Microfrontends with WebPack and module federation
Michele Riva
Michele Riva
Senior Software Architect @NearForm
Google Developer Expert
Microsoft MVP
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Real-World Next.js
Build scalable, high performances and modern web applications using Next.js, the React framework for production
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There's no standard for microfrontends
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Microfrontends
Multiple separate builds should form a single application. These separate builds should not have dependencies between each other, so they can be developed and deployed individually.
WebPack documentation
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Module Federation
Multiple separate builds should form a single application. These separate builds should not have dependencies between each other, so they can be developed and deployed individually.
Module Federation
in a nutshell
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What's the problem with
that approach?
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It's slow and laborius
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Minimum steps required to make a change
- Identify the components you need to edit
- Enter the component library project
- Make some changes
- Ensure tests are passing/write new tests
- Run CI/CD
- Publish the package
- Go back to your project
- Update the package
- Update tests (if needed)
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What if you don't have the ownership of the component library?
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What if multiple apps depends on our components?
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Here's where module federation and microfrontends can really help
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Let's try a live demo
What about server-side rendering?
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What if the remote server goes down?
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Where are the types?
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You can expose almost everything via module federation, including types
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Microfrontends with WebPack and module federation
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