# alexdrone/Render

UIKit a-là SwiftUI.framework [min deployment target iOS10]

Repository: https://github.com/alexdrone/Render
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/render
Language: Swift
License Family: other
Topics: swift, uikit, uiview, elm-architecture, unidirectional-data-flow, layout-engine, ios, virtual-dom, reconciliation, swiftui
Last push: 2019-12-13T14:45:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3794, "days_push": 2455, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2150, forks 98 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:19.287313+00:00)

## What it is
Render (CoreRender) is a SwiftUI-inspired declarative UI framework built on top of UIKit, compatible with iOS 10+ and Objective-C. It uses a virtual DOM with diffing and reconciliation, Yoga flexbox layout, and an Elm-like coordinator pattern for state management.

## Use cases
- build declarative iOS UIs with UIKit
- use SwiftUI-style API on iOS 10
- wrap any UIView in a declarative component
- implement unidirectional data flow in iOS apps
- recycle and reuse fine-grained UI components
- use flexbox layout in native iOS views

## When to choose
- you need declarative UI but must support iOS versions before SwiftUI
- you want SwiftUI-like ergonomics while staying on UIKit
- your codebase mixes Objective-C and Swift

## When to avoid
- you can target iOS 13+ and use SwiftUI directly
- you need a framework with active development and recent releases
- you need a permissively licensed dependency with clear licensing terms

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework, state-management, templating
- domain: mobile-development, frontend, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: swiftui, uikit, virtual-dom, declarative-ui, elm-architecture, unidirectional-data-flow, yoga-layout, objective-c-compatible, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- alexdrone/Render (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:19.287313+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 2026-08-30T02:50:57.625139+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alexdrone/Render (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:19.287313+00:00, sha 0f76c7b823d6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.