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+# frontend-app-workshop-example
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+## Introduction
+
+This repository contains example Micro-Frontend applications for use during the [Micro-Frontend Micro-Workshop](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/mfe-workshop-2023). It has been created using the [`frontend-template-application`](https://github.com/openedx/frontend-template-application) template.
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+The sample applications are stored in separate branches within this repository and are accompanied by corresponding Pull Requests that offer additional context and information.
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+| |     Branch     | PR | Description |
+| - | - | :---: | - |
+| **Hello World** | [`hello-world`](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/tree/hello-world) | [![PR Opened](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/Readme-Workflows/Readme-Icons@main/icons/octicons/PullRequestOpened.svg)](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/pull/2) | An example "Hello World" page. |
+| **Hello Username**  | [`hello-username`](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/tree/hello-username) | [![PR Opened](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/Readme-Workflows/Readme-Icons@main/icons/octicons/PullRequestOpened.svg)](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/pull/3) | Displays the username of the logged-in user. |
+| **Simple Paragon Component** | [`simple-paragon`](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/tree/simple-paragon) | [![PR Opened](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/Readme-Workflows/Readme-Icons@main/icons/octicons/PullRequestOpened.svg)](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/pull/4) | Displays hardcoded test data in a [Paragon Carousel](https://paragon-openedx.netlify.app/components/carousel/)  component. |
+| **Simple API** | [`simple-api`](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/tree/simple-api) | [![PR Opened](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/Readme-Workflows/Readme-Icons@main/icons/octicons/PullRequestOpened.svg)](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/pull/5) | Logs course listing data from the API to the console. |
+| **API Data in Paragon Component** | [`paragon-api`](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/tree/paragon-api) | [![PR Opened](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/Readme-Workflows/Readme-Icons@main/icons/octicons/PullRequestOpened.svg)](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/frontend-app-workshop-example/pull/6) | Displays course listing data from the API in a [Paragon Carousel](https://paragon-openedx.netlify.app/components/carousel/)  component. |
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+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+* [`devstack`](https://github.com/brian-smith-tcril/mfe-workshop-2023#setting-up-devstack)
+* [`nvm`](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) (optional but recommended)
+* [`node 16`](https://nodejs.dev/en/)
+
+### Running
+
+* Fork this repository
+
+```sh
+$ git clone git@github.com:{YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME}/frontend-app-workshop-example.git
+$ cd frontend-app-workshop-example
+$ nvm use
+$ npm install
+$ npm start
+```
+
+* Go to http://localhost:8080