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, .NET3.5, WPF, Windows Forms, Silverlight3).

Architecture

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Figure 1: The Model-View-ViewModel (M-V-VM) Pattern

Features

• WPF Application Framework (WAF)
  • ViewModel: Contains base classes that help you to implement the Model-View-ViewModel Pattern.
  • DelegateCommand: The DelegateCommand allows you to handle WPF commands in other classes than the View.
  • INotifyPropertyChanged: The base classes implement the INotifyPropertyChanged interface. This implementation checks the property name string in DEBUG mode.
  • WeakEvent: The base classes support the WeakEvent Patterns of WPF. (Note: WPF uses the WeakEvent Patterns instead of the IDisposable interface)
  • Services: Provides services to show a message or the open/save file dialog to the end user.

• Unit Testing Extensions
  • Exceptions: The ExpectedException method test if an action results in a specified exception.
  • PropertyChanged: Provides a helper method to test if a property changed event is raised when a specific action is executed.
  • CanExecuteChangedEvent: A helper method to test if a CanExecute changed event is raised when a specific action is executed.

• Samples
  • Email Client: A simple Email Client application that shows how to use the M-V-VM Pattern in a wizard oriented application.
  • Writer: A word processing application which uses a “tabbed MDI” as user interface. This sample shows how to use the Message and FileDialog service.
  • Book Library: Shows how to use the Entity Framework and Validation together with the MVVM pattern.
  • Localization: Demonstrates a simple way to localize a WPF application.

Documentation

• Layered Architecture
• Model-View-ViewModel Pattern
• DataModel-View-ViewModel Pattern
• Introduction of the IoC container concept. This page might help you to understand what MEF does in the sample applications.
• More

Requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0