brentsimmons/DB5
None observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4817
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2972
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1186 stars · 87 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
DB5 is a small Objective-C library by Q Branch that lets iOS apps load design values like colors, fonts, numbers, and booleans from a plist file. It was used to let designers iterate on the Vesper app's appearance without code changes.
Use cases
- store app design values in a plist instead of code
- let designers tweak colors and fonts without engineering help
- load theme configuration at iOS app startup
- support multiple themes with inheritance from a default theme
When to choose
- you maintain an older Objective-C iOS app and want plist-driven theming
- you want a tiny, convention-based configuration loader with no dependencies
When to avoid
- you are starting a new Swift or SwiftUI project
- you need actively maintained theming or configuration tooling
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
configuration-management theme mobile-development developer-tools cross-platform objective-c plist theming app-configuration vesper ios mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/brentsimmons/DB5 · fetched 2026-08-28 · b32c163ca6d2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| brentsimmons/DB5 | main | 10 |
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