Native C# desktop entry point for the ArcForges media production product. This bootstrap provides a working Hello screen connected to the deployed Cloud Native AOT service at https://arcforges.com/api.
The application starts offline. Enter a name and select Say hello to send one binary gRPC-Web request through the published Contracts client. Progress, cancellation and failures are visible; retry is an explicit user action. Names retain whitespace and Unicode, with a 1–256 UTF-16 unit limit. Authentication and product-specific workflows are not implemented in this bootstrap.
Install .NET SDK 10.0.401 and the native build prerequisites in development. The solution uses C# 14, Avalonia 12.1.2, exact central NuGet versions and per-project lock files. No Node, Python, CMake or neighboring source checkout is required.
dotnet restore ArcSlate.slnx --locked-mode
dotnet build ArcSlate.slnx -c Release --no-restore
dotnet test --project tests/ArcForges.ArcSlate.Tests/ArcForges.ArcSlate.Tests.csproj -c Release --no-build --filter-not-class '*.TransportTests'
dotnet run --project src/ArcForges.ArcSlate
dotnet run --project eng/ArcForges.Repository -- hooksThe UI, application state and repository tool are C#. Avalonia/Skia supply packaged native UI/rendering dependencies. The application consumes ArcForges.Contracts.PublicApi 1.0.0-ci.36.1 and the private build-time ArcForges.Build.Policy 1.0.0-ci.20.1. It does not ship unused DesktopPlatform media engines.
Each successful main push publishes a prerelease v0.1.0-ci.<run>.<attempt> to GitHub Releases. PRs compile the same three Windows/Linux Native AOT targets and run offline checks but never publish a release:
| Platform | Archive |
|---|---|
| Windows x64 / ARM64 | Portable ZIP; extract everything and run ArcSlate.exe |
| Linux x64 | Portable tar.gz; extract everything and run ./ArcSlate in an X11/XWayland desktop |
Keep all files together. These self-contained builds do not require a .NET installation. They are development distributions: Windows binaries are unsigned. Automated releases do not contain macOS builds; local macOS source support remains available without CI or release claims. No installer, app-store identity or OS trust claim is included. Linux system libraries are listed in development. Source for a release is its exact Git tag/commit.
CI performs compilation, packaging, offline unit/static checks and security scanning. It does not launch packaged applications, native UI or live Cloud requests. Runtime smoke is an explicit local-only command when needed; no post-publication asset download or runtime cycle is required. See release mechanics and the validation policy.
The repository check enforces the project licence boundary for the application, core library, tests and C# tooling. Every build also checks the effective MSBuild declarations and local project references. The provenance process verifies recorded source reuse, immutable review history and complete legal/source receipts in actual portable archives. The native application remains a C# Avalonia/Skia consumer of exact published packages.
Read CONTRIBUTING, security reporting and the code of conduct. ArcSlate remains AGPL-3.0-only; see LICENSE and third-party notices.
Use ArcSlate --build-info --evidence <path.json> for offline compiled support information. See build identity for the nine independent version axes and validation.
Build identity and related tooling adapt ArcNotes source at 0c797e3 under AGPL-3.0-only. The complete corresponding ArcSlate source is available at each release commit; original attribution and full licence terms remain in this repository and portable packages.