We have a requirement to build a web map solution using ESRI platform. This will be a bespoke viewer that needs to be dynamically configurable at load time (i.e. provide a config file) and allows instructions to be passed via some URL parameters. As far I see, I have three option with the ESRI products:
- ESRI JavaScript API or at least using an existing viewer https://github.com/Esri/SimpleViewer.
- ESRI Web App Builder
- ESRI Experience builder
I am aware that both Web App builder and Experience Builder are built on the ESRI JavaScript API, and they are ultimately a mean to speed-up app implementation with a no-code approach; but I am always cautious to the "no-code" approach as it always come to bite you at some points.
Question:
Any recommendations on whether to use the Web App Builder vs the underlying ESRI Javascript API?
- With ESRI Experience Builder, can an app be modified at run time with URL parameters; including loading a different config. This is currently possible with Web App Builder - "https://yourappname?config=sample-configs/myConfig.json"
- WebApp Builder does not seems to support ESRI Javascipt API 4.x. Have any of you encountered any limitation?
