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Micro frontend

A micro frontend is an architectural pattern for web development, where independently developed frontends are composed into a greater whole. It is analogous to a microservices approach but for client-side single-page applications written in JavaScript. It is a solution to de-composition and routing for multiple front-end applications.

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A micro frontend is an architectural pattern for web development, where independently developed frontends are composed into a greater whole.1 It is analogous to a microservices approach but for client-side single-page applications written in JavaScript.2 It is a solution to de-composition and routing for multiple front-end applications.3

Micro frontends (MFE) can be built using the following approaches:

  • With tooling such as module federation or native federation
  • With libraries such as Single-SPA or frameworks such as Piral4
  • With Web Components
  • With iframes

Companies that use micro frontends are Canonical, IKEA, Scania AB, Spotify, etc.5

For Webpack this concept is referred to as module federation.6

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References

References

  1. "Micro Frontends". martinfowler.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. "Contentstack: What is a micro-frontend approach?". CW Developer Network. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  3. "Decision Strategies for a Micro Frontends Architecture". InfoQ. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  4. Rappl, Florian. The Art of Micro Frontends. Verzdesign Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83546-637-7.
  5. "Experiences Using Micro Frontends at IKEA". InfoQ. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  6. "Module Federation". webpack. Retrieved 2022-08-29.