This document outlines the technical stack for the Farmstack application, which uses React for the frontend and Django for the backend.
React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces, while Django is a high-level Python web framework.
React is a widely-used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and frontend components. It follows a component-based architecture, facilitating the creation of reusable UI elements. React also provides a virtual DOM for efficient rendering and updating of the user interface.
- React: JavaScript library for UI components.
- React Router: For handling client-side routing.
- Redux: For managing the application state (optional but recommended for larger apps).
- Axios: For making HTTP requests to the backend APIs.
- Material-UI: Optional, for pre-built UI components and styles.
- Webpack: For bundling and building the frontend code.
src/
: Contains the main application source code.components/
: Reusable UI components.views/
: Higher-level views for each role.src/utils/
: Utility functions.src/tests/
: Unit test cases using Jest.
Django is a high-level Python web framework that simplifies web application development. It follows the Model-View-Template (MVT) architecture, similar to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. Django includes built-in features such as an ORM (Object-Relational Mapping), authentication, and an admin interface.
- Django: Python web framework.
- Django REST framework: For building RESTful APIs.
- Django ORM: For database interactions.
- PostgreSQL: Or any other database of choice.
- JWT Token: For token-based authentication.
- Django Cache: Cache support for OTP.
- Celery: For handling asynchronous tasks and background jobs.
farmstack_backend/
: The project root directory.microsite/
: Handles APIs for all requests of Microsite.accounts/
: Manages all authentication-related requests.core/
: Project-level configuration.participant/
: Manages participant APIs.datahub/
: Handles steward role APIs.utils/
: Utility functions.tasks/
: Defines and manages Celery tasks for asynchronous processing.
- The React frontend communicates with the Django backend through RESTful APIs.
- The frontend uses Axios or Fetch API to make HTTP requests to the backend endpoints.
- Django serves the frontend as static files or uses Django templates for server-side rendering, if required.
- The application can be deployed on platforms like AWS, Heroku, or DigitalOcean.
- Docker containers can be used to containerize the application for easy deployment and scaling.
- Nginx or Apache can be used as reverse proxies to serve the application and handle static files.
This technical stack document outlines the use of React for the frontend and Django for the backend, along with Celery for asynchronous tasks, to build a scalable and efficient web application. This setup allows for the creation of a robust application that provides a seamless user experience and supports various use cases.