I want Help Integrating ReactJS Frontend with EGroupware Backend

[Sakuraas]

Hey All,

I am exploring some custom development with EGroupware & wanted to get input from anyone who has worked with integrating a modern frontend framework such as ReactJS into the EGroupware ecosystem.

I have got a basic ReactJS UI built and working fine independently but I am struggling a bit with how to properly structure the integration with EGroupware’s backend. I am unsure about authentication flow, API interactions & where exactly the React build should live within the EGroupware file structure.

Also, if anyone has tips on how to make the UI work seamlessly with EGroupware’s permissions or session handling, that would be helpful. Also i have check this [eGroupWare-french] Module de réservations still need help.

I started brushing up my frontend skills through a ReactJS Online Training course so still learning & might be missing some obvious things. Any advice, best practices or sample projects would be awesome.

Thank you.

[RalfBecker]

Hi Skaraas,

I am exploring some custom development with EGroupware & wanted to get input from anyone who has worked with integrating a modern frontend framework such as ReactJS into the EGroupware ecosystem.

That’s nothing we support and probably nothing we ever will support.
EGroupware uses it’s own modern frontent framework called eTemplate2 with is web-component and Lit based.

That said, nothing stops you from using anything generating HTML in you EGroupware app.
Most of our client-side API is also eTemplate agnostic and should therefore also be usable from a ReactJS app.

My recommendation for EGroupware is exploring eTemplate2 with our Example App and use that for your EGroupware development.

Ralf