.Net Core API Project with Embedded React.js UI

This is a sample .NET Core API project demonstrating how to serve an embedded React.js UI (built with Chakra UI) alongside API endpoints. The project shows how to integrate a front-end application as an embedded resource, allowing the UI to be accessed without a separate server.

Features
ASP.NET Core API for backend functionality.
Embedded React.js UI built with Chakra UI or whatever ui framework, served as static files.
Static File Handling with embedded resources, allowing seamless access to front-end assets.
Setup Instructions
Build the React App: Ensure the production build of your React app (located in the ui folder) is created:

cd ui
npm install
npm run build

This will create a build folder with the production-ready files. Move or rename this folder to ui, so it aligns with the project’s embedded resource setup.

Configure the Project: Open the .csproj file and make sure the ui folder is set as an embedded resource:

<ItemGroup>
    <EmbeddedResource Include="ui\**" />
</ItemGroup>

Run the Project: Go back to the project root and run the application:

dotnet run

The API and UI will be served on the specified port (default: http://localhost:5244).

Usage
Access the React UI at:

http://localhost:5244/ui/index.html

Project Structure
Program.cs: Configures API routes, static file handling, and embedded resources.
ui/: Contains the production build of the React.js app.
WeatherForecast.cs: Sample API endpoint to demonstrate data responses.
URL Rewrite Handling
The project uses a URL rewrite rule to handle references to assets directly. Requests for paths like /assets/... are automatically rewritten to /ui/assets/....

GIT Url
https://github.com/satsvelke/embedded_resource_api_dotnet_react.git