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# Introduction
Wails is a project that simplifies the ability to write cross-platform desktop applications using
Go. It uses native webview components for the frontend (not embedded browsers), bringing the power
of the world's most popular UI system to Go, whilst remaining lightweight.
Version 2 was released on the 22nd of September 2022 and brought with it a lot of enhancements
including:
- Live development, leveraging the popular Vite project
- Rich functionality for managing windows and creating menus
- Microsoft's WebView2 component
- Generation of Typescript models that mirror your Go structs
- Creating of NSIS Installer
- Obfuscated builds
Right now, Wails v2 provides powerful tooling for creating rich, cross-platform desktop
applications.
This blog post aims to look at where the project is at right now and what we can improve
on moving forward.
# Where are we now?
It's been incredible to see the popularity of Wails rising since the v2 release. I'm constantly
@ -23,14 +45,11 @@ With more popularity, comes more eyes on the project. And with that, more featur
bug reports.
Over time, I've been able to identify some of the most pressing issues facing the project.
I've also been able to identify some of the things that are holding the project back.
This post is a summary of my thoughts on the future of Wails and what a v3 may look like.
I've also been able to identify some of the things that are holding the project back.
## Current issues
The first thing I want to address is what I see as some of the current issues that
are holding the project back. I've identified the following as the most important:
I've identified the following areas that I feel are holding the project back:
- The API
- Bindings generation
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- The Application API
- The Runtime API
#### The Application API
The Application API famously has only 1 function: `Run()` which takes a heap of
options which govern how the application will work. Whilst this is very simple to use,
it is also very limiting. It is a "declarative" approach which hides a lot of the
@ -52,8 +69,6 @@ underlying complexity. For instance, there is no handle to the main window, so y
interact with it directly. For that, you need to use the Runtime API. This is a problem
when you start to want to do more complex things like create multiple windows.
#### The Runtime API
The Runtime API provides a lot of utility functions for the developer. This includes:
- Window management
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}
```
This programmatic approach is far more intuitive and allows the developer to interact
with the application elements directly. All current runtime methods for windows would
simply be methods on the window object. For the other runtime methods, we could move
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&dash; Lea
PS: If you or your company find Wails useful, please consider [sponsoring the project](https://github.com/sponsors/leaanthony). Thanks!
PPS: Yes, that's a genuine screenshot of a multi-window application built with Wails. It's not a mockup. It's real. It's awesome. It's coming soon.