[Showoff] Tired of DependencyProperty boilerplate? I built a Zero-Allocation Source Generator for WPF/MAUI with strict type safety.
Hey everyone, Let's face it: writing DependencyProperty in .NET UI frameworks is a chore. Typing out DependencyProperty.Register with 20 lines of boilerplate for a single property is tedious, error-prone, and severely clutters your codebase. I wanted a frictionless DX, so I built a highly optimized Source Generator: Kassyi.Generators.DependencyProperty . GitHub: Kassyi/DependencyPropertyGenerator…
.NET UI developers often find writing DependencyProperty boilerplate to be tedious, error-prone, and cluttering. Kassyi.Generators.DependencyProperty is a zero-allocation source generator that simplifies this process. By simply adding [DependencyProperty<T>], the generator creates the dependency property, properties, and callback registrations automatically.
Key features include:
1. One-line property generation: The attribute syntax automatically generates the DependencyProperty and property setters/getters.
2. Zero IDE lag: The generator eliminates Gen2 GC spikes during code generation, improving IDE performance.
3. Strict type safety: It catches signature mismatches in callbacks at compile-time, preventing runtime errors.
4. Framework agnostic: The same attribute works seamlessly across WPF, MAUI, Avalonia, Uno Platform, WinUI 3, and UWP.
5. Under the hood, it uses a custom zero-allocation engine to dramatically improve IDE performance and execution speed compared to the original generator.
This tool aims to streamline dependency property setup while maintaining strict type safety and cross-framework compatibility.
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