Django Webpack Dev Server
Django Webpack Dev Server is a command line Django reusable app to setup configuration files for React. It uses webpack and webpack_dev_server to bundle your frontend code.
Overview:
Django Webpack Dev Server is a command line Django reusable app that simplifies the setup of configuration files for React. It uses webpack and webpack_dev_server to bundle frontend code.
Features:
- Easy installation: Install the package using pip and add it to the INSTALLED_APPS in Django's settings.py file.
- Customizable app naming and templates: Generate a Django app with a custom name and template by running
python manage.py generate react --app_name your_app_name --template (javascript/typescript). - Integration with Django: Add the newly created Django app to the INSTALLED_APPS setting and include its path in the urlpatterns of the project's urls.py file.
- Development server: Start the Django development server using
python manage.py runserverand the webpack dev server usingnpm start. Access the app at http://localhost:8080/. - Production build: Create a production build of the frontend code by running
npm run build.
- Django
Django is a high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It follows the model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern, providing an extensive set of built-in tools and conventions to streamline the creation of robust and scalable web applications.
- React
React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.