Various demos that use ViewModel-First MVVM in Avalonia. This means that the ViewModel is always created first and the View is resolved/created based on the ViewModel's type or shape. Approaches typically include some combination of a ViewLocator, ContentControls, and DataTemplates.
Currently, these demos have equal functionality, but have different technical implementations. Service registration for dependency injection has traditionally been reflection-heavy, and these demos show newer source generator approaches to eliminate that problem. This opens up trimming and Ahead-Of-Time compilation support while keeping ViewModel-First support with ViewLocator. The ViewLocator could be enhanced for broader view-caching or alternatively skipped altogether to instead define every ViewModel -> View mapping as a DataTemplate in XAML.
Demonstrates how to use the lab preview of CommunityToolkit.Extensions.DependencyInjection with Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection to create an AOT-friendly ViewLocator.
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Demonstrates how to use Jab to create an AOT-friendly ViewLocator.