/php-libui-ng

php bindings to the libui-ng C library.

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php-libui

PHP bindings to the libui C library.

libui is a lightweight, portable GUI library that uses the native GUI technologies of each platform it supports.

Requirements

  • PHP >= 7.4
  • PHP FFI extension available
  • libui latest version

A Simple Example

first download libui dynamic library from https://github.com/andlabs/libui/releases or checkout source for self-build, then load in php code use following code

include '/src/UI.php';
$ui = new \UI\UI('/usr/lib64/libui.so'); //load libui dynamic library
$ui->init();
$mainwin = $ui->newWindow("libui Control Gallery", 640, 480,1);
$ui->controlShow($mainwin);
$ui->main();

Note: When Call libui C function need remove ui prefix of name, then to lower case first char

Use UIBuild create UI

Basic Usage:

include '/src/UI.php';
$ui = new \UI\UI('/usr/lib64/libui.so');
$config = ['title' => 'test', 'width' => 600,'height' => 450];
$build = $ui->build($config);
$build->show();

build config structure

build config is array, main key contain body,menu and window attribute key; in config array, element key is attr name, element value is attr value,similar the following:

[
    'title' => 'window title name',
    'width' => 600,
    'menu' => [],
    'body'  => [
        'name' => 'box'
        'childs' => []
    ]
]

window attribute key list:

attr type Description Default Vlaue
title string window title No Win Title
width int window width 800
height int window height 640
border int window border 0
margin int window margin 0
quit \UI\Event quit callback null
close \UI\Event close callback null
resize \UI\Event resize callback null

menu array

The array level 1 of item element is one menu, similar:

[
    [
        'title' => 'File',
        'id'    => 'menu_id_1',
        'childs' => [
            ['title' => 'New File'],
            ['title' => 'Open File'],
        ]
    ],
    [
        'title' => 'Edit',
        'id'    => 'menu_id_1',
        'childs' => [
            ['title' => 'Undo'],
            ['title' => 'Copy'],
        ]
    ],
]

Top menu only contain title, id, childs , the title value will display in window, every element of childs array is submenu that display in drop-down menu. if element is string and equral hr will display a separator current Build UI Config of submenu only contain the following attr:

attr type Description require
title string menu title yes
type string menu type, value is text,quit,about,preferences or checkbox, default is text no
click \UI\Event click callback no
childs array child menu list no

body array

every element key of body array is control config, name element is control name and attr element is control attr, Build UI current only support the following control:

  1. button, Button control,contain the following attr:

    attr type Description require
    type string control type, smiliar HTML <button> tag of type attr, potential value is following:
    1. file, open file button
    2. save, save file button
    3. font, select font button
    4. color, select color button
    5. button, is default value
    yes
    title string button label name yes
    click \UI\Event when click callback, when type file and save is after select file call no
    change \UI\Event only when color and font available, select color or font be call no
    id string no
  2. box box layout,the following attr:

    attr type Description require
    dir string layout direction, Specify one of h is horizontal and default value, v is vertical yes
    padded int padding value, default is 0 no
    child_fit int Whether to automatically adapt no
    childs array sub control list no
    id string no
  3. group group layout, have title and margin, child,id attr

  4. label text control, only has title and id attr

  5. hr horizontal separator, no attr

  6. vr vertical separator, no attr

  7. input input control, the following attr:

    attr type Description require
    type string miliar HTML <input> tag of type attr, specify one of the following value:
    1. password password entry control
    2. search search entry control
    3. textarea multiline entry control
    4. radio radio
    5. select select
    6. checkbox checkbox
    7. text, is default value
    8.number is Spinbox
    9.slider
    yes
    readonly bool whether readonly no
    wrap bool only textarea is available, false is non wrapping textarea no
    option array radio and select available, element value is option title, key is natural order number no
    change \UI\Event exclude checkbox and radio no
    title string checkbox available yes
    click \UI\Event only radio and checkbox available no
    min int number and slider available yes
    max int number and slider available yes
    id string no
    editable bool select available no
  8. form form layout, has padded, childs,id attr

  9. grid grid layout, the following attr:

    attr type Description require
    padded int no
    child_left int no
    child_top int no
    child_width int no
    child_height int no
    child_hexpand int no
    child_haligin int no
    child_vexpand int no
    child_valign int no
    childs array no
    id string no
  10. table table control, has following sub key :

    attr type Description require
    th array every element of value is array, key is id, has the following attr:
    1. editable, bool type, the column is whether editable
    2. textColor
    3. title
    4. type, specify value of button, image, imgtext, progress, checkbox, checkboxtext, color, text
    yes
    tbody array the table row value list, every element is one row value, when row of column is array has the following attr:
    1. image type, has src width height
    2. color type has r,g,b
    3. rowBgcolor
    4. change is array, every element is one row change callback list, column is callable
    yes
    id string no
  11. tab tab control, has page sub array, page array every element value is page child control and key is page title

  12. img image control, has flowing attr:

    attr type Description require
    src array is image paths list, every element value is image file path, key is natural order number yes
    width int the image control width, default is src first element image width no
    height int the image control heigth, default is src first element image width no
    id string no
  13. datetime datetime control

    attr type description require
    type string specify one of value time,date,datetime yes
    change \UI\Event no
    id string no
  14. progress, has id attr

  15. unsupport control must call libui C function by UI\UI

Control common method:

  • show()
  • hide()
  • enable()
  • disable()
  • destroy()
  • parent()
  • setParent($parent)
  • isVisible()
  • isEnabled()

specify control see class statement in control directory

UI method

see UI.php

UIBuild method

see UIBuild.php