Alfresco Application Development Framework (ADF)

Introduction

See the introduction page in our documentation for an overview of ADF along with links to useful starting points.

Prerequisites

Node: 18.x
NPM: 9.x

Also, check out the tutorial: Creating your first ADF Application for full details on what you may need to install before using ADF.

See also

• Node Version Manager
• CORS guide

Installation

This project uses pnpm for package management with built-in supply chain attack protection.

pnpm install            # install all packages
pnpm run add <package>  # add a new package (with security check)

Supply Chain Security

Layer 1: pnpm script blocking

• All lifecycle scripts (postinstall, etc.) are blocked by default
• Only trusted packages in pnpm-workspace.yaml can run scripts
• Protects during pnpm install and pnpm add

Layer 2: Security database check

• pnpm run add checks packages against OSV and GitHub Advisory databases BEFORE installing
• Pre-commit hook blocks commits containing known malicious packages

Layer 3: npm blocked

• Running npm install will fail - enforces pnpm usage

Components

You can find the sources for all ADF components in the lib folder.

Libraries

ADF Libraries list:

• Content services
• Core
• Extensions
• Insights
• Process Service Cloud
• Process service
• Stories

Browser Support

All components are supported in the following browsers:

Browser	Version
Chrome	Latest
Safari	Latest
Firefox	Latest
Edge	Latest