Strapi React Snipcart
React E-Commerce App Built on Top of Strapi
Overview:
This tutorial explores the use of Strapi, a Node.js content management system, in combination with a React frontend to create a full JS single-page application (SPA). The tutorial covers the steps of setting up a Node.js backend for Strapi with MongoDB, creating content types in Strapi for the SPA, building a React SPA using create-react-app, and bundling & deploying the Universal JS app.
Features:
- Powerful Tools: Strapi and React are two powerful tools in the JavaScript ecosystem.
- Node.js Content Management: Strapi provides a Node.js backend for content management.
- React Frontend: React is used to build the frontend of the single-page application.
- MongoDB Integration: Strapi can be set up with MongoDB as the database.
- Content Types Customization: Content types can be created in Strapi to match the requirements of the SPA project.
- Universal JavaScript Stack: The tutorial discusses the concept of a Universal JavaScript stack and its relevance in the developer's space.
Summary:
This tutorial showcases the use of Strapi and React to create a full JS single-page application. It provides step-by-step instructions for setting up the Node.js backend with Strapi, creating content types, building the React frontend, and bundling & deploying the application. The tutorial also explores the concept of a Universal JavaScript stack and its significance in the developer's space.
- 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
- SCSS
SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.
- Strapi
Strapi is an open source headless CMS that provides a customizable content management system and API for your projects. It allows you to manage content in a visual interface and use a REST or GraphQL API to retrieve the data.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Webpack
Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.