A very lightweight but powerful ViewModel-First MVVM framework for WPF for .NET Framework and .NET Core, inspired by Caliburn.Micro.
Stylet is a small but powerful ViewModel-first MVVM framework for WPF (.NET 4.5+ and .NET Core 3.0+), which allows you to write maintainable and extensible code in a way which is easy to test. Stylet's aims are to:
It is inspired by Caliburn.Micro, and shares many of its concepts, but removes most of the magic (replacing it with more powerful alternatives), and simplifies parts considerably by targeting only MVVM, WPF and .NET 4.5.
For .NET Core and .NET 5.0+ projects, the quickest way to get started is by using
dotnet newwith Stylet's template.
Open a command window where you want to create your new project, and install the Stylet templates using:
dotnet new -i Stylet.Templates
Then create a new .NET 5.0 project with:
dotnet new stylet -n MyStyletProject
(changing
MyStyletProjectas appropriate).
If you want to create a .NET Core 3.1 project, then:
dotnet new stylet -F netcoreapp3.1 -n MyStyletProject
If you want to set up your project manually, install the Stylet package, then follow the instructions in the Quick Start.
Stylet requires .NET 5.0+ or .NET Core 3.0+.
For .NET Framework projects, the quickest way to get started is to create a new "WPF Application" project, then install the NuGet package Stylet.Start. This will install Stylet, and set up a simple skeleton project.
See Quick Start for more details.
If you want to set up your project manually, install the Stylet package, then follow the instructions in the Quick Start.
Stylet requires .NET 4.5 (Visual Studio 2012 or higher).
The Wiki is the documentation source. There's loads of information there - go and have a look, or start with the Quick Start.
Contributions are always welcome. If you've got a problem or a question, raise an issue. If you've got code you want to contribute, please read the Contributing guidelines first of all. Create a feature branch off the
developbranch, add your changes there, and submit it as a pull request.