Wef

Web Embedding Framework

Warning

This is an experimental project, we was tried to build a offscreen rendering WebView for solve GPUI render level issues in game engine, but there still not good enough.

For example, the app size (included a CEF Framework increase 1GB), development experience, etc.

So, we are still use Wry in Longbridge desktop app for now.

Wef (Web Embedding Framework) is a Rust library for embedding WebView functionality using Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF3) with offscreen rendering support.

The Wef name is an abbreviation of "Web Embedding Framework", and it's also inspired by Wry.

Features

• Cross-Platform: Support for Windows, macOS, and Linux
• CEF3 Integration: Built on top of Chromium Embedded Framework for reliable web rendering
• Offscreen Rendering: Advanced rendering capabilities with offscreen support
• JavaScript Bridge: Seamless communication between Rust and JavaScript
• Multi-Process Architecture: Leverages CEF's multi-process design for stability
• Cargo Integration: Complete toolchain with cargo-wef for easy development

Quick Start

Installation

Add wef to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
wef = "0.6.0"

Install cargo-wef

cargo install cargo-wef

Initialize CEF

cargo wef init

Basic Usage

use wef::Settings;

fn main() {
    let settings = Settings::new();
    wef::launch(settings, || {
        // Your application logic here
    });
}

Development

Building

# Build the library
cargo wef build

# Run tests
cargo test --all

# Run an example
cargo wef run -p wef-winit

Requirements

• CEF binary distribution (automatically downloaded by cargo-wef)
• Platform-specific dependencies:
  • Linux: libglib2.0-dev, pkg-config
  • Windows: Visual Studio Build Tools
  • macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details.

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE-APACHE for details.