@sackrin/react-micro-ui-express

1.6.0 • Public • Published

React Micro UI Express

This library adds the ability to quickly host a micro UI within a docker container. This library works alongside the react-micro-ui library.

Installation

npm i -s @sackrin/react-micro-ui-express

Usage

within your micro ui src/server.js

import path from "path";
import { ExampleComponent } from "./Components";
import { ExampleEndpoint } from './Endpoints';
import createExpressMicroUI from '@sackrin/react-micro-ui-express/lib/createExpressMicroUI';

// Retrieve the local config
const microUIConfig = require(path.join(process.cwd(), "microui.config.js"));
// Create the express micro UI
const { route, strap, boot } = createExpressMicroUI({
  profile: process.env.PROFILE || "local",
  config: microUIConfig,
});
// ENDPOINTS
// Add custom API endpoints
route('/ExampleEndpoint', 'get', ExampleEndpoint);
// SERVER SIDE RENDERED COMPONENTS
// Strap in the front end components
strap("ExampleComponent", ExampleComponent);
// Boot and handle the response
boot();

Create Express Micro UI

createExpressMicroUI

Use this to create your micro UI express container

  • config: the micro UI config
  • profile: the environment profile ie local, dev, stage
  • logger: your choice of logger

const { api, strap, boot, route, env, config, logger } = createExpressMicroUI({ config, profile = 'local', logger = console })

Callbacks

route(path, method, handler)

Use this to bootstrap API endpoint handlers

  • path: the api path
  • method: GET | POST | PUT | DELETE
  • handler: the handler which will be invoked

route('/example', 'GET', doExampleEndpoint)

strap(name, component)

Use this to bootstrap react components for server side rendering. Not required if you do not intend on providing server side rendered components.

  • name: the name of the component
  • component: the react component

strap('ExampleComponent', ExampleComponent)

boot()

Will start the express server

boot()

Extras

env

The current resolved environment the micro UI is using. This is calculated via the micro UI config and the supplied profile

config

The current config the micro UI is using.

logger

The current logger the micro UI is using. This will either be the logger you supplied or the default logger (console)

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npm i @sackrin/react-micro-ui-express

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