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Please make sure to read the README

What is it?

Comet is an open source library for .NET/XAML Universal Windows Apps that attempts to fill the gaps and provide a collection of APIs and controls based on the feedback and work from the developer community. The XAML/.NET framework for the Universal Windows Platform is a continuously growing developer framework, but there are controls and utilities that are missing.

What is the goal?

The goal is to fill the gaps in the UWP .NET/XAML platform and provide a collection of APIs and controls based on the feedback and work from the developer community.

The final result is a quality library that is:

• Open Source: all development and tracking is on GitHub
• Lightweight: Common problem with seasoned libraries and frameworks that have been in the community for a while is that they tend to bloat over time. With Comet, we want to keep the framework lightweight and free from any dependencies other than the Universal Windows Platform. As the framework grows, and especially if any dependencies are unavoidable, we may split up the library in multiple smaller modules.
• Documented: Finding documentation and samples is is the first thing that any developers does when they are first trying to get started. Need to make documentation clear and easy to find as well as provide plenty of samples

Where do I get it?

Easy, just use NuGet directly from Visual Studio and search for Comet or run the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package Comet

In addition to the regular release in NuGet, I will also release prerelease version of Comet for those who want to try the work-in-progress-that-might-not-work.

Alternatively, this is an open source project after all and you can directly reference Comet in your project or build a NuGet package with the included scripts.

Something is broken (or) I have the best idea for a control/toolkit/feature)

Great, please create an issue. I'm sure there will be bugs and great ideas, and the GitHub project Issues will be the place to keep track of them.

And of course, this is an open source project. Feel free to fork the project and ideally submit a pull request ;)

License

The project is licensed under the MIT License (MIT)