A C++ library for writing Pebble watchfaces and apps.
- Efficiency. Apps should be as efficient as their C equivalent. No virtual functions; no exception handling; minimal memory allocations.
- Destructors. Class destructors help clean up memory and resources automatically (RAII).
- Less typing. Object-oriented C++ requires less typing than object-oriented C. A fluent API can help even more.
- No globals. Global variables encourage poor coding practices, so I'd like to avoid them.
- Fewer underscores. I don't like typing so_many_underscores. I prefer camelCase.
- Avoid macros. C-style macros should rarely be necessary in C++ code.
- Write C++. It's been a long time since I wrote C++ for my day job; it is good to get familiar with it again.
- Have fun. I enjoy writing class libraries, and the constraints of the Pebble platform make it even more interesting.
To use pbcpp, follow the lead of one of the example projects, which contain C and C++ versions of various tutorials on the Pebble Developer site. Basically, you'll need to make a few changes to your wscript, rename main.c to main.cpp, and #include "path/to/pbcpp.hpp" at the top.
Thanks to FarzHemmati, wvenable, and LukeForeman for figuring out how to get C++ to work.