WPF Application Framework (WAF)

Project Description

The WPF Application Framework (WAF) is a lightweight Framework that helps you to create well structured WPF Applications. It supports you in applying a Layered Architecture and the Model-View-ViewModel (aka MVVM, M-V-VM, PresentationModel) pattern.

Downloads

Downloads Overview: Lists the WPF Application Framework (WAF) downloads for various platforms (e.g. .NET4.5, .NET4, .NET3.5, WPF, Windows Forms, Silverlight3).

Features

• Architecture
  • Layered Architecture [1-4]
  • Modular Architecture [1, 2]
  • Extensions [3]
  • Model-View-ViewModel Pattern [1-4]
  • DataModel-View-ViewModel Pattern [1, 3]
  • UI extension services [2]
• User Interface
  • View Composition [1-4]
  • UI Workflow [2-4]
  • Modal Dialogs [2-4]
  • Filter data [2, 3]
  • Sort data [3]
  • Custom Control [2]
  • Tabbed MDI [4]
  • Animated page transition [4]
  • Reporting via FlowDocument [3]
• Domain
  • Validation with DataAnnotations and IDataErrorInfo [1-3]
• Persistence
  • Entity Framework [3]
  • SQL Server Compact Edition [3]
• Miscellaneous
  • DelegateCommand [1-4]
  • INotifyPropertyChanged [1-4]
  • Weak Events [1-4]
  • Recent file list [1, 4]
  • MessageService [1-4]
  • FileDialogService [1, 4]
  • Print [3, 4]
  • Print Preview [4]
  • Export Document as XPS [4]
  • Localization [4]
  • Unit Testing [1-4]

Footnotes

[1] The WPF Application Framework (WAF) directly supports this feature.

[2] The Information Manager sample application shows how to implement this feature.

[3] The Book Library sample application shows how to implement this feature.

[4] The Writer sample application shows how to implement this feature.