October 2025
Intermediate to advanced
454 pages
13h 18m
English
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Chapter 9. Backend Patterns For Micro-Frontends
You may think that micro-frontends are only a possible architecture when you combine them with microservices, because we can have end-to-end technology autonomy. Maybe you’re thinking that your monolith architecture would never support micro-frontends, or even that having a monolith on the API layer would mean mirroring the architecture on the frontend as well. However, that’s not the case. There are several nuances to take into consideration, and micro-frontends can definitely be used in combination with microservices and monoliths.
In this chapter, we review some possible integrations between the frontend and backend layers. In particular, we analyze how micro-frontends can work in combination with a monolith, with microservices, and even with the backend for frontend (BFF) pattern.
Also, we will discuss the best patterns to integrate with different micro-frontend implementations, such as the vertical split, horizontal split with a client-side composition, and horizontal split with server-side composition.
Finally, we will explore how GraphQL can be a valid solution for micro-frontends as a single entry point for our APIs.
API Integration and Micro-Frontends
Let’s start by defining the different API approaches we may use in a web application. As shown in Figure 9-1, we will focus on the most used and well-known patterns.
This doesn’t mean micro-frontends work only with these implementations. For example, you can choose the right ...
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