What is Magisk built with?

Q: Which repos have a stack like Magisk's?

The ones that share most of its stack: android/nowinandroid, open-ani/animeko, and android/compose-samples.

Magisk is a Kotlin repo built with Jetpack Compose, androidx.navigation3:navigation3-runtime, androidx.window:window-core, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3, androidx.navigation3:navigation3-ui, and 3 more. It reaches it with room-ktx and room-runtime, is tested with rules, androidx.test.ext:junit, androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator, and androidx.test:runner, and deploys with com.jakewharton.timber:timber. It has 43,581 written lines, with 6 test files.

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Frontend

The base 5

Jetpack Compose25 files
androidx.navigation3:navigation3-runtime3 files
androidx.window:window-core2 files
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation31 file
androidx.navigation3:navigation3-ui1 file

Interface 4

Google1 file
androidx.compose.animation:animation6 files
androidx.core:core-splashscreen1 file
material3-adaptive-navigation-suite

Icons 1

androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended13 files

Backend

Data access 2

room-ktx
room-runtime

Support

The base 3

activity-compose
core-ktx
lifecycle-runtime-compose

Testing 4

androidx.test.ext:junit4 files
androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator2 files
androidx.test:runner1 file
rules

Deploy 1

com.jakewharton.timber:timber16 files

Tools 9

syn5 files
proc-macro24 files
num-derive3 files
quote3 files
androidx.profileinstaller:profileinstaller1 file
gradle
room-compiler
ui-tooling
ui-tooling-preview

Other 27

libc30 files
nix30 files
const_format9 files
num-traits9 files
org.apache.commons:commons-compress7 files
bytemuck5 files
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose2 files
bitflags2 files
digest2 files
lzma-rust22 files
rsa2 files
sha22 files

15 more

thiserror2 files
byteorder1 file
bzip21 file
cfg-if1 file
der1 file
flate21 file
p2561 file
p3841 file
p5211 file
sha11 file
x509-cert1 file
logging-interceptor
okhttp
retrofit
xz

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Frequently asked questions

What language is Magisk written in?

Magisk is written in Kotlin, with 43,581 written lines.

What framework does Magisk use?

Magisk is built with Jetpack Compose, androidx.navigation3:navigation3-runtime, androidx.window:window-core, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3, androidx.navigation3:navigation3-ui, activity-compose, core-ktx, and lifecycle-runtime-compose.

Does Magisk have tests?

Yes. Magisk has 6 test files and is tested with rules, androidx.test.ext:junit, androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator, and androidx.test:runner.

Which repos have a stack like Magisk's?

The ones that share most of its stack:android/nowinandroid open-ani/animeko android/compose-samples