Dreamine.MVVM.Wpf

Introduction

Dreamine.MVVM.Wpf is the WPF-specific bootstrap and runtime integration layer for the Dreamine MVVM framework.

This package contains the WPF-only startup and runtime wiring logic used by Dreamine MVVM applications. Its purpose is to keep WPF-dependent responsibilities isolated from platform-neutral libraries.

Overview

Dreamine.MVVM.Wpf is responsible for:

• View ↔ ViewModel registration
• automatic dependency registration through DMContainer
• automatic DataContext attachment when a View is loaded
• isolating WPF runtime concerns from platform-neutral modules

Why This Package Exists

Dreamine.MVVM.Core should remain as platform-neutral as possible.

WPF-specific responsibilities such as FrameworkElement.Loaded, EventManager, and runtime View binding should not live in the core package.

This package isolates those concerns into a dedicated WPF layer.

Main Components

• WPF application bootstrap support
• runtime View ↔ ViewModel wiring
• automatic DataContext attachment
• Dreamine runtime initialization for WPF applications

Key Features

• WPF Bootstrap Layer: Initializes Dreamine MVVM runtime for WPF applications
• Automatic View Registration: Registers View ↔ ViewModel mappings during startup
• Container Integration: Connects runtime registration flow with DMContainer
• Automatic DataContext Wiring: Assigns DataContext when required at View load time
• Platform Isolation: Keeps WPF-only runtime concerns out of platform-neutral modules

Main Type

DreamineAppBuilder is the primary entry point of this package.

It performs the following steps:

• registers View ↔ ViewModel mappings
• auto-registers types into DMContainer
• hooks the WPF Loaded event to assign DataContext automatically when needed

Usage Example

Call DreamineAppBuilder.Initialize(...) once during application startup.

using System.Reflection;
using System.Windows;
using Dreamine.MVVM.Wpf;
 
namespace SampleApp;
 
public partial class App : Application
{
    protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        base.OnStartup(e);
 
        DreamineAppBuilder.Initialize(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
    }
}

Design Goals

Dreamine.MVVM.Wpf is designed around the following principles:

• WPF-specific responsibilities must remain isolated
• platform-neutral modules should not depend on WPF runtime APIs
• startup and runtime wiring should remain explicit
• View ↔ ViewModel integration should be automatic but predictable
• application bootstrap should stay simple for consumers

Architecture Role

Recommended responsibility boundaries:

Dreamine.MVVM.Core
  - container
  - command infrastructure
  - platform-neutral MVVM runtime support
 
Dreamine.MVVM.ViewModels
  - ViewModel layer
 
Dreamine.MVVM.Locators
  - ViewModel resolution and mapping logic
 
Dreamine.MVVM.Wpf
  - WPF startup / bootstrap / runtime integration

Related Modules

Dreamine.MVVM.Wpf is typically used together with:

• Dreamine.MVVM.Core
• Dreamine.MVVM.ViewModels
• Dreamine.MVVM.Locators
• Dreamine.MVVM.Interfaces

Target Framework

• Target Framework: net8.0-windows
• WPF enabled

Version History

Date	Version	Author	Description
2026-03-15	1.0.0	Jang Minsu	Initial commit for Dreamine.MVVM.Wpf
2026-03-15	1.0.0	Jang Minsu	Added bootstrap foundation and DreamineAppBuilder for WPF runtime initialization
2026-03-15	1.0.0	Jang Minsu	Refactored bootstrap structure toward Dreamine-style WPF runtime integration

License

MIT License

Contact

Organization: Dreamine