Features

• easy to use – implement just one interface for a standalone UI5 application
• pure ABAP – development using 100% ABAP (no JavaScript, DDL, EML or Customizing)
• low system footprint – based on a plain http handler (no BSP, OData, CDS, BOPF or RAP)
• cloud and on-premise ready – works with both language versions (ABAP for Cloud, Standard ABAP)
• high system compatibility – runs on all ABAP releases (from NW 7.02 to ABAP 2305)
• easy installation – abapGit project, no additional app deployment needed

Compatibility

• BTP ABAP Environment (ABAP for Cloud)
• S/4 Public Cloud ABAP Environment (ABAP for Cloud)
• S/4 Private Cloud or On-Premise (ABAP for Cloud, Standard ABAP)
• R/3 NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.50 or higher (Standard ABAP)
• R/3 NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.02 to 7.42 - use the downport repository

Information (Blog Series)

1. Introduction: Developing UI5 Apps in pure ABAP (Blog SCN - 22.02.2023)
   
2. Displaying Selection Screens & Tables (Blog SCN - 23.02.2023)
   
3. Popups, F4-Help, Messages & Controller Logic (Blog SCN - 30.03.2023)
   
4. Advanced Functionality & Demonstrations (Blog SCN - 02.04.2023)
   
5. Extensions with XML Views, HTML, JS & CC (Blog SCN - 12.04.2023)
   
6. Installation, Configuration & Debugging (Blog SCN - 14.04.2023)
   
7. Technical Background: Under the Hood of abap2UI5 (Blog SCN - 26.04.2023)
   

More

• Find abap2UI5 in the ABAP Open Source Projects (dotabap.org)
• Check out the open-source game engine Axage using abap2UI5 (SCN - 31.05.2023)
• Part of the SAP Developer Code Challenge (SCN - 17.05.2023)
• Check out abap2UI5 transpiled to JS running on open-abap under nodejs (twitter - 19.04.2023)
• Featured in the Boring Enterprise Nerdletter (newsletter - 08.03.2023)
• Featured in the SAP Developer News (youtube - 26.01.2023)
• And finally: Don't forget to explore the Demo Repository 🧭

Installation

Install with abapGit , create a new HTTP service and replace the handler method with the following code:

Standard ABAP 🏠

METHOD if_http_extension~handle_request.

   DATA lt_header TYPE tihttpnvp.
   server->request->get_header_fields( CHANGING fields = lt_header ).

   DATA lt_param TYPE tihttpnvp.
   server->request->get_form_fields( CHANGING fields = lt_param ).

   z2ui5_cl_http_handler=>client = VALUE #(
      t_header = lt_header
      t_param  = lt_param
      body     = server->request->get_cdata( ) ).

   DATA(lv_resp) = SWITCH #( server->request->get_method( )
      WHEN 'GET'  THEN z2ui5_cl_http_handler=>http_get( )
      WHEN 'POST' THEN z2ui5_cl_http_handler=>http_post( ) ).

   server->response->set_cdata( lv_resp ).
   server->response->set_status( code = 200 reason = 'success' ).

ENDMETHOD.

ABAP for Cloud ☁️

METHOD if_http_service_extension~handle_request.

   z2ui5_cl_http_handler=>client = VALUE #(
      t_header = request->get_header_fields( )
      t_param  = request->get_form_fields( )
      body     = request->get_text( ) ).

   DATA(lv_resp) = SWITCH #( request->get_method( )
      WHEN 'GET'  THEN z2ui5_cl_http_handler=>http_get( )
      WHEN 'POST' THEN z2ui5_cl_http_handler=>http_post( ) ).

   response->set_status( 200 )->set_text( lv_resp ).

ENDMETHOD.

FAQ

• check out this documentation for detailed installation guidelines
  
• read these instructions when you develop your first app
  
• want to configure the theme, bootstrapping, language and title? see configuration & debugging
• as always - your comments, questions, wishes and bugs are welcome, please create an issue