DesktopGUIModule

DesktopGUIModule is a software module that provides a cross-platform toolkit for building desktop graphical user interfaces within a software framework. It offers a library of reusable widgets, layout managers, and rendering hooks that enable developers to construct windows, dialogs, and controls. It aims to separate UI design from business logic by exposing a consistent API across platforms.

Architecture: It is built as a modular plugin that can be loaded at runtime. The module includes a widget library (buttons, sliders, text inputs, lists), layout managers (grid, box, dock), an event and signal system, and a rendering layer that can target native toolkits or an embedded canvas. Theming and accessibility are supported, allowing styling through themes and keyboard navigation.

Features: Drag-and-drop support, internationalization, accessibility features (screen reader hooks, focus management), window management, dialogs, menus, status bars. It supports asynchronous rendering, high-DPI awareness, and plugin extensions.

Usage: Developers instantiate application windows via the module's API, create widgets, arrange them with layout managers, connect event handlers, and run the event loop. It integrates with the framework's core services such as configuration, persistence, and logging, and provides bindings for multiple programming languages, depending on the framework.

Development: Maintained by a core team and community contributors. It emphasizes portability, clean API design, and test coverage. The module is commonly updated alongside the framework, with deprecation notes to guide migration.