## Universal Platform
| Platform |
Code |
Views |
Styling |
Custom bindings |
Custom styling |
| iOS |
JavaScript |
XML |
NML |
Swift / ObjC |
UIKit |
| Android |
Java / C |
android.view |
| Browser |
JavaScript |
HTML & CSS |
| Browser WebGL |
Pixi.js |
| Node |
|
- `NML` - *Neft Marked Language* - Simple language used to describe styles, bindings and animations.
See [Built in native controls](https://github.com/Neft-io/neft-default-styles), [API Doc](https://github.com/Neft-io/neft/wiki/Renderer-API).
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### What Neft does?
1. Runs your JavaScript code on different platfoms.
2. Renders basic elements and native views through [extensions](https://github.com/Neft-io/neft/wiki/Extensions).
3. Supports asynchronous communication with native code.
4. Allows to write component-based views in XML and JavaScript
5. Provides styling engine.
### What Neft *does not*?
1. Supports browser APIs. Neft is not a browser.
2. Understands CSS. Neft has his own [styling engine](https://github.com/Neft-io/neft/wiki/Styles).
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## Everywhere
- Node >= 0.11.14,
- Browsers (HTML5 or WebGL) IE >= 10,
- Android >= 4.0.0,
- iOS >= 8.0.
## Why Neft?
### One code for all
Share code between a truly native application, website and a server. Neft uses high-level abstraction easily portable between different platforms.
### Virtual DOM
DOM model powers native apps and websites in a better logic abstraction. Neft also renders on a server.
### Abstract styles
CSS alternative for more dynamic and cross-platform apps. Automatically synchronized with DOM. With [native elements](https://github.com/Neft-io/neft/wiki/Default-Styles).
## Installation
```
npm install -g neft
```
## First app
```
neft create MyApp
cd MyApp
neft build browser
neft run node
.. open http://localhost:3000/ in a browser
```
## Android native app
Specify your Android SDK path in `local.json` and run:
```
neft run android --watch
```
## iOS native app
Download XCode (8.1 or newer) on your Mac computer and run:
```
neft run ios --watch
```
## No examples, tutorials, bad docs quality
Neft API is mostly stabilized. Now we are working on docs and tests improvements. You can help with making Neft brilliant. [[Contribute]]. Always create an issue if something doesn't work. Thank you!
## [[Contribute]]
Our main goals are:
- improve documentation,
- add visual tests,
- OS X Cocoa renderer,
- Windows 10 through [UWP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Windows_Platform).