SLib - A universal, efficient, light-weight framework for building cross-platform applications on Android/iOS/macOS/Tizen/Win32/Linux platforms, developed by SLIBIO. Based on C++, provides desktop/mobile widgets, OpenGL rendering and networking solutions.
SLib is a universal cross-platform library, specially designed for the various UI components, OpenGL rendering and networking solutions.
SLib enables software developers to build multi-platform(Android/iOS/MacOS/Tizen/Win32) applications and games under the most effective workflows and the coding conventions of C++, while providing easy-to-use toolkits to develop HTTP/Socket servers on the Linux/MacOS/Win32 platforms.
core
Auto Reference Counting, String, List, Map, File, Thread, Synchronizing, Time, Variant, Json, Xml, ...
crypto
AES, RSA, GZIP, SHA1/2, GCM, MD5, Blowfish, DES, TripleDES, ...
db
SQLite, MySQL, Redis
device
Sensor, Vibrator
graphics
Bitmap, Image, Canvas, Font, ...
math
BigInt, Uint128, Matrix, Vector, Transform, ...
media
MediaPlayer, AudioRecorder, AudioPlayer, Camera, ...
network
UrlRequest, Socket, Asynchronous I/O, HttpServer, ...
render
RenderEngine, RenderProgram, VertexBuffer, IndexBuffer, Texture, ...
ui
Window, View, ViewGroup, LinearView, ScrollView, Animation, Button, EditView, TabView, WebView, ...
web
WebController, WebService
geo
LatLon, GeoLocation, GeoLine, GeoRectangle, Globe, Earth
git clone https://github.com/SLIBIO/SLib.git
You can see the following projects in build
directory.
Project | Description |
---|---|
Android | Android Studio project for Android |
iOS | Xcode project for iOS |
macOS | Xcode project for macOS |
Win32 | Visual Studio solution for Win32 |
Tizen | Tizen Studio project for Tizen |
Linux | CMake/KDevelop project for Linux |
After compiling the projects, you can find the static libraries in the lib
directory.
It's time to setup the environment variables. It is a bit different depending on the platforms.
On macOS and Linux, you'll need to run the setup-path
script on Terminal or Finder.
./setup-path
On Windows, you'll need to run the setup-path.bat
batch file on Command Prompt or File Explorer.
setup-path.bat
setup-path
will register the current source directory as SLIB-PATH
environment variable depending on the Operating Systems and IDEs(XCode and KDevelop).
After setting up the environment variables, please close all the running IDEs(Xcode, Android Studio, Tizen Studio,...) and terminal (or konsole) windows, and then reopen them. (on macOS, press Command+Q to completely close the IDEs).
After setting up environment using setup-path
(setup-path.bat
), please reopen Terminal
(Command Prompt
) window.
And then please create an empty directory, and then create a C++ project using following commands.
Platform | Application Type | Command |
---|---|---|
Android iOS |
Mobile App (With sapp ) |
new-slib-app-mobile YOUR_PROJECT_NAME YOUR_APPLICATION_ID |
macOS Win32 |
Desktop App (With sapp ) |
new-slib-app-desktop YOUR_PROJECT_NAME |
Android | Mobile App (Without sapp ) |
new-slib-app-android YOUR_PROJECT_NAME YOUR_APPLICATION_ID |
iOS | Mobile App (Without sapp ) |
new-slib-app-ios YOUR_PROJECT_NAME |
macOS | Desktop App (Without sapp ) |
new-slib-app-macos YOUR_PROJECT_NAME |
macOS | Console App (Without sapp ) |
new-slib-console-macos YOUR_PROJECT_NAME |
Win32 | Desktop App (Without sapp ) |
new-slib-app-win32 YOUR_PROJECT_NAME |
Win32 | Console App (Without sapp ) |
new-slib-console-win32 YOUR_PROJECT_NAME |
Linux | Desktop App (Without sapp ) |
new-slib-app-linux YOUR_PROJECT_NAME |
Linux | Console App (Without sapp ) |
new-slib-console-linux YOUR_PROJECT_NAME |
Note that you have to compile SLib before creating new SLib application projects.
