Objectives and Challenges

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Aleksi Peebles edited this page Apr 4, 2022 · 2 revisions

The objectives and challenges of this component library are common to most component libraries.

Objectives

Designer perspective

Improved understanding of entire UI
Improved UI consistency

Developer perspective

Clear separation of UI code
Reduced code duplication
Easier onboarding for frontend developers not familiar with VuFind or PHP
Possibility to develop frontend code without a working VuFind installation
Improved automated testing of UI components

Common perspective

Improved documentation
Shared vocabulary
Well-defined best practices
Increased prototyping and development speed

Forward-looking perspective

Facilitate the possibility of switching to a different templating language
Facilitate the possibility of a headless VuFind

Challenges

Best way to integrate with VuFind
Version and change management