Software application architecture

A method, comprising:

• at a client device that includes a processor, a memory, and a network interface device:
• transmitting, to a web server and via the network interface device, a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request message, wherein:
• the HTTP request message indicates a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a single page application (SPA);
• the SPA is part of a web application that includes multiple SPAs;
• the SPA comprises a global module that is common to the multiple SPAs in the web application and a child module that is specific to the SPA;
• and
• a portion of the URL is a first child module identifier that uniquely identifies the SPA within the web application;
• receiving, from the web server and via the network interface device, one or more HTTP response messages, wherein the HTTP response messages include:
• Javascript code that defines the global module;
• Javascript code that defines the first child module;
• and
• a first child module configuration object that includes configuration data for the first child module;
• generating a page in the web application by loading the global module and loading the first child module, wherein the loading the first child module includes:
• using the first child module identifier to obtain a reference to the first child module configuration object;
• initializing the first child module;
• and
• configuring the first child module based on the first child module configuration object;
• transmitting, to the web server, a subsequent HTTP request message that includes a second child module identifier in the URL of the subsequent HTTP request;
• receiving, from the web server, one or more subsequent HTTP response messages, wherein the HTTP response messages include at least a second child module configuration object that includes configuration data for the second child module;
• and
• updating the page in the web application by loading the second child module, wherein the loading the second child module includes:
• using the second child module identifier to obtain a reference to the second child module configuration object;
• initializing the second child module;
• and
• configuring the second child module based on the second child module configuration object.