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+~~Title: About EFL~~
+==== EFL ====
+
+[[download|Download EFL Here]]
+
+Code quality - [[https://scan.coverity.com/projects/552|EFL Coverity scan status]]
+
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+
+EFL is made up of quite a few libraries that build on top of each other
+in layers, steadily becoming higher-level, yet allowing access to
+each level as they go. The higher up you go, the less you have to do
+yourself. Elementary is about as high up as you get, while you still
+access layers below it for day to day things as there is no need for
+it to wrap things that work perfectly well as-is.
+
+All of EFL exposes its APIs by default in C, with several bindings
+available. We are now also working on supporting bindings for various
+language as first-class-citizens in EFL by auto-generating the
+bindings directly from our new object orientation infrastructure for
+C. We stick to C mostly because the libraries have been around for a
+long time, were originally written in C and the developers who write
+the libraries prefer C. We add OO features in C with tools and
+infrastructure where needed. Also moving from C would limit the
+audience. C programmers won't be able to access a %%C++%% API (whereas a
+%%C++%% programmer can access both C and %%C++%%). That is partly why we aim
+to auto-generate bindings so programmers of various languages can get
+native-like APIs for their chose language from the same core EFL API
+set.
+
+Our components are divided into named libraries or projects. Core EFL
+components are:
+
+^Component               ^ Description                                ^
+|Evas                    |Core scene graph and rendering              |
+|Eina                    |Data structures and low level helpers       |
+|Edje                    |UI layout & animation data files for themes |
+|Eet                     |Data (de)serialization and storage          |
+|Ecore                   |Core loop and system abstractions like X11  |
+|Efreet                  |Freedesktop.org standards handling          |
+|Eldbus                  |D-Bus glue and handling                     |
+|Embryo                  |Tiny VM and compiler based on Pawn          |
+|Eeze                    |Device enumeration and access library         |
+|Emotion                 |Video decode wrapping, glue and abstraction |
+|Ethumb                  |Thumbnailing handler                       |
+|Ephysics                |Physics (bullet) wrapper and Evas glue      |
+|EIO                     |Asynchronous I/O handling                   |
+|Evas Generic Loaders    |Extra image loaders for complex image types |
+|Emotion Generic Players |Extra video decoders (for VLC)              |
+|Elementary              |Widgets and high level abstractions         |
+
+Binding support exists for several languages such as:
+
+  * Python
+  * Javascript
+  * %%C++%%
+  * Ruby
+  * Lua
+
+EFL was originally intended to provide the core for Enlightenment, but
+has grown to do much more. In trying to keep EFL lean, it has found a
+use for embedded devices all the way up to powerful desktop behemoths.
+
+These libraries already power millions of systems, from mobile
+phones to set top boxes, desktops, laptops, game systems and more. It
+is only now being recognized for its forward-thinking approaches, as
+products and designers want to do more than the boring functional user
+experiences of the past. This is where EFL excels.
+
+[[http://www.free.fr|Free.fr]] has shipped millions of set top boxes in
+France, powered by EFL. The
+[[http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner|Openmoko Freerunner]]
+sold thousands of devices with EFL and Enlightenment on them.
+[[http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/|Yellow Dog Linux]] for the Sony PS3
+ships with Enlightenment as the default. EFL has been used on printers,
+netbooks and more. It powers the
+[[http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/wearable-tech|Samsung Galaxy Gear]]
+watches (Gear 2, S, S2, S3...), is behind the
+[[http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/mobile-phone/mobile-phone/dual-sim-phone/SM-Z130HZKDINS|Samsung Z1 ]],
+[[http://www.samsung.com/in/microsite/z2|Z2]] and
+[[http://www.samsung.com/in/microsite/z3|Z3]] mobile phones,
+and the
+[[http://www.samsung.com/us/video/4k-suhd-tv|Samsung SUHD Smart TVs]]
+that run Tizen. Cameras also use Enlightenment and EFL such as the
+[[http://www.samsung.com/uk/discover/camera/find-your-signature-with-samsung-nx1/|Samsung NX1]]
+and the
+[[http://www.samsung.com/global/nx/nx300m/|Samsung NX300M]] smart
+Camera. Also GPS units such as models from
+[[https://www.moncoyote.com/|Coyote]] Run EFL on a lean and mean RTOS.
+Also Web conference cameras such as
+[[https://www.biscotti.com/|Biscotti]] use EFL to do their work.