Consuming SAPUI5 Libraries¶

Info

Make sure you have installed the UI5 CLI in Version 2.0 or later: npm install --global @ui5/cli

The minimum version of SAPUI5 that can be consumed by UI5 Tooling as described below is 1.76.0.
For lower versions, consider using the CDN bootstrap or a custom middleware like ui5-middleware-simpleproxy.

Overview¶

SAPUI5 libraries are hosted on the public npm registry at registry.npmjs.org. However, you should not install them using node package managers such as npm. Let UI5 Tooling handle them instead by following this guide.

Note

For more background information also see the Blog Post "UI5ers Buzz #49: The UI5 Tooling and SAPUI5 – The Next Step"

Usage¶

Since Version 2.0 of the UI5 CLI, it will automatically download all required framework dependencies of a project that have been listed in the corresponding ui5.yaml file. They will be cached in a .ui5 directory located in the user's home directory. This happens transparently whenever you execute the ui5 serve or ui5 build commands.

All non-framework dependencies, such as reuse libraries or UI5 Tooling extensions, still need to be maintained as npm dependencies in the projects package.json. At the same time, framework dependencies listed in the ui5.yaml should not be listed in the package.json as they will be ignored by the UI5 Tooling.

Configuration¶

Your project's ui5.yaml provides a configuration section dedicated to framework dependency handling.

This configuration can be maintained by editing the file, or by using the UI5 CLI:

Example

Using the UI5 CLI:

ui5 use sapui5@latest
ui5 add sap.ui.core sap.m sap.ui.comp themelib_sap_fiori_3
ui5 add -D sap.ushell

Example ui5.yaml of an application

specVersion: "4.0"
type: application
metadata:
  name: some.project.name
framework:
  name: SAPUI5
  version: 1.82.0
  libraries:
    - name: sap.ui.core
    - name: sap.m
    - name: sap.ui.comp
    - name: sap.ushell
      development: true
    - name: themelib_sap_fiori_3

Example ui5.yaml of a library

specVersion: "4.0"
type: library
metadata:
  name: some.library
framework:
  name: SAPUI5
  version: 1.82.0
  libraries:
    - name: sap.ui.core
    - name: themelib_sap_belize
      optional: true
    - name: themelib_sap_bluecrystal
      optional: true
    - name: themelib_sap_fiori_3
      optional: true

Please make sure that your project defines Specification Version 2.0 or higher.

For details please refer to the framework configuration documentation.

Differences Between OpenUI5 and SAPUI5¶

Please refer to our documentation on the differences between OpenUI5 and SAPUI5