Choose between Symfony classic or API Platform or Symfony Encore/ReactJS

[julbrs]

That's a good question !!!

@StaudenmannM @analuspi any comments ? 😄

[julbrs]

• We don't have to redevelop what we have developed on Symfony actual
• API Platform : faster because React front end (switch pages it is real time)
• API Platform : allow to have one UI team and one back team.
• API Platform : lot of work to redo some screen (but some are already re-developed 😄, like the nomenclature list AND the multi-image uploader )

[julbrs]

2019-10-01 meeting:

• choosing to try the API Platform infrastructure for the continuation of the project
• will divide UI and back (Ana will be able to focus on UI)
• will allow in the future to deliver more easily a mobile app based on the backend
• because React is fun to develop with ;)

[julbrs]

I will setup a new repo with api platform next week,

[julbrs]

ok reopening this one 😄

I have found also another way to include react inside symfony : using Symfony Encore that allow to work with JS framework:

• https://symfony.com/doc/current/frontend/encore/reactjs.html
• https://auth0.com/blog/developing-modern-apps-with-symfony-and-react/#Building-the-Frontend-App-with-React
• https://medium.com/@lmatte7/how-to-use-react-with-symfony-4-88fb27abf5e5

I am currently testing that on a new branch feature/react on this repository.

It allow us switch little by little the existing project on ReactJS (page per page for example). But it seems less 'mobile ready' as API Platform. Let me work on that to check.

[julbrs]

writing a quick article on the subject: https://medium.com/@julienbras/comparing-api-platform-and-symfony-encore-with-reactjs-e4e91e0fdb6c?sk=acffaf3f083c0e97d579016586ddc33f

[julbrs]

check this PR #73

[julbrs]

We choose API PLATFORM.