https://github.com/Roblox/roact

A view management library for Roblox Lua similar to React
https://github.com/Roblox/roact

lua react roblox ui

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A view management library for Roblox Lua similar to React

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/Roblox/roact
• Owner: Roblox
• License: apache-2.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2017-11-03T18:29:50.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-13T00:17:58.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-01T16:21:48.105Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: lua, react, roblox, ui
• Language: Lua
• Homepage: https://roblox.github.io/roact
• Size: 1.04 MB
• Stars: 564
• Watchers: 27
• Forks: 143
• Open Issues: 70
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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README

        
> This repository is deprecated and no longer maintained.

> 

> See [react-lua](https://github.com/Roblox/react-lua) for our currently maintained React in Lua library.

Roact



	

	

	





	A declarative UI library for Roblox Lua inspired by React.



 


## Installation

### Method 1: Model File (Roblox Studio)

* Download the `rbxm` model file attached to the latest release from the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/Roblox/Roact/releases).

* Insert the model into Studio into a place like `ReplicatedStorage`

### Method 2: Filesystem

* Copy the `src` directory into your codebase

* Rename the folder to `Roact`

* Use a plugin like [Rojo](https://github.com/LPGhatguy/rojo) to sync the files into a place

## [Documentation](https://roblox.github.io/roact)

For a detailed guide and examples, check out [the official Roact documentation](https://roblox.github.io/roact).

```lua

local LocalPlayer = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

local Roact = require(Roact)

-- Create our virtual tree describing a full-screen text label.

local tree = Roact.createElement("ScreenGui", {}, {

	Label = Roact.createElement("TextLabel", {

		Text = "Hello, world!",

		Size = UDim2.new(1, 0, 1, 0),

	}),

})

-- Turn our virtual tree into real instances and put them in PlayerGui

Roact.mount(tree, LocalPlayer.PlayerGui, "HelloWorld")

```

## License

Roact is available under the Apache 2.0 license. See [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt) for details.