Alfresco Application Development Framework (ADF)

June 4, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

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

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:

Browser Support

All components are supported in the following browsers:

BrowserVersion
ChromeLatest
SafariLatest
FirefoxLatest
EdgeLatest