Adding existing Node Js project to Existing .Net Solution

Question

Updated. Updated the question since it looks little ambiguous and not the answer i was looking for.

We have a huge .NET application running on MVC and angular. It has multiple projects under the main solution. .

We also have a replica of that application in Node.js for front end developers. It looks something like this :

What happens is - Front end developers make changes in Node js solution (like js or .less files or controller) - make changes and move those changes to .Net solution which is the actual live project.

Off late - we have issues with developers working with two different solutions (Node and .NET) and keeping two copies of assets everywhere. We ultimately decided to combine them and bring the whole Node.js application into ours .NET Solution as 6th project.

Something like this

Wondering if anyone has previously done so - adding a .NET application with existing Node.js application. If so any pros and cons to consider. Some points to note - the Nodejs project and .Net project are completely independant of each other. The idea is to consolidate the applications so that We can either run the .net application or UI application from single solution.

Eventually, we will consolidate all the assets to just one project so that - we dont have to do duplicates.

Also, would appreciate any links where I can see how to start merging these two applications.

Answer 1

You definitely want to look at JavaScript Servcies. Building Single Page Applications on ASP.NET Core with JavaScriptServices.

Made for .NET Core, but you can run .NET Core on Full .NET Framework, which should make it easier to migrate to.