As the SharePoint Framework is not a fixed set of functionalities that Microsoft chooses to release once, and then update at leisure years later, the types of projects it supports varies.
At the time of writing this book, the SharePoint Framework supports the following capabilities and project types:
- Client-side web parts: These are equivalent to your typical SharePoint web parts, or client-side web parts you could build with the add-in model. This is the most common requirement for any SharePoint project: to build a widget or element on a page that can be configured and parameterized to provide new functionality on a given page.
Client-side web parts are, as the name implies, implemented using assets the client browser understands; namely Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for element branding and positioning, HTML for structure, and JavaScript for logic and functionality. You are free to include your preferred JavaScript frameworks inside...