI App Core

Build the foundation of a Yororen UI app: application bootstrap, global registrations, window creation, and a maintainable module layout.

Requirements to Enforce

• Use Rust edition 2024 (match Yororen UI and the demo apps).
• Use gpui-ce (gpui community edition) from crates.io with compatible version.

Canonical Bootstrap (copy this shape)

Follow this order:

1. Application::new().with_assets(UiAsset)
2. component::init(cx)
3. cx.set_global(GlobalTheme::new(cx.window_appearance()))
4. cx.set_global(I18n::with_embedded(Locale::new("en")?)) (or demo-specific loader)
5. cx.set_global(AppState::default())
6. cx.open_window(options, |_, cx| cx.new(|cx| Root::new(cx)))

Use the demos as the ground truth for structure:

• demo/counter/src/main.rs
• demo/todolist/src/main.rs
• demo/file_browser/src/main.rs

Dependency Setup

If the user's app does not include Yororen UI yet, add it first.

Recommended (from crates.io):

[dependencies]
yororen_ui = "0.2"

Alternative (from GitHub):

[dependencies]
yororen_ui = { git = "https://github.com/MeowLynxSea/yororen-ui.git", tag = "v0.2.0" }

Notes:

• Prefer crates.io for stable releases.
• Use GitHub for latest development version.
• Avoid local path = "../yororen-ui" dependencies for end users unless they explicitly want to track local, potentially-unstable changes.

Then run a build once so Cargo fetches the dependency source checkout (needed for reading demos/docs from the dependency).

New project rule

When scaffolding a brand-new app:

• Use crates.io version for production (e.g., yororen_ui = "0.2").
• Use the same gpui-ce version as specified in yororen_ui Cargo.toml.

Using gpui-ce (required)

Yororen UI depends on gpui-ce (gpui community edition) from crates.io. Make sure your app uses a compatible version:

[dependencies]
gpui = { package = "gpui-ce", version = "0.3" }

This ensures version compatibility with yororen_ui.

Project Structure (recommended)

• main.rs: bootstrap only (assets/theme/i18n/state/window)
• state.rs: global state (Arc<Mutex<...>>) + Global
• *_app.rs: root component implementing Render
• components/: reusable UI components (pure UI)
• model/ or domain/: app logic + data types (no gpui dependencies)

Rules

• Keep main.rs minimal; avoid business logic there.
• Store a notify target EntityId in global state if other components need to trigger a root re-render (see demo/todolist/src/todo_app.rs).
• Keep lock scopes short; never hold a lock while doing expensive computation or building a huge UI subtree.

Docs to Read (Dependency source, read-only)

Do not assume the user has the repo wiki checked out. Read from the yororen_ui dependency source checkout (via cargo metadata).

Recommended entry points in that checkout:

• README.md
• demo/counter/src/main.rs
• demo/todolist/src/main.rs