Principle:Apache Dolphinscheduler Frontend Build Configuration
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| Domains | Frontend, Build_Configuration |
| Last Updated | 2026-02-10 00:00 GMT |
Overview
Principle that defines how a frontend build tool is configured to handle plugin pipelines, path resolution, asset optimization, and development server proxying.
Description
Frontend Build Configuration addresses the gap between raw source files (Vue SFCs, TypeScript, JSX) and deployable production assets. A modern frontend build tool requires explicit configuration for: (1) a plugin pipeline that transforms source formats into browser-compatible JavaScript, (2) path aliases for clean import statements, (3) asset compression for production deployment, and (4) API proxying during local development to avoid CORS issues. This principle is library-agnostic; the same concerns apply whether using Vite, Webpack, or other bundlers.
Usage
Apply this principle when setting up or modifying the build pipeline for a frontend module. Key decisions include: which file formats require transformation plugins, what the production base path should be, which compression algorithm and threshold to use, and how the development proxy should route API requests to the backend.
Theoretical Basis
The configuration addresses four orthogonal concerns:
1. Plugin Pipeline: Source transformation is modeled as a chain of plugins, each handling a specific format.
# Abstract: Plugin pipeline
plugins = [vue_compiler, jsx_transformer, compression_plugin]
for plugin in plugins:
source = plugin.transform(source)
2. Path Resolution: Import aliases map short prefixes to absolute filesystem paths, enabling clean imports like @/components/Foo instead of relative paths.
3. Asset Compression: Production assets exceeding a size threshold are compressed (typically gzip) to reduce transfer size. The original file is kept alongside the compressed variant for servers that support content negotiation.
4. Development Proxy: API requests from the frontend dev server are forwarded to the backend server, avoiding cross-origin restrictions during local development.