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- Six platforms from one YAML
- Review markers and verify
- CI-safe dump, diff and --check
bindsmith.
One bindsmith.yaml, six Flutter platforms — Dart bindings for native APIs on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux and Web.
dart run bindsmith doctor
See it run
bindsmith, in the terminal.
$ dart run bindsmith init $ dart run bindsmith generate $ dart run bindsmith verify $ dart run bindsmith dump > api.json $ dart run bindsmith diff api.json $ dart run bindsmith generate --check
Overview
What bindsmith does.
One bindsmith.yaml, six Flutter platforms. bindsmith generates Dart bindings for native APIs on
Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux and Web by driving the official generators through their
library APIs (ffigen, swiftgen, jnigen, winmd, dart-dbus), with a TypeScript .d.ts driver for
Web, a unified IR with fixup passes, and review markers for everything that could not be mapped.
bindsmith is a work in progress: the drivers, the IR, the passes and the emitters are in place, and the command line generates for the C and Objective-C drivers so far.
Features
Built for real workflows.
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One config, six platforms
Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux and Web from one
bindsmith.yaml, checked against a JSON Schema in your editor. -
Official generators underneath
ffigen, swiftgen, jnigen, winmd and dart-dbus, driven through their library APIs, plus a
.d.tsdriver for Web. -
A unified IR with fixups
Every driver feeds one model; fixup passes shape the API you ship.
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Review markers
@BindsmithVerifymarks what could not be mapped, andverifyexits 1 while anything is unresolved. -
Pinned dependencies
resolvepins every native dependency inbindsmith.lockwith sha256 sums;--offlineresolves from the cache only. -
Safe in CI
dump,diff,explainandgenerate --checkwrite nothing into your project.
Install
Up and running in a minute.
Install
Add the generator and the runtime to your package:
dev_dependencies:
bindsmith: ^0.1.0
dependencies:
bindsmith_runtime: ^0.1.0Then check what this machine is missing:
dart run bindsmith doctorUsage
Write a starter config, generate, and see what still needs a human.
dart run bindsmith init
dart run bindsmith generate
dart run bindsmith verifyMore examples below.
Usage examples
Real commands, straight from the docs.
In CI, fail when the native API moved or the checked-in output is stale.
dart run bindsmith dump > api.json
dart run bindsmith diff api.json
dart run bindsmith generate --checkLinks
Go deeper.
License
You can use bindsmith under any of the following licenses, at your choice:
- GNU GPLv3 — free for open-source applications on any platform, including embedded systems.
- Royalty-free license — free for proprietary desktop, mobile and web applications, as long as you disclose that your application uses the project. Embedded systems are not covered.
- Commercial license — for proprietary applications, including embedded systems, without the attribution requirement.
Pricing
Pro is a placeholderFree forever. Pro when you need it.
bindsmith Pro
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- Team features
- Hosted dashboard
- Priority support
Placeholder — the Pro waitlist is not open yet.
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