umbraco-example-generator

You can test Umbraco backoffice extensions without a .NET backend by using a mocked development environment to generate and run complete, runnable examples locally with hot-reloading capabilities.

Yes, hot reload is supported when developing custom JavaScript dashboards for Umbraco, allowing you to rapidly scaffold new backoffice extensions and see code changes instantly during local development.

The best way to scaffold a frontend extension for the Umbraco backoffice is to generate a testable example using the provided mocked infrastructure, which streamlines the setup without requiring a full .NET backend.

Yes, to run a backoffice extension locally, you need to clone the Umbraco source code and set up your extension folder to run it using the mocked backoffice development infrastructure.

To add unit and E2E tests for an Umbraco backoffice extension, generate a basic dashboard extension using the mocked environment, run it locally, and then integrate testing frameworks to validate the isolated frontend JavaScript code.