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Practical SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Development

Practical SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Development

By : Franck Cornu, Anoop T.
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Practical SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Development

Practical SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Development

By: Franck Cornu, Anoop T.
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Overview of this book

The SharePoint Framework (SPFx) has revolutionized how developers create custom solutions for Microsoft 365. Whether you're building Web Parts, extensions, or full-fledged applications, mastering SPFx is essential for delivering modern and scalable SharePoint solutions. Authored by experienced SPFx developers, this book serves as a comprehensive guide to developing with SPFx, offering practical examples, structured guidance, and best practices. You’ll start by understanding the Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft 365 ecosystem before exploring hands-on development with SPFx. You’ll learn how to create Web Parts, work with the property pane, connect to APIs, deploy solutions, and implement different types of extensions. Additionally, the book covers debugging, testing, and upgrading solutions efficiently. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to confidently build, deploy, and manage SharePoint solutions using SPFx while leveraging community tools and libraries to enhance development efficiency.
Table of Contents (29 chapters)
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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Part 1: Getting Started with the SharePoint Framework
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Part 1: Getting Started with the SharePoint Framework
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Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online for Developers
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Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online for Developers
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Understanding the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
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Unveiling SPFx
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Exploring SPFx capabilities
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The Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Community
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Summary
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Chapter 2: Ecosystem and Building Blocks around the SharePoint Framework
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Chapter 2: Ecosystem and Building Blocks around the SharePoint Framework
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Overview of the Microsoft 365 architecture
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Accessing data within Microsoft 365
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Chapter 3: Your First Steps with the SharePoint Framework
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Chapter 3: Your First Steps with the SharePoint Framework
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Understanding the development tools and ecosystem
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Understanding the development process and application life cycle
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Setting up the development environment
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Creating your first SPFx solution (step by step)
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SPFx solution structure overview
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Summary
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Chapter 4: Packt Product Management Solution: A Practical Use Case
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Chapter 4: Packt Product Management Solution: A Practical Use Case
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Planning a business solution with SPFx
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Requirements and solutions overview
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Summary
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Part 2: Building Web Parts with the SharePoint Framework
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Part 2: Building Web Parts with the SharePoint Framework
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Chapter 5: Building a SharePoint Web Part
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Chapter 5: Building a SharePoint Web Part
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Technical requirements
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Building a web part
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Using the Microsoft Graph API to get items
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Handling styles, themes, and dark mode
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Localizing a web part
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Using web part top actions
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Summary
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Chapter 6: Working with the Property Pane
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Chapter 6: Working with the Property Pane
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Technical requirements
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Understanding the property pane
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Using property pane default controls
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Creating custom property pane controls
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Tips and tricks for working with the property pane
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Chapter 7: Connecting to Other Web Parts
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Chapter 7: Connecting to Other Web Parts
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Technical requirements
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Why connect web parts?
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Exposing data from a search box web part
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Consuming data in the products catalog web part
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Chapter 8: Deploying a SharePoint Web Part
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Chapter 8: Deploying a SharePoint Web Part
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Technical requirements
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Understanding the deployment cycle
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DevOps with the SharePoint Framework
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Part 3: Building Extensions with the SharePoint Framework
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Part 3: Building Extensions with the SharePoint Framework
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Chapter 9: Building a Form Customizer
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Chapter 9: Building a Form Customizer
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Technical requirements
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What is a Form Customizer?
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Building a Form Customizer
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Rendering static product data
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Using Microsoft Graph to interact with item
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Chapter 10: Building an Application Customizer
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Chapter 10: Building an Application Customizer
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Technical requirements
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What is an application customizer?
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Building an application customizer
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Adding a React component to an application customizer
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Using the Microsoft Graph API to get items
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Chapter 11: Building a Field Customizer
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Chapter 11: Building a Field Customizer
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Technical requirements
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What is a Field Customizer?
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Building a Field Customizer
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Updating the Field Customizer
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Chapter 12: Building a ListView Command Set
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Chapter 12: Building a ListView Command Set
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Technical requirements
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What is a ListView Command Set?
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Building a ListView Command Set
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Updating the ListView Command Set
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Chapter 13: Building a Search Query Modifier
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Chapter 13: Building a Search Query Modifier
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Technical requirements
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What is a Search Query Modifier?
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Building a Search Query Modifier
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Updating the Search Query Modifier
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Chapter 14: Building an Adaptive Card Extension
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Chapter 14: Building an Adaptive Card Extension
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Technical requirements
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What is an SPFx ACE?
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Building an ACE
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Updating the ACE
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Chapter 15: Deploying Extensions
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Chapter 15: Deploying Extensions
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Technical requirements
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Packaging solution with extensions
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Scope of deployment for extensions
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Deploying extensions
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Deploying the Application Customizer
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Deploying the ListView Command Set
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Deploying the Search Query modifier
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Deploying a Field Customizer
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Deploying Form customizers
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Deploying ACEs
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Part 4: Going Further with the SharePoint Framework
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Part 4: Going Further with the SharePoint Framework
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Chapter 16: Sharing Your Code Using Library Components
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Chapter 16: Sharing Your Code Using Library Components
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Technical requirements
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Understanding what a library component is
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Building a library component
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Deploying a library component
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Comparing npm packages with SPFx library components
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Chapter 17: Debugging Your Solution Efficiently
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Chapter 17: Debugging Your Solution Efficiently
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Technical requirements
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Understanding how debugging works
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Debugging Web Parts
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Debugging extensions
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Using the SPFx developer dashboard and maintenance mode
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Leveraging other tools to debug
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Chapter 18: Consuming APIs
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Chapter 18: Consuming APIs
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Technical requirements
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Getting started with SPFx clients
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Connecting to secured APIs
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Using the Microsoft Graph API
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Using the SharePoint REST API
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Using Entra ID-protected APIs
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Using anonymous APIs
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Chapter 19: Writing Tests with SPFx
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Chapter 19: Writing Tests with SPFx
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Technical requirements
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Understanding the importance of testing
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Implementing tests with Jest
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Writing your first test
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Chapter 20: Upgrading Your Solutions
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Chapter 20: Upgrading Your Solutions
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Staying up to date with SPFx releases and updates
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Upgrading your SPFx solution
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Chapter 21: Leveraging Community Tools and Libraries
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Chapter 21: Leveraging Community Tools and Libraries
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Technical requirements
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Exploring Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Community initiatives
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Experimenting with other tools
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Tools and libraries summary
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Chapter 22: Development Platforms
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Chapter 22: Development Platforms
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Understanding the need for virtualization
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Docker
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GitHub Codespaces
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WSL
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Azure virtual machines
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Index
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Preface

