Can I use this for mobile Avalonia apps?

Yes, while Avalonia is often used for desktop, these ViewModel and logic patterns are applicable across all platforms supported by Avalonia UI.

What is IEnhancedCommand?

It is an extension of standard commands that adds support for progress reporting and descriptive attributes like name and text, making UI feedback easier to implement.

Does this skill support ReactiveUI?

Yes, it is built on functional-reactive principles and leverages ReactiveUI core features like ReactiveObject and WhenAnyValue.

How does the Wizard pattern work in this skill?

It uses the SlimWizard and WizardBuilder patterns to allow developers to define multi-step UI flows in a declarative and maintainable way.

What is the primary benefit of using this skill with Avalonia?

It provides a standardized, battle-tested architecture using the Zafiro toolkit, which simplifies complex tasks like wizard creation and reactive command management.

Avalonia & Zafiro ViewModel Patterns

Name: Avalonia & Zafiro ViewModel Patterns
Author: claudiodearaujo

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Streamlines Avalonia UI development by implementing robust ViewModel and Wizard patterns using ReactiveUI and the Zafiro toolkit.

This skill provides an optimized architectural framework for building sophisticated Avalonia applications. It integrates ReactiveUI with the Zafiro toolkit to offer standardized patterns for functional-reactive state management, complex multi-step wizards via SlimWizard, and automated UI section discovery. It is particularly useful for .NET developers building complex desktop or cross-platform applications who require scalable solutions for command management, progress reporting, and clean view-to-viewmodel mapping within a maintainable composition root.

Key Features

01Functional-reactive state management using ReactiveUI integration

02Declarative multi-step flow creation using SlimWizard and WizardBuilder

03Automatic UI section discovery via [Section] attribute registration

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05Enhanced command management with IEnhancedCommand for progress reporting

06Standardized View-ViewModel mapping with DataTypeViewLocator

Use Cases

01Managing intricate UI state transitions and background tasks with reactive logic

02Building complex, multi-step installation or configuration wizards in desktop apps

03Architecting scalable cross-platform .NET applications with clean separation of concerns

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add claudiodearaujo/izacenter avalonia-viewmodels-zafiro

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