I'm building a POS(Point of sale) web application using Django for my client. This is a single instance web app.

I just want to know, should I build APIs to separate Backend and Frontend?

Whare are the benefits to build the APIs?

CodePudding user response：

First and most importantly, each design decision you take for your application should be for a reason. There is no good or bad approaches, however, the approach you decide on should be based on your use-case.

I don't see any problem for having a monolithic Django application to service a single/multiple POS with limited number of users. Tens of thousands of Django applications out-there not using APIs and performing well.

That being said, if you are developing a POS solution and planning to offer it to public as SAAS (software as a service), then you might need to consider using APIs, have plans for scaling/support/patching/monitoring/upgrade/ CI and CD activities. On the other hand, if might be planning to have a Mobile application in the future; That might be another good reason to have APIs.