Function: start()

start(appId, flags?): Application

Defined in: packages/ffi/src/native/lifecycle.ts:61

Initializes the GTK application runtime.

Creates a GTK Application instance, initializes Adwaita and GtkSource if available, and starts the event loop.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
appId	string	Application ID in reverse domain notation (e.g., "com.example.app")
flags?	ApplicationFlags	Optional GIO application flags

Returns

Application

The GTK Application instance

Example

import { start } from "@gtkx/ffi";

const app = start("com.example.myapp");

See

stop for shutting down the application