flipkart-incubator/proteus

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1312 stars · 190 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Proteus is a JSON-based layout engine for Android that acts as a drop-in replacement for LayoutInflater, inflating native Android views at runtime from JSON layouts instead of compiled XML. It supports runtime data bindings, formatters, and custom views/attributes, enabling server-driven UI control without WebViews.

Use cases

• render android ui from json layouts at runtime
• server-driven ui for native android apps
• update app layouts from backend without app release
• replace xml layoutinflater with json-based inflation
• bind data to android views dynamically
• build a/b tested or dynamic native screens

When to choose

• you need to change native Android layouts from a backend without shipping app updates
• you want server-driven UI with native views instead of WebViews
• you need runtime data binding with custom views, attributes, and functions

When to avoid

• your layouts are static and rarely change - standard XML layouts are simpler
• you need a actively developed project - the latest release is from 2021
• you want cross-platform server-driven UI rather than Android-only

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

ui-components templating state-management mobile-development frontend android-tools jvm layout-inflater server-driven-ui dynamic-layouts data-binding json-layouts runtime-ui android mobile

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