Hello fellow developers!

SharePoint usage has grown massively over the past decade, driven by the advent of the Microsoft 365 platform and SharePoint Online. More and more companies invest in the Microsoft 365 platform, either starting from scratch or migrating from SharePoint on-premises.

However, to leverage its full potential, customization and development steps are often necessary to tailor the platform to business needs. In addition to being a collaboration and document management platform, SharePoint is also a development platform that can be personalized to accommodate various business requirements. To this end, Microsoft offers several customization options, ranging from simple configuration in the interface, going through low-code solutions, and finally custom development. For the latter, the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) is the preferred and only option provided by Microsoft to cover this scenario.

For many years, SharePoint development has suffered from a bad reputation among developers (both frontend and backend developers). SharePoint is quite an old tool now (the first version was SharePoint 2001!), but for some reason, it still carries this reputation from its legacy on-premises development experience. This experience, we’re sure you’ll agree, was probably not the best development experience we’ve seen.

Regardless of your opinions on SharePoint development, set them aside. There is nothing comparable between on-premises SharePoint development as you knew it (or not, lucky you) and SPFx. With SPFx, SharePoint development (and beyond) is cool again, and we’ll try to prove it with this book.

With this book, we’ll guide you through your SPFx journey, starting with the basics and progressing to advanced development concepts. Additionally, we’ll explore the underlying mechanisms of SharePoint and Microsoft 365 and discuss the vibrant community initiatives surrounding this tool to help you better understand the landscape in which SPFx fits.

This book has been written by experienced SPFx developers with several years of expertise. We’ve got you covered!

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