Demo: GacUI_HelloWorld\Xml

Tutorial/Codegen.bat

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 pushd GacUI_HelloWorlds
+pushd Xml\UI
+call Codegen.bat
+popd
 pushd CppXml\UI
 call Codegen.bat
 popd

Tutorial/GacUI_HelloWorlds/GacUI_HelloWorlds.sln

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "MVVM", "MVVM\MVVM.vcxproj",
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "GacUIComplete", "..\Lib\GacUIComplete\GacUIComplete.vcxproj", "{3AEC5E1A-482F-41B1-8598-C02321621A64}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Xml", "Xml\Xml.vcxproj", "{4C3F091C-1A77-401A-B773-E755A2E6E0F5}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
@@ -53,6 +55,10 @@ Global
 		{3AEC5E1A-482F-41B1-8598-C02321621A64}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{3AEC5E1A-482F-41B1-8598-C02321621A64}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{3AEC5E1A-482F-41B1-8598-C02321621A64}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{4C3F091C-1A77-401A-B773-E755A2E6E0F5}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{4C3F091C-1A77-401A-B773-E755A2E6E0F5}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{4C3F091C-1A77-401A-B773-E755A2E6E0F5}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{4C3F091C-1A77-401A-B773-E755A2E6E0F5}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE

Tutorial/GacUI_HelloWorlds/Xml/Main.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <GacUIReflection.h>
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+using namespace vl::collections;
+using namespace vl::stream;
+using namespace vl::reflection::description;
+
+int CALLBACK WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int CmdShow)
+{
+	return SetupWindowsDirect2DRenderer();
+}
+
+void GuiMain()
+{
+	{
+		List<WString> errors;
+		FileStream fileStream(L"../UIRes/Xml.bin", FileStream::ReadOnly);
+		auto resource = GuiResource::LoadPrecompiledBinary(fileStream, errors);
+		GetResourceManager()->SetResource(L"Resource", resource, GuiResourceUsage::DevelopmentTool);
+	}
+
+	auto window = UnboxValue<GuiWindow*>(Value::Create(L"helloworld::MainWindow"));
+	window->MoveToScreenCenter();
+	GetApplication()->Run(window);
+	delete window;
+}

Tutorial/GacUI_HelloWorlds/Xml/UI/Codegen.bat

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+..\..\..\..\Tools\GacGen.exe Resource.xml

Tutorial/GacUI_HelloWorlds/Xml/UI/Resource.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Resource>
+  <Folder name="GacGenConfig">
+    <Folder name="Res">
+      <Text name="Output">..\..\UIRes</Text>
+      <Text name="PrecompiledBinary">Xml.bin</Text>
+    </Folder>
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder name="MainWindow">
+    <Instance name="MainWindowResource">
+      <Instance ref.CodeBehind="false" ref.Class="helloworld::MainWindow">
+        <Window Text="Hello, world!" ClientSize="x:480 y:320">
+          <att.BoundsComposition-set PreferredMinSize="x:480 y:320"/>
+          <Label Text="Welcome to GacUI Library!">
+            <att.Font>fontFamily:{Segoe UI} size:32 antialias:true</att.Font>
+          </Label>
+        </Window>
+      </Instance>
+    </Instance>
+  </Folder>
+</Resource>

Tutorial/GacUI_HelloWorlds/Xml/Xml.vcxproj

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>{4C3F091C-1A77-401A-B773-E755A2E6E0F5}</ProjectGuid>
+    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
+    <RootNamespace>Xml</RootNamespace>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+    <IncludePath>$(ProjectDir)..\..\..\Import;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+    <IncludePath>$(ProjectDir)..\..\..\Import;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>
+      </PrecompiledHeader>
+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>
+      </PrecompiledHeader>
+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
+      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="Main.cpp" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Xml Include="UI\Resource.xml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Lib\GacUI\GacUI.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{8018d622-66ba-4e65-9d03-bdac37ea9a54}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+  </ImportGroup>
+</Project>

Tutorial/GacUI_HelloWorlds/Xml/Xml.vcxproj.filters

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="Main.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Xml Include="UI\Resource.xml">
+      <Filter>Resource Files</Filter>
+    </Xml>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

Tutorial/README.md

@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 GacUI tutorials and the plan
 
 * GacUI_HelloWorlds
-    * **Cpp**: Using C++ to write a GacUI project.
-    * **WorkflowScript**: Using Workflow script to write a GacUI project.
-    * **CppXml**: Using Xml Resource with generated Workflow script and C++ code to write a GacUI project.
+    * **Cpp**: Using C++ from stratch.
+    * **WorkflowScript**: Using Workflow script from stratch.
+    * **CppXml**: Using C++ and GacUI Xml Resource, with generated C++ code for loading UI from the precompiled binary GacUI Xml Resource.
+    * **Xml**: Loading the precompiled binary GacUI Xml Resource dynamically at runtime.
     * **MVVM**: A MVVM pattern demo using Xml Resource.
-    * **PureCppXml**:
+    * **PureCppXml**: Using C++ and GacUI Xml Resource, but all UI in the resource is completely compiled to C++. (developing)
 * GacUI_Layout
     * **Alignment**: Simple layout.
     * **Stack**: Stack layout with configurable axis directions.
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ GacUI tutorials and the plan
 * GacUI_XmlResource
     * **MultipleWindow**
     * **CustomControl**
+    * **InheritableCustomControl**
     * **Event**:
     * **ViewModel**:
     * **Bindings**: