asp-classic-unified-framework/docs/ui-component-inventory-mvc-starter.md

UI Component Inventory - MVC-Starter

Date: 2026-03-11T11:59:39Z

Overview

The current UI surface is small and server-rendered. Reuse is primarily achieved through shared layout files and Bootstrap utility/component classes rather than a formal component library.

Shared UI Surfaces

Shared Layout

• app/views/shared/header.asp

  • Sets page charset/codepage
  • Resolves the page title from CurrentController.Title
  • Loads Bootstrap 5.3.3 and Bootstrap Icons 1.11.3 from CDN
  • Renders the top navigation shell
  • Displays flash error/success messages

• app/views/shared/footer.asp

  • Closes the main layout wrapper
  • Loads the Bootstrap JS bundle from CDN

Feature Views

Home View

• app/views/Home/index.asp
  • Welcome/placeholder landing page
  • Uses Bootstrap cards, grid, typography, and code snippets
  • Documents where new controllers, repositories, and views belong

Error View

• app/views/Error/NotFound.asp
  • 404 page with countdown redirect behavior
  • Uses Bootstrap card layout and iconography
  • Reads redirect timing from config via GetAppSetting("Error404RedirectSeconds")

Reusable UI Patterns

• Shared header/footer layout wrapping
• Bootstrap-based cards and grid layout
• Config-driven flash messages in shared layout
• Simple server-rendered page title convention via controller property

Brownfield Notes

• Reuse is currently layout-oriented, not component-library oriented.
• New UI work will likely create additional .asp view files under app/views/ rather than reusable frontend components in a JS framework.