Integrating Extension into Geonode Mapstore Client

[baptisteRiviere]

Context

I am developing a new plugin extension for Mapstore within the Geonode project, following this documentation.

I have drawn inspiration from the Mapstore2 source code to implement my own components, actions, epics, etc., and they integrate perfectly with the Mapstore React-redux architecture: I can interact with the map, fetch data...

Problem

Now, I would like to integrate my plugin into the Geonode Mapstore client, for example, by adding a button in the menu content bar that would open/close the plugin. Currently, I have an absolute window that I would like to wrap into the Geonode panels.

From my understanding, this integration needs to be implemented with the geonode-mapstore-client, but I cannot access its components during development because the extension is running separately on port 8082.

So, my question is, how should I include my extension into the Geonode Mapstore framework? As I am a junior developer, especially in React, I may have misunderstood something.

Also, the documentation mentions that this method for developping extensions "should be used for simple plugins." What does that mean exactly?

Thanks for your help!

Prerequisites

Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Geonode 4.2.2 Installed with Docker Node v12.22.12