Riverside.Alloy 1.0.0

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package Riverside.Alloy --version 1.0.0                

                    
                

            
NuGet\Install-Package Riverside.Alloy -Version 1.0.0
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="Riverside.Alloy" Version="1.0.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
paket add Riverside.Alloy --version 1.0.0                

                    
                

            
#r "nuget: Riverside.Alloy, 1.0.0"
#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. 
// Install Riverside.Alloy as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=Riverside.Alloy&version=1.0.0

// Install Riverside.Alloy as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=Riverside.Alloy&version=1.0.0

Alloy

Enhanced custom tooling to bring components to both UWP and WinUI.

adapted from the Gist

Alloy is a reimagined way of building apps targeting WinRT: WinAppSDK and UWP.

Alloy was a stroke of genius I came up with while trying to figure out how on earth I could package both UWP and WindowsAppSDK (WinRT) versions of a class library in one package. It's painfully simple (honestly, how has nobody come up with this before?)

When you add Alloy to your project, it will allow you to do:

#if WinUI
// WinUI implementation
#endif
#if UWP
// UWP implementation
#endif

This allows you to create neutral packages that ship with both UWP and WinUI implementations. Since old UWP (with TFM uap.10.0.x) is not SDK-style, it is not technically capable of supporting the Alloy build system.

Due to the nature of MSBuild, I haven't yet found a way of targeting both UWP and WinUI on .NET 9. Currently, you will need to add both TFMs to your project.

Current supported versions include:

  • UWP on .NET 9
  • WinUI on .NET 8

Protip: put the following code in a GlobalUsings.cs file in your project to make Alloy even easier to use:

global using global::System;
global using global::System.Collections;
global using global::System.Collections.Generic;
global using global::System.Collections.ObjectModel;
global using global::System.Linq;
global using global::System.Threading;
global using global::System.Threading.Tasks;
global using global::System.ComponentModel;
global using global::System.Diagnostics;
global using global::System.Text.Json;
global using global::System.Text.Json.Serialization;
global using SystemIO = global::System.IO;

#if WinUI
global using global::Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
global using global::Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
global using global::Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data;
global using global::Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
global using global::Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
global using global::Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
#endif
#if UWP
global using global::Windows.UI.Xaml;
global using global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
global using global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
global using global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Input;
global using global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
global using global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
#endif
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0-windows10.0.19041 is compatible.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net9.0-windows10.0.26100 is compatible. 
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  • net8.0-windows10.0.19041

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  • net9.0-windows10.0.26100

    • No dependencies.

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