# gavinkwoe/BeeFramework

[Experimental] A semi-hybrid framework that allows you to create mobile apps using Objective-C and XML/CSS

Repository: https://github.com/gavinkwoe/BeeFramework
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/beeframework
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2016-09-23T03:01:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5118, "days_push": 3631, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3313, forks 1043 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:56.053361+00:00)

## What it is
BeeFramework is an Objective-C mobile framework that lets developers build iOS apps with a semi-hybrid approach, defining UI in XML/CSS templates while writing logic in Objective-C. It includes a 'liveload' feature for live view updates and a set of drop-in services, but the project is explicitly no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- build iOS apps with XML/CSS-based UI templates
- reuse web-style markup templates in native mobile apps
- hot-reload UI changes in the simulator without rebuilding
- rapidly prototype native mobile interfaces
- learn how hybrid XML/CSS UI rendering works in Objective-C

## When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy iOS codebase already built on BeeFramework
- you want to study a historical semi-hybrid UI framework design
- you need XML/CSS templating in an old Objective-C project and can fork it

## When to avoid
- starting any new iOS project - it is officially unsupported
- you need Swift, modern iOS SDKs, or App Store compatibility guarantees
- you expect bug fixes, security updates, or community support

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: mobile-framework, ui-components, templating, css-framework
- domain: mobile-development, web-development, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: objective-c, xml-templating, semi-hybrid, liveload, deprecated, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- gavinkwoe/BeeFramework (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.053361+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:42:22.673806+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gavinkwoe/BeeFramework (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.053361+00:00, sha af73a7e83651)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.