🕹 Avalonia + Avalonia.Dock + MonoGame Template

🎯 Overview

This is a project template combining Avalonia, Avalonia.Dock, and MonoGame, designed to create a modern, cross-platform application with a docking UI and game rendering capabilities. The template allows seamless integration between Avalonia's UI framework and MonoGame's rendering engine.

⚠ Disclaimer: This project is a first draft and is provided as-is. I am not responsible for its functionality or stability.

📦 Features

• 🎨 Avalonia UI – Cross-platform UI framework for .NET applications.
• 🔲 Avalonia.Dock – Docking system for multi-window or modular interfaces.
• 🎮 MonoGame – Game development framework for 2D/3D rendering.
• 🏗 Modular & Extensible – Easily customizable for different use cases.
• 🖥 Cross-Platform – Runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

🛠 Installation

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• .NET SDK 9+
• MonoGame Framework
• (Optional) Visual Studio 2022+ or JetBrains Rider

Clone the Repository

# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/vilten/Avalonia-Monogame-Dock-Template
cd "Avalonia-Monogame-Dock-Template\Avalonia Monogame Dock Template"

Build and Run

To build and run the project, execute:

# Restore dependencies
dotnet restore

# Build the project
dotnet build

# Run the application
cd bin\Debug\net9.0
dotnet exec MyApp.dll
cd ..\..\..

🚀 Usage

• Avalonia UI: Manages window and controls layout.
• Avalonia.Dock: Enables docking panels.
• MonoGame Renderer: Used for real-time graphics and rendering inside Avalonia.

📁 Project Structure

📦 YourProject
├── 📂 Assets            # Icons, textures, and other assets
├── 📂 Content           # Monogame content .mgcb
├── 📂 Controls          # Avalonia controls
├── 📂 Monogame          # Monogame code
├── 📂 Services          # Various services
├── 📂 Styles            # Avalonia styles
├── 📂 Themes            # Avalonia themes
├── 📂 Views             # UI Views (Avalonia)
├── 📂 ViewModels        # ViewModels for MVVM pattern
├── 📂 Game              # MonoGame-related logic
├── App.axaml           # Avalonia Application Entry Point
├── Settings.cs         # Application settings
├── Program.cs          # Application startup
└── README.md           # Project Documentation

🎨 UI Preview

🤝 Contributing

If you want to contribute:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature-name)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature')
4. Push to branch (git push origin feature-name)
5. Open a Pull Request

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🙌 Acknowledgments

• Avalonia UI
• Avalonia.Dock
• MonoGame

👤 Author

Created by [Viliam Tencer] – GitHub

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✨ Happy coding! 🚀