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Alokai (formerly Vue Storefront) is a Frontend as a Service ecosystem for composable commerce: it connects any ecommerce backend to a ready-made, customizable storefront so teams can build and deploy fast ecommerce frontends.
Alokai (formerly Vue Storefront) is a Frontend as a Service ecosystem for composable commerce: it connects any ecommerce backend to a ready-made, customizable storefront so teams can build and deploy fast ecommerce frontends.Is this a ready storefront, a framework, or a set of separate tools?It is a bundle of three pieces: a working Nuxt.js (or Next.js) storefront app, the Storefront UI component library for theming, and an Express.js middleware server that talks to your backend and integrations.
It is a bundle of three pieces: a working Nuxt.js (or Next.js) storefront app, the Storefront UI component library for theming, and an Express.js middleware server that talks to your backend and integrations.Which ecommerce backends can I connect it to?Any backend that exposes an API; Alokai already ships pre-built integrations for several platforms (its GitHub topics list commercetools, Magento, Shopify and Shopware among them).
Any backend that exposes an API; Alokai already ships pre-built integrations for several platforms (its GitHub topics list commercetools, Magento, Shopify and Shopware among them).Is this only for Vue teams, or can React developers use it too?Both: the out-of-the-box theme runs on Nuxt.js for Vue teams, and the project also ships a Next.js build for teams on React.
Both: the out-of-the-box theme runs on Nuxt.js for Vue teams, and the project also ships a Next.js build for teams on React.What is Storefront UI?Storefront UI is the pre-installed Vue.js component library designed specifically for ecommerce interfaces, used as the base for the default theme or for building a fully custom one.
Storefront UI is the pre-installed Vue.js component library designed specifically for ecommerce interfaces, used as the base for the default theme or for building a fully custom one.What exactly does the Alokai Middleware do?It is an Express.js server that sits between the storefront frontend and the ecommerce platform (plus other integrations), handling the API communication between them.
It is an Express.js server that sits between the storefront frontend and the ecommerce platform (plus other integrations), handling the API communication between them.Does the storefront work on mobile?Yes, the storefront is built as a PWA, so it can be installed and used like a native app on phones in addition to running as a regular website.
Yes, the storefront is built as a PWA, so it can be installed and used like a native app on phones in addition to running as a regular website.Which topics is it in?shopify, headless-commerce, ecommerce-platform, yarn, e-commerce, nuxt, jest, integration, headless, vue3, ecommerce, express
shopify, headless-commerce, ecommerce-platform, yarn, e-commerce, nuxt, jest, integration, headless, vue3, ecommerce, express