Demo: Replace React Frontend with Rust-based Alternatives (Leptos/Yew)

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🎯 Objective

Demonstrate the replacement of existing React-based frontends with modern Rust-based alternatives using Leptos and Yew frameworks.

📋 Current State

The project currently has React-based frontends:

• ts-grpc-react-admin - TypeScript React admin panel
• ts-grpc-react-front - TypeScript React frontend

🦀 Proposed Rust Alternatives

Admin Panel: Leptos

• Framework: Leptos - Full-stack Rust web framework
• Benefits:
  • Server-side rendering (SSR)
  • Fine-grained reactivity
  • Excellent performance
  • Type safety throughout
  • Smaller bundle sizes

Frontend: Yew

• Framework: Yew - Modern Rust framework for WebAssembly
• Benefits:
  • Component-based architecture
  • Virtual DOM
  • Strong typing
  • WebAssembly performance
  • Rust ecosystem integration

🛠️ Implementation Status

✅ Phase 1: Setup & Configuration (COMPLETED)

Branch: add-rust-frontend-support

• Enhanced .gitignore for multi-frontend project
• Added Leptos admin configuration (frontend/leptos-admin/)
• Added Yew frontend configuration (frontend/yew-frontend/)
• Tailwind CSS integration for both frameworks
• WASM build configuration (.cargo/config.toml)
• Import organization following Rust best practices

Key Files Added:

• frontend/leptos-admin/.cargo/config.toml
• frontend/leptos-admin/tailwind.config.js
• frontend/leptos-admin/src/input.css
• frontend/yew-frontend/tailwind.config.js
• frontend/yew-frontend/src/input.css

🚧 Phase 2: Core Components Migration (NEXT)

• Authentication components (login, logout, password reset)
• Dashboard layout and navigation
• User management interface
• Content management components
• Asset management interface

📈 Repository Improvements Made

• Reduced tracked files: From 10,000+ changes to essential source files only
• Better organization: Comprehensive .gitignore patterns
• Code quality: Organized imports across 5 Rust files
• Development setup: Ready for Rust frontend development

🔗 Branch Information

Current Branch: add-rust-frontend-support
Commits:

• 4667783 - refactor: organize imports for better code structure
• ced3d0c - enhance: comprehensive .gitignore and add frontend source files

To test the setup:

git checkout add-rust-frontend-support
cd frontend/leptos-admin
# Check Leptos setup
cd ../yew-frontend  
# Check Yew setup

📊 Expected Benefits

Performance

• Faster load times - WebAssembly execution speed
• Smaller bundles - Rust's efficient compilation
• Better caching - Static analysis optimizations

Developer Experience

• Type safety - Compile-time error catching
• Unified language - Same language for backend and frontend
• Better tooling - Rust analyzer, cargo integration

🚀 Next Steps

1. Review the branch: git checkout add-rust-frontend-support
2. Test current setup: Verify Leptos and Yew configurations
3. Plan component migration: Identify priority React components
4. Start development: Begin with authentication components

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Related Branch: https://github.com/naoNao89/avored-rust-cms/tree/add-rust-frontend-support
Status: Foundation complete, ready for component development

[naoNao89]

@indpurvesh

[indpurvesh]

I am already doing some investigation around leptos currently.

Do you have any experinced with leptop modal ? How would modal works? or Date fields and like that?

[naoNao89]

@indpurvesh resource: https://book.leptos.dev/