Zenimals

A refactored version of Xaminals (a Xamarin Sample App), demonstrating ViewModel-First navigation with ZenMvvm. ZenMvvm is a Lightweight ViewModel-First MVVM framework for Xamarin.Forms.

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When browsing the code, look for:

• Simple. Almost nothing new to learn. Design pages as you normally would using Xamarin Forms.
• Cleaner, easier to understand architecture compared with Xaminals.
• Nothing in the code-behind files
• ViewModels don't have a dependency on Xamarin.Forms
• Buit-in dependency injection uses the convenient "Smart Resolve" feature meaning you don't have to register dependenices (perfect for rapid prototyping).
• Passing data to another viewmodel is easy. Example below passes an Animal object to the AnimalDetailViewModel:

await navigationService.GoToAsync($"details", animal);

For another sample app, see ZenMvvm Sample App which showcases more features, including navigation with PushAsync<TViewModel>().