Starter Kits Overview
The LRE Starter Kits can be used as a starting point for creating a full stack JavaScript web application. The project represents the continuing evolution of the LRE Dashboards a shift from the Drupal tech stack to a custom full stack JavaScript application. There are several different starter kits geared toward different use cases as we build many different types of custom applications for our clients.
A solid understanding of the fundamentals of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are required to be successful while using the Starter Kit. The technologies used in the Starter Kit are meant for intermediate to advanced users. To use an analogy, using the Starter Kit without a solid grasp of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript would be a bit like trying to learn to drive using a semi truck.
Current starter kits:
- lre-starter-kit-basic (https://github.com/lrewater/lre-starter-kit-basic)
- lre-starter-kit (https://github.com/lrewater/lre-starter-kit)
lre-starter-kit-basic
https://github.com/lrewater/lre-starter-kit-basic
This starter kit is intended as a bare bones starting point. The template features a stubbed out application frontend as well as backend API. Additionally, the template comes with authentication baked in through the Auth0 integration (https://auth0.com/).
Good Use Cases
- Developing a simple dashboard without robust data management needs via a UI
lre-starter-kit
https://github.com/lrewater/lre-starter-kit
This starter kit is intended as a more robust starting point. Similarly to the bare bones template, this template features a stubbed out application frontend as well as backend API and authentication baked in through the Auth0 integration (https://auth0.com/). Where this template varies is that it comes with data management functionality as well. The template features stubbed out functionality for managing common list tables in LRE dashboards. This template provides a starting point for managing:
- Alerts
- Contacts
- Contact groups
- Measurement types
- Units
- Structure types
- Structure groups
- Structures
Good Use Cases
- Developing a dashboard where it is ideal to manage database list tables via a UI