plexi-sdk 0.1.13

Python SDK v3 for Plexi apps running through native ProcessApp

plexi-sdk

Python SDK v3 for building Plexi apps running through native ProcessApp.

Full design spec: SDK_V3.md

Install For SDK Development

uv pip install -e ./sdk/python

Changes to sdk/python/plexi_sdk/ take effect immediately.

App Pattern

An app is three module-level functions:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
from __future__ import annotations

from plexi_sdk import state
from plexi_sdk.effects import SetTitle, SetState
from plexi_sdk.events import KeyEvent
from plexi_sdk.ui import Column, AppBar, Text, FooterKeys


def init(size, args):
    return [SetTitle("Counter"), SetState({"count": 0})]


def update(event):
    if isinstance(event, KeyEvent) and event.key == "plus" and event.pressed:
        return [SetState({"count": state.get("count", 0) + 1})]
    return []


def view():
    return Column([
        AppBar("Counter"),
        Text(str(state.get("count", 0)), bold=True, align="center"),
        FooterKeys([("+", "increment")]),
    ], grow=True)

SetState is process-local runtime state. Use PersistState when a key must survive app restart.

Games and animations should return SetSchedulerMode("continuous", fps=60) from init() and update runtime state from RenderFrame events. Do not build animation loops with timers.

Keyboard Conventions

Keys arrive in update(event) as KeyEvent. Key strings are lowercase canonical.

Physical key	event.key
Enter / Return	"return"
Escape	"escape"
Backspace	"backspace"
Space	"space"
Arrow keys	"up" / "down" / "left" / "right"

New App

plexi app init myapp
plexi app check myapp --png-dir /tmp/myapp-shots
plexi app open myapp

Generates myapp/main.py, myapp/manifest.toml, myapp/tests/test_app.py, and a per-app .venv/ for Python isolation. plexi app check validates the SDK v3 shape, renders the size matrix, and can write PNG snapshots for visual review.