Boot

This module is where all the client-side magic starts. The core set of application modules that contain the client-side application routes, any additional application bootstrapping occurs, and the page.js router is started triggering the initial route handler.

Folder structure

client/boot/
├── app.js
├── common.js
└── polyfills.js

There is a single entry point for the Webpack client build: client/boot/app.js. It is responsible for handling a lot of features we want to happen on every page.

The major ones are shared between all projects and live in client/boot/common.js file. Those are in roughly chronological order:

Initializing i18n
Boot strapping translation strings
Adding touch events
Adding accessibility focus features
Initializing and configuring Redux store
Passing the query and hash objects into the page.js context
Loading sections
Setting general purpose middlewares (handlers for oauth, logged out, clear notices, unsaved forms)
Starting page.js