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MvvmCross is a cross-platform MVVM framework that enables developers to create powerful cross platform apps. It supports Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, Xamarin.Mac, Xamarin.Forms, Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and Windows Presentation Framework (WPF).

The high level features that MvvmCross provides you with are:

MVVM architecture pattern
Navigation system
Data Binding
Platform specifics support
Inversion of Control container and Dependency Injection engine
Lots of plugins for common functionalities
Unit test helpers
Complete flexibility - your app is King!

Xamarin traditional vs Xamarin Forms

It doesn’t matter if your next app is will be made using Xamarin traditional or Xamarin.Forms, because MvvmCross supports both approaches!

The easiest way to start a new MvvmCross based project is to use Plac3hold3r’s MvxScaffolding templates. This guide will use the commandline version as it can be utilized by both Windows and macOS users.

Window’s users have the ability to use a Visual Studio Extension (complete with a GUI!) to create a new project.

Why use the Templates?

All of the boilerplate to have a running MvvmCross application is done for you.

The template creates a solution with the following projects and nugets:

Core (.net standard 2.0)
- MvvmCross 7.1.2
Droid (Android Project)
- MvvmCross 7.1.2
iOS (iOS Project)
- MvvmCross 7.1.2

The solution structure is not that different from the standard Xamarin template provided by Microsoft. The key difference here is the core project is a .net standard project instead of a shared project. Also mono.android.export is automatically added as a reference to the Droid project (a requirement of MvvmCross).

Core

A project with a single ViewModel is created.
MvxApplication class is created that will navigate to the ViewModel.

iOS

The template encourages the use of Cirrious.FluentLayout to create iOS views completely in code that utilize auto layout.
Base classes are provided for UIViewController that add methods to create, layout, and bind the view.
The AppDelegate is subclassed from MvxApplicationDelegate (this is how MvvmCross connects to the shared MvxApplication class)
An empty Setup class is provided. (This is where you initialize platform specific components.)

Android

The template sets up an android project that uses a base activity with the main view behind hosted as a fragment inside the base activity.
Base classes are provided for Activity and Fragment with a property for the android layouts.
Application and SplashScreen classes are created.
An empty Setup class is provided. (This is where you initialize platform specific components.)

Customization

If there’s something you don’t like about the default template there are plenty of options available. See the documentation here.

Installing the Templates

System Requirements

In order to make use of these templates you will need to have the following installed for Windows or macOS

Required

.NET Core SDK 2.1.4+ (Download SDK)

Optional

Xamarin Android SDK (Recommended version 11+)
Xamarin iOS SDK (Recommended version 14+)
UWP SDK (Windows Only, recommended version 10.0.19041+)

Installation

To install the template run the -i|--install command

Using the Templates

At this point you need to decide if you wish to create a Xamarin.Forms or Native project.While there’s no reason you cannot use Forms, Native is where MvvmCross really shines.

Project Type	Pros	Cons
Native	Easier for native mobile developers Finer control of view implementation	Must create views for each platform
Forms	Easier for dotnet developers with no mobile experience UI is shared via xaml implementation	UI is a subset of common elements from each platform (with exceptions)

MvxNative - Xamarin Native Template

To scaffold a new MvvmCross Xamarin application you must use the mvxnative command. To specify a name for the projects you can use the -n|--name option and -sln|--solution-name for the solution name.

Example command to create a projects prefixed with MyXamarinApp and a solution file named MyXamarinApp

For details on the available customisation options for the template use the -h|--help option

MvxForms - Xamarin Forms Template

To scaffold a new MvvmCross Xamarin Forms application you must use the mvxforms command. To specify a name for the projects you can use the -n|--name option and -sln|--solution-name for the solution name.

Example command to create a projects prefixed with MyXamarinFormsApp and a solution file named MyXamarinApp

For details on the available customisation options for the template use the -h|--help option

Please check this document to get an overview of how MvvmCross works.

You can also follow the TipCalc tutorial which provides step by step instructions that will guide you through creating a simple tip calculator.

Other templates are available for Visual Studio / Visual Studio for Mac:

Name	Author	Link
XabluCross for MvvmCross	XabluCross	Visual Studio
MvvmCross for Visual Studio	Jim Bennett	Visual Studio - Visual Studio for Mac
MvvmCross Plugin Template for Visual Studio	EShy	Visual Studio
Xamarin MvvmCross Dreams	Artmdev	Visual Studio
Xamarin Forms 3 with MvvmCross 6 Solution Template	Paul Datsiuk	Visual Studio
Ninja Coder For MvvmCross and Xamarin Forms	Ninja Coder for MvvmCross	Visual Studio
MVXTemplates	Luke Pothier	Visual Studio
Mvx Toolkit	Jeremy Tillman	Visual Studio
MvxScaffolding	Plac3hold3r	Visual Studio - dotnet template CLI

You can choose to download and install an extension manually, or you can get it from the Extension Manager in Visual Studio / the Add-In Gallery in Xamarin Studio (Visual Studio for Mac).

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