FosterFramework 0.1.0-alpha

.NET 7.0 This package targets .NET 7.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of FosterFramework.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package FosterFramework --version 0.1.0-alpha
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package FosterFramework -Version 0.1.0-alpha
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="FosterFramework" Version="0.1.0-alpha" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="FosterFramework" Version="0.1.0-alpha" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="FosterFramework" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add FosterFramework --version 0.1.0-alpha
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: FosterFramework, 0.1.0-alpha"
#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. 
#:package FosterFramework@0.1.0-alpha
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=FosterFramework&version=0.1.0-alpha&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=FosterFramework&version=0.1.0-alpha&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

Foster

Foster is cross-platform game framework made in C#.

★ very work in progress! likely to have frequent, breaking changes! please use at your own risk! ★

what's here

  • Framework: The main Foster library used for creating a Window, handling Input, and Drawing.
  • Platform: A small C library used to handle native platform implementations, which in turn uses SDL2.

dependencies

  • dotnet 7.0 and C# 11
  • SDL2 is the only external dependency, which is required by the Platform library. By default this is statically compiled.

rendering

  • implemented in OpenGL for Linux/Mac/Windows and D3D11 for Windows.
  • separate shaders are required depending on which rendering API you're targetting.
  • planning to replace the rendering implementation with SDL3 GPU when it is complete.

notes

  • Taken a lot of inspiration from other Frameworks and APIs, namely FNA.
  • This is the second iteration of this library. The first can be found here.
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net7.0 is compatible.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 was computed.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 was computed.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

  • net7.0

    • No dependencies.

NuGet packages (4)

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PineFramework

Foster's extension adding more features https://github.com/FosterFramework/Foster
FosterFramework.Extensions.Scenes

Package Description
FosterImGUI

An ImGUI wrapper for the Foster Framework!
Ugtk.Foster

A library containing different universal utils for game development

GitHub repositories (1)

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EXOK/Celeste64
A game made by the Celeste developers in a week(ish, closer to 2)
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