Videra.Platform.macOS 0.1.0-alpha.7

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of Videra.Platform.macOS. 
dotnet add package Videra.Platform.macOS --version 0.1.0-alpha.7
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Videra.Platform.macOS -Version 0.1.0-alpha.7
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Videra.Platform.macOS" Version="0.1.0-alpha.7" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Videra.Platform.macOS" Version="0.1.0-alpha.7" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Videra.Platform.macOS" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Videra.Platform.macOS --version 0.1.0-alpha.7
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Videra.Platform.macOS, 0.1.0-alpha.7"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Videra.Platform.macOS@0.1.0-alpha.7
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Videra.Platform.macOS&version=0.1.0-alpha.7&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Videra.Platform.macOS&version=0.1.0-alpha.7&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

Videra.Platform.macOS

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Videra.Platform.macOS provides the macOS-native Metal backend used by Videra.

Current status: alpha. This package is the macOS platform companion for Videra.Avalonia, and the native path is NSView plus CAMetalLayer plus Metal.

Responsibilities

  • Metal device and command-queue setup
  • NSView / CAMetalLayer host integration
  • Metal resource factory and command executor wiring
  • Retina-aware drawable sizing and native lifecycle support

Install

The default public consumer path is nuget.org:

dotnet add package Videra.Avalonia
dotnet add package Videra.Platform.macOS

Current alpha and contributor preview validation can still use GitHub Packages, but that feed is not the default public install route:

dotnet nuget add source "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/ExplodingUFO/index.json" \
  --name github-ExplodingUFO \
  --username YOUR_GITHUB_USER \
  --password YOUR_GITHUB_PAT \
  --store-password-in-clear-text

dotnet add package Videra.Avalonia --version 0.1.0-alpha.7 --source github-ExplodingUFO
dotnet add package Videra.Platform.macOS --version 0.1.0-alpha.7 --source github-ExplodingUFO

This package supplies the Metal backend for the NSView / CAMetalLayer native path. VIDERA_BACKEND can prefer Metal, but it does not install missing platform packages.

Validation

macOS matching-host validation is explicit and should be run on a real macOS host:

./scripts/verify.sh --configuration Release --include-native-macos
pwsh -File ./scripts/verify.ps1 -Configuration Release -IncludeNativeMacOS

Requirements

  • macOS 10.15 or newer
  • Metal-capable hardware
  • Apple Silicon or Intel Mac with Metal support
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 was computed.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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