React Js (VITE) WMS Warehouse: A Guide to Frontend Development

In this tutorial, we will be discussing Frontend Development with React Js (VITE) WMS Warehouse. React is a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces, and VITE is a fast and efficient build tool for web development. WMS Warehouse stands for Warehouse Management System, which is a software application used in managing warehouse operations.

We will be using React to build the frontend of our WMS Warehouse application. We will also be using VITE as our build tool for faster and optimized development. Let’s get started with the steps to create a frontend application with React JS (VITE) WMS Warehouse.

Step 1: Setting up the Environment

First, we need to set up our environment for React development with VITE. Make sure you have Node.js installed on your system. You can install Node.js from the official website (https://nodejs.org/).

Next, open your terminal and run the following commands to create a new React project with VITE:

npx create-react-app my-wms-warehouse --template vite
cd my-wms-warehouse

This will create a new React project with VITE as the template. Once the project is created, you can navigate to the project directory and start the development server by running:

npm start

Step 2: Adding Dependencies

Next, we need to add some dependencies to our project. Run the following command in your terminal to install the necessary packages:

npm install @reactjs/react-router-dom axios

Here, we are installing React Router DOM for routing in our application and Axios for making HTTP requests to our backend API.

Step 3: Creating Components

Now, let’s create some components for our WMS Warehouse application. We will create a few basic components like Header, Sidebar, and MainContent. You can create these components in the src/components directory.

src/components/Header.js
src/components/Sidebar.js
src/components/MainContent.js

You can use the following code as a template for these components:

// Header.js

import React from 'react';

const Header = () => {
  return (
    <header>
      <h1>WMS Warehouse</h1>
    </header>
  );
};

export default Header;

// Sidebar.js

import React from 'react';

const Sidebar = () => {
  return (
    <aside>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li>Home</li>
          <li>Inventory</li>
          <li>Orders</li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </aside>
  );
};

export default Sidebar;

// MainContent.js

import React from 'react';

const MainContent = () => {
  return (
    <main>
      <h2>Welcome to WMS Warehouse</h2>
    </main>
  );
};

export default MainContent;

Step 4: Setting up Routing

Now that we have our components, let’s set up routing in our application. Open the src/App.js file and add the following code:

import React from 'react';
import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route, Switch } from 'react-router-dom';
import Header from './components/Header';
import Sidebar from './components/Sidebar';
import MainContent from './components/MainContent';

const App = () => {
  return (
    <Router>
      <Header />
      <Sidebar />
      <Switch>
        <Route exact path="/" component={MainContent} />
      </Switch>
    </Router>
  );
};

export default App;

In this code, we are using React Router DOM to set up routing in our application. We have defined routes for the home page and added our components in the App component.

Step 5: Making API Requests

Next, we need to make API requests to fetch data from our backend server. You can create a service file in the src/services directory to make API requests. For example, you can create a file named api.js and add the following code:

import axios from 'axios';

const API_URL = 'http://localhost:3000';

export const getInventory = async () => {
  try {
    const response = await axios.get(`${API_URL}/inventory`);
    return response.data;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error fetching inventory data:', error);
  }
};

In this code, we are using Axios to make a GET request to fetch inventory data from our backend API. Make sure you replace the API_URL with your actual backend API URL.

Step 6: Displaying Data

Finally, we can display the data fetched from our backend API in our components. Update the MainContent component to display the inventory data as follows:

import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { getInventory } from '../services/api';

const MainContent = () => {
  const [inventory, setInventory] = useState([]);

  useEffect(() => {
    const fetchData = async () => {
      const data = await getInventory();
      setInventory(data);
    };

    fetchData();
  }, []);

  return (
    <main>
      <h2>Welcome to WMS Warehouse</h2>
      <ul>
        {inventory.map(item => (
          <li key={item.id}>{item.name}</li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </main>
  );
};

export default MainContent;

In this code, we are using the useState and useEffect hooks to fetch and display inventory data in the MainContent component.

That’s it! You have now created a frontend application with React Js (VITE) WMS Warehouse. You can further enhance this application by adding more features like adding new inventory items, managing orders, and user authentication. Feel free to explore more React and VITE features to build a robust WMS Warehouse application. Happy coding!