Integration of Brother Printer SDK with .NET MAUI on iOS issue with Sharpie

[poojarawat09]

I'm implementing printing functionality using Brother Printers in a multiplatform app developed with .NET MAUI, but I'm encountering challenges with the iOS integration. I'm using version 8 of .NET for MAUI and Visual Studio on a Mac.

I'm unable to utilize the library framework within our MAUI Library to access mapped SDK classes. We need guidance on whether our current approach is correct or if alternative methods should be considered.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a MAUI Library in your project.
2. Integrate the Brother Printer SDK into the project.
3. Installed sharpie from Objective Sharpie.
4. Attempted to use the command:

sharpie bind -framework /path/to/BRLMPrinterKit.framework -sdk iphoneos17.2
but received an "invalid SDK" error.

Verified SDK installation using:
xcodebuild -showsdks
to confirm if iphoneos17.2 is installed.

Despite these efforts, the issue persists. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[acaliaro]

I think you have to take a look to
https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Maui.NativeLibraryInterop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpE6aV3lHC0

[jfversluis]

I'm using version 8 of .NET for MAUI and Visual Studio on a Mac.

Please note that .NET 8 for .NET MAUI is almost out of support, it will be out of support in May 2025. Visual Studio for Mac already is out of support.

Additionally, this lives on the .NET for iOS layer mostly. You might try on their repository, or indeed even better, have a look at the links that @acaliaro posted right here above.

Since this is not a (actionable) issue in the .NET MAUI SDK, I'm closing this one for now. Thanks and good luck!