Here is an example for creating a mobile app project.
mkdir ~/SLibMobileExample
cd ~/SLibMobileExample
new-slib-app-mobile Test org.example.testapp
To preview the user interface xml files
cd src/sapp/ui
sapp LaunchScreen
sapp MainPage
Here is an example for creating a desktop app project.
mkdir ~/SLibDesktopExample
cd ~/SLibDesktopExample
new-slib-app-desktop Test
Here is an example for creating an Android project.
mkdir ~/SLibAndroidExample
cd ~/SLibAndroidExample
new-slib-app-android Test org.example.testapp
Here is an example for creating a macOS Desktop project.
mkdir ~/SLibMacOSExample
cd ~/SLibMacOSExample
new-slib-app-macos Test
After creating projects, you can share same source code across the projects by adding same sources using IDE.
It is very easy to integrate SLib
into your existing C++ project. You just need to setup include
and lib
directories into your existing C++ project.
Platform | IDE | Include Directory | Link Directory |
---|---|---|---|
Android | Android Studio (CMake) | ${SLIB_PATH}/include | ${SLIB_PATH}/lib/Android/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}-${ANDROID_ABI} |
iOS | Xcode | $(SLIB_PATH)/include | $(SLIB_PATH)/lib/iOS/$(CONFIGURATION)$(EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME) |
Tizen | Tizen Studio | ${SLIB_PATH}/include | ${SLIB_PATH}/lib/Tizen/${ConfigName}-${SDK_ARCH} |
macOS | Xcode | $(SLIB_PATH)/include | $(SLIB_PATH)/lib/macOS/$(CONFIGURATION) |
Win32 | Visual Studio | $(SLIB_PATH)/include | $(SLIB_PATH)/lib/Win32/$(Configuration)-$(Platform) |
Linux | CMake, KDevelop | ${SLIB_PATH}/include | ${SLIB_PATH}/lib/Linux/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}-${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} |
You can also integrate SLib into any types of C++ projects using similar include
and lib
directory rules.
Important:
Your C++ project must be compiled with C++11 support.
After setup directories, link slib
library via IDE or set -lslib
option to the linker.
To make your project more portable, you can copy the include directory and the precompiled static libraries into your project and use the relative path instead of the environment variable.
Firstly, open and build the project in the build/Android
directory in the SLib source. After completion of build, you can see the precompiled static libraries and slib.aar
in the lib/Android
directory.
Secondly, open your Android project created by yourself which will use SLib.
Important:
Use gradle version 2.3.1 or higher.
Edit the build.gradle
in your app module as following.
...
android {
...
defaultConfig {
...
externalNativeBuild {
...
cmake {
cppFlags "-std=c++11"
arguments "-DSLIB_PATH=${System.env.SLIB_PATH}"
}
...
}
ndk {
abiFilters 'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86', 'x86_64'
}
...
}
}
...
repositories {
...
flatDir{
...
dirs "${System.env.SLIB_PATH}/lib/Android"
}
}
dependencies {
...
compile ':slib@aar'
}
Edit CMakeLists.txt
in your app module as following.
...
include_directories (${SLIB_PATH}/include)
link_directories (${SLIB_PATH}/lib/Android/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}-${ANDROID_ABI})
...
target_link_libraries (
your-native-module-name
...
slib
log GLESv2 OpenSLES
...
)
...
Edit the main cpp file (for example, native-lib.cpp
), and insert the following code snippet.
#include <slib/core/platform_android.h>
JNIEXPORT jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* jvm, void* reserved)
{
slib::Android::initialize(jvm);
return JNI_VERSION_1_4;
}
If you already defined JNI_OnLoad
in somewhere, please insert slib::Android::initialize(jvm);
in the existing definition, instead of inserting above code snippet.
