a few improvements

src/elements.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use crate::Element;
 
 impl Element for &str {
-    fn render(&self, frame: &mut dyn crate::Framing) {
+    fn render(&self, frame: &mut String) {
-        frame.draw_str(self);
+        *frame += self;
     }
 }
 
-impl Element for crate::Ui {
+impl Element for String {
-    fn render(&self, frame: &mut dyn crate::Framing) {
+    fn render(&self, frame: &mut String) {
-        self(frame)
+        *frame += self;
     }
 }

src/lib.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub mod prelude {
         state::State,
         style::{Color, Style},
         utils::init,
-        Framing, Props, Result, Ui,
+        Props, Result, Ui,
     };
 
     #[cfg(feature = "state")]
@@ -21,16 +21,8 @@ pub mod prelude {
     pub use crossterm::event::read;
 }
 
-// Traits
-pub trait Framing {
-    fn draw(&mut self, element: &dyn Element, props: &Props);
-    fn draw_str(&mut self, s: &str) {
-        _ = s
-    }
-}
-
 pub trait Element {
-    fn render(&self, frame: &mut dyn Framing);
+    fn render(&self, frame: &mut String);
     fn event(&self, event: crossterm::event::Event) {
         _ = event
     }
@@ -38,7 +30,10 @@ pub trait Element {
 
 // Types
 pub type Handler<T> = std::sync::Arc<std::sync::Mutex<T>>;
-pub type Ui = Box<dyn Fn(&mut dyn Framing)>;
+pub type Ui = Box<dyn Fn(&mut Frame)>;
+
+// Structs
+pub struct Frame(Vec<(Box<dyn Element>, Props)>);
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Props {
@@ -57,6 +52,12 @@ pub struct Console {
     pub mouse_position: Option<(u16, u16)>,
 }
 
+impl Frame {
+    pub fn draw(&mut self, element: Box<dyn Element>, props: Props) {
+        self.0.push((element, props));
+    }
+}
+
 impl Props {
     pub fn new(x: u16, y: u16) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -138,7 +139,27 @@ impl Props {
     }
 }
 
-impl Framing for Console {
+impl Console {
+    pub fn render(&mut self, ui: &Ui) -> Result<()> {
+        (self.width, self.height) = crossterm::terminal::size()?;
+        utils::clear()?;
+        let mut frame = Frame(Vec::new());
+        ui(&mut frame);
+        for (e, _) in frame.0 {
+            self.draw(e.as_ref(), &Props::auto());
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn close(self) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.mouse {
+            crossterm::execute!(std::io::stdout(), crossterm::event::DisableMouseCapture)?;
+        }
+        crossterm::terminal::disable_raw_mode()?;
+        utils::show_cursor()?;
+        utils::clear()
+    }
+
     fn draw(&mut self, element: &dyn Element, props: &Props) {
         let mut written = String::new();
         element.render(&mut written);
@@ -185,34 +206,6 @@ impl Framing for Console {
     }
 }
 
-impl Console {
-    pub fn render(&mut self, ui: &Ui) -> Result<()> {
-        (self.width, self.height) = crossterm::terminal::size()?;
-        utils::clear()?;
-        ui(self);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub fn close(self) -> Result<()> {
-        if self.mouse {
-            crossterm::execute!(std::io::stdout(), crossterm::event::DisableMouseCapture)?;
-        }
-        crossterm::terminal::disable_raw_mode()?;
-        utils::show_cursor()?;
-        utils::clear()
-    }
-}
-
-impl Framing for String {
-    fn draw(&mut self, element: &dyn Element, _props: &Props) {
-        element.render(self);
-    }
-
-    fn draw_str(&mut self, s: &str) {
-        *self += s;
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn func<T>(t: T) -> Handler<T> {
     std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(t))
 }

src/main.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ use osmium_engine::prelude::*;
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let mut console = init(true)?;
 
-    let (mut count, ui) = app();
+    let mut count = use_state(0);
+
+    let ui = app(count);
 
     loop {
         console.render(&ui)?;
@@ -14,24 +16,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     console.close()
 }
 
-pub fn app() -> (State<i32>, Ui) {
+pub fn app(count: State<i32>) -> Ui {
-    let (count, count_ui) = counter();
+    Box::new(move |frame| {
-
+        frame.draw(Box::new(format!("Events: {count}")), Props::center());
-    (
+    })
-        count,
-        Box::new(move |frame| {
-            frame.draw(&count_ui, &Props::center());
-        }),
-    )
-}
-
-pub fn counter() -> (State<i32>, Ui) {
-    let count = use_state(0);
-
-    (
-        count,
-        Box::new(move |frame| {
-            frame.draw(&format!("Events: {count}").as_str(), &Props::center());
-        }),
-    )
 }