Mastering GPUI: A Deep Dive Guide
Embark on a comprehensive journey to master GPUI, the powerful UI framework powering Zed. This guide covers everything from stable Rust environment setup on macOS/Linux to advanced topics like async executors, platform services, and building complex applications such as an AI chat agent. Learn directly from Zed’s source, understand unstable APIs, and mitigate breaking-change risks as you develop progressively larger real-world projects.
Chapters
- 01 Setting Up Your GPUI Development Environment 16m
- 02 Your First GPUI Application: Windows and the Application Lifecycle 12m
- 03 Building UI with Views and Elements: The Core of GPUI 16m
- 04 Managing Application State: Entity, Context, and Global 21m
- 05 Styling Your GPUI Application: Layout and Appearance 13m
- 06 Handle User Input in GPUI with Actions and Event Handling 13m
- 07 Building Responsive GPUI Apps with Async Executor 11m
- 08 Project: Building a Simple Task List Manager 21m
- 09 Advanced UI Patterns and Custom Components 12m
- 10 Integrating Platform Services and Basic Testing Strategies 19m
- 11 Optimize and Debug GPUI Apps for Responsive UIs 17m
- 12 Project: Building an AI Chat Agent User Interface 20m