blinc_cli

Part of the Blinc UI Framework

This crate is a component of Blinc, a GPU-accelerated UI framework for Rust. For full documentation and guides, visit the Blinc documentation.

Command-line interface for the Blinc UI framework.

Overview

blinc_cli provides commands for building, running, and developing Blinc applications with features like hot-reload.

Installation

cargo install blinc_cli

Or build from source:

cargo build -p blinc_cli --release

Commands

Build

Compile your Blinc application:

# Build for current platform
blinc build

# Build for specific platform
blinc build --platform macos
blinc build --platform windows
blinc build --platform linux
blinc build --platform android
blinc build --platform ios

# Release build
blinc build --release

# Specify target directory
blinc build --target-dir ./build

Dev

Run in development mode with hot-reload:

# Start dev server
blinc dev

# Specify port
blinc dev --port 3000

# Watch specific directories
blinc dev --watch src --watch assets

# Disable hot-reload
blinc dev --no-hot-reload

Doctor

Check your development environment:

blinc doctor

Output:

Checking Blinc development environment...

✓ Rust toolchain: 1.75.0
✓ Cargo: 1.75.0
✓ wgpu supported: Yes
✓ Platform SDK: macOS 14.0
✓ Android SDK: Not found (optional)
✓ iOS SDK: Xcode 15.0

Environment is ready for Blinc development!

Configuration

Create a Blinc.toml in your project root:

[package]
name = "my-app"
version = "0.1.0"

[build]
target-dir = "target"
assets = ["assets"]

[dev]
port = 3000
hot-reload = true
watch = ["src", "assets"]

[platforms.macos]
bundle-id = "com.example.myapp"
min-version = "11.0"

[platforms.ios]
bundle-id = "com.example.myapp"
min-version = "14.0"

[platforms.android]
package = "com.example.myapp"
min-sdk = 24
target-sdk = 34

Project Structure

my-app/
├── Blinc.toml          # Project configuration
├── Cargo.toml          # Rust dependencies
├── src/
│   └── main.rs         # Application entry point
└── assets/             # Images, fonts, etc.

Platform Requirements

macOS

• Xcode Command Line Tools
• macOS 11.0+

Windows

• Visual Studio Build Tools
• Windows 10+

Linux

• GCC or Clang
• X11 or Wayland development packages

Android

• Android SDK
• Android NDK
• Java JDK

iOS

• Xcode
• iOS Simulator or device

License

MIT OR Apache-2.0