E-shop with MF

This project is a simple e-commerce platform built using the micro frontend architecture with Webpack Module Federation. The goal of this project is to demonstrate how to build an application using multiple micro frontends. Includes state management, TypeScript, and more.

Demo

Application Overview

The project consists of five different applications, each serving a unique purpose.

It consumes the https://fakestoreapi.com/ API to get the products.

The applications are as follows:

• Main: This is the application shell that connects all the other apps together. Built with Next.js, runs by default at http://localhost:3000 and at http://localhost:4000 when in production mode.
• Products: This application is responsible for displaying the list of products available for sale on the platform and the product details page with ability to add the product to the cart. Built with Next.js, runs by default at http://localhost:3001 and at http://localhost:4001 when in production mode.
• Cart: This application is responsible for managing the items in the user's shopping cart. Built with Next.js, runs by default at http://localhost:3002 and at http://localhost:4002 when in production mode.
• Checkout: This application is responsible for handling the checkout process. Built with Next.js, runs by default at http://localhost:3003 and at http://localhost:4003 when in production mode.
• Home: This is the application responsible for displaying the home page of the e-commerce platform. Built with Vue.js, runs by default at http://localhost:3004 and at http://localhost:4004 when in production mode.
• Shared: This is the package where all shared code lives. Available via the monorepo setup.

The micro frontend architecture used in this project allows for the seamless integration of each application into the platform. With Webpack Module Federation, each application can be developed and deployed independently, making the development process more efficient.

Getting Started

The project uses lerna to manage dependencies and running the applications.

To get started with the project, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Install the necessary dependencies using the npm install command.
3. Start the applications using the npm run dev command.
4. Explore the application at http://localhost:3000
5. To build the files for production, run npm run build
6. To serve the production build, run npm run start

Deployment

This application is for demo purposes only, but here is how the application could be deployed to production if it was production ready:

• Main: Run the application server that serves the application (Own hosting, Vercel, Netlify, etc.)
• Micro frontends: Build the artifacts and deploy them to a cloud storage (S3, Google Cloud Storage, etc.) and put them in front of a CDN. When the main application needs a specific micro frontend, it would make a request and fetch it at runtime.
• Shared: This is treated as library and could be integrated by deploying to NPM or consumed via the monorepo setup.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to the project, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Make your changes to the code.
3. Submit a pull request.

License

MIT