NCF Modular Development Concept

NCF adopts a modular concept for construction. Based on the underlying support library of the system, all functional modules appear in the form of "modules", "everything is a module".

For example, data management functions can be a module, the system kernel can be a module, the management backend can be a module, and business-level shopping carts can be a module, payment can be a module, reviews can be a module, and so on. Even the functionality of visual module creation itself is also a module.

Using NCF's modular development has many benefits, such as:

  1. Small-granularity function development, convenient for decoupling and unit testing;
  2. Modules can call each other, facilitating function reuse;
  3. Small-granularity release (supports Nuget package release), convenient for sharing module functions;
  4. Convenient for code and function migration;
  5. Provides a unified modular interface, convenient for system integration (even existing systems can be integrated into NCF with simple modifications);
  6. Visual module templates, and interface implementations with multiple types of free choices, quickly build business base code;
  7. Independent module installation and uninstallation can achieve complete database table isolation, without affecting each other, high reliability;
  8. Independent modules can be upgraded individually in small granularity, without affecting other modules;
  9. And so on.

Module Code

NCF's internal module code: Xncf, where X means Extension or Unknown, and ncf indicates that this module is rooted in the NCF framework.

For more module naming rules, please refer to: Xncf Naming Rules.

Q&A: Can I not use modular development?

Q: My system is relatively simple, and I don't need to consider migration, flexibility, or expansion. Can I develop directly on NCF?

A: Of course. Loading modules is just for convenience and system decoupling. NCF is suitable for most development scenarios, including monolithic applications, distributed systems, containers, mobile terminals such as WeChat, cross-platform Hybrid applications, and so on.