Firstly, open and build the project in the build/iOS
(or build/macOS
for macOS) directory in the SLib source. After completion of build, you can see the precompiled static libraries in the lib/iOS
(or lib/macOS
for macOS) directory.
Secondly, open your Xcode project created by yourself which will use SLib.
Click on the project icon in the inspector (on the left side)
Click on the Build Settings
tab on the right side
Find Search Paths
section
Add following path to Header Search Paths
$(SLIB_PATH)/include
Add following path to Library Search Paths
on iOS
$(SLIB_PATH)/lib/iOS/$(CONFIGURATION)$(EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME)
on macOS
$(SLIB_PATH)/lib/macOS/$(CONFIGURATION)
Find Linking
section
Add following linker flag to Other Linker Flags
-lslib
Firstly, open and build the project in the build/Tizen
directory in the SLib source. After completion of build, you can see the precompiled static libraries in the lib/Tizen
directory.
Secondly, open your Tizen project created by yourself which will use SLib.
Right click on the project in the Project Explorer
Click on Properties
on the popup menu.
Then, Properties
popup window will be shown.
Find C/C++ General
in the left tree and then open it
Select the subitem: Paths and Symbols
. Then, Paths and Symbols
property page will be shown on the right side.
Select Includes
tab on the property page
Select GNU C++
in Languages
list on the left side of the property page.
Click on the Add
button on the right side of the property page.
In the Add directory path
dialog, input the following path under the Directory:
and click on OK
button.
${SLIB_PATH}/include
Select Library Paths
tab on the property page
Click on the Add...
button on the right side of the property page.
In the Add...
dialog, input the following path under the Directory:
and click on OK
button.
${SLIB_PATH}/lib/Tizen/${ConfigName}-${SDK_ARCH}
Select Libraries
tab on the property page
Click on the Add...
button on the right side of the property page.
In the Add...
dialog, input the following name under the File:
and click on OK
button.
slib
Find C/C++ Build
in the left tree and then open it
Select the subitem: Settings
. Then, Settings
property page will be shown on the right side.
Select Tool Settings
tab in the property page
Select C++ Compiler
in the tree under the tab button
Select the subitem: Dialect
On the right side, select one of the following options for Language standard
item.
ISO C++11 (-std=c++0x)
ISO C++1y (-std=c++1y)
Firstly, open and build SLib.sln
solution in the build/Win32
directory in SLib source. After completion of build, you can see the precompiled static libraries in the lib/Win32
directory.
Secondly, open your VC project created by yourself which will use SLib.
Right click on the project in the Solution Explorer
Click on Properties
on the popup menu.
Then, ... Property Pages
dialog will be shown.
Select VC++ Directories
under the Configuration Properties
in the left tree.
On the right side,
Add following path to the Include Directories
option
$(SLIB_PATH)/include
Add following path to the Library Directories
option
$(SLIB_PATH)/lib/Win32/$(Configuration)-$(Platform)
Select Linker
under the Configuration Properties
in the left tree.
Select subitem: Input
On the right side, add following file to the Additional Dependencies
slib.lib
Firstly, run build-release.sh
(or build-debug.sh
) in the build/Linux
directory in SLib source. (You can also use KDevelop project - SLib.kdev4
to compile SLib). After completion of build, you can see the precompiled static libraries in the lib/Linux
directory.
Secondly, setup your project which will use SLib.
Edit CMakeLists.txt
as following
...
set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
set (SLIB_PATH $ENV{SLIB_PATH})
include_directories (${SLIB_PATH}/include)
link_directories(${SLIB_PATH}/lib/Linux/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}-${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
...
target_link_libraries (
your-executable-name
...
slib
dl z pthread ...
)
We sincerely appreciate your support and suggestions. For contributing pull requests, please make sure to contact us at [email protected].
SLib is dual-licensed. It is currently licensed under the MIT License, but also under a separate proprietary license. If you feel like you need to purchase a proprietary license for SLib, please contact us at [email protected]