Building base applications with user interface micro frontends

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer including a processor, cause the computer to perform functions comprising:

• generate and display a development user interface (UI) that provides options for building a runtime version of a base application;
• wherein the options include a selectable list of a plurality of available micro frontends that are individually selectable to incorporate into the base application;
• wherein the plurality of available micro frontends comprises user interface components and functionality, and wherein a given micro frontend includes associated metadata comprising at least data that identifies one or more application programming interfaces (APIs) used by the given micro frontend;
• in response to one or more micro frontends being selected to incorporate into the base application, retrieve the selected one or more micro frontends;
• and
• construct a runtime version of the base application, at least in part, by combining the base application with the retrieved micro frontends including the one or more APIs that were identified.

A computing system, comprising:

• at least one processor connected to at least one memory;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• generate and display a development user interface (UI) that provides options for building a runtime version of a base application;
• wherein the options include a selectable list of a plurality of available micro frontends that are selectable to incorporate into a base application;
• wherein the plurality of available micro frontends comprises user interface components and functionality, and wherein a given micro frontend includes associated metadata comprising at least data that identifies one or more application programming interfaces (APIs) used by the given micro frontend;
• in response to one or more micro frontends being selected to incorporate into the base application, retrieve the selected one or more micro frontends;
• and
• construct a runtime version of the base application, at least in part, by combining the base application with the retrieved micro frontends including the one or more APIs that were identified.