Nafer (نافر)

A Clean, Fast, and Beautifully Engineered Content Hub for WinUI 3.

🚀 Overview

Nafer is a premium content hub designed with a focus on speed, minimalism, and enterprise-grade architecture. Built using the latest WinUI 3 and .NET 9 technologies, it provides a seamless user experience for discovering and managing content with a native Windows 11 aesthetic.

✨ Key Features

• 💎 Modern WinUI 3 Interface: Fully responsive design following Windows 11 Fluent Design System guidelines.
• 🔄 Autonomous Auto-Update: Industry-standard update system that checks, downloads, and installs updates in the background.
• ⚙️ Advanced Settings: Granular control over application behavior, update notifications, and download visibility.
• 🌓 Dynamic Theming: Support for Light, Dark, and System theme switching with smooth transitions.
• 🔋 System Tray Integration: Minimize to tray support with quick-access notifications.
• 🏗️ Enterprise Architecture: Built on Hexagonal/Clean Architecture principles for infinite scalability and modularity.

🏗️ Technical Architecture

Nafer follows a strict separation of concerns to ensure the codebase remains maintainable as it grows:

• Nafer.Core: The heart of the application containing domain models, business logic interfaces, and core exceptions. Zero external dependencies.
• Nafer.Infrastructure: Implementation details including specialized services for local settings, background updates, and file management.
• Nafer.WinUI: The presentation layer using the MVVM pattern, powered by ReactiveUI for high-performance reactive data binding.
• Nafer.Installer: A professional deployment project using the WiX Toolset v5 for generating stable MSI packages.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Framework: WinUI 3 (Windows App SDK 1.8)
• Runtime: .NET 9.0
• Logic: ReactiveUI, Fody, Serilog
• Build System: PowerShell-based master build script
• Installer: WiX Toolset v5

🏁 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2022 (with .NET Desktop Development workload)
• Windows App SDK
• WiX Toolset v5

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository.
2. Open Nafer.slnx in Visual Studio.
3. Run the project:

   dotnet run --project src\Nafer.WinUI\Nafer.WinUI.csproj
   

4. To build the production installer:

   .\Build.ps1
   

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

💬 Support & Community

For support, feedback, or collaborations, reach out on:

• Discord: gtqn