explain run modes

[qrkourier]

This project has several run modes. The readme mentions a "node-api" mode, but doesn't explain precisely what that means or how it's different or if it's the default mode.

Which mode is used when by the Docker container?

Which mode is best for a production server?

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[qrkourier]

I believe the two main run modes are:

1. SPA - HTML, Javascript, CSS are served as static files - Ziti mgmt API requests originate in the user's web browser
2. Node - standalone Node.js handles web page requests and initiates Ziti mgmt API requests on the backend on behalf of the user

Accurate?

[qrkourier]

The Docker image's entrypoint script has these modes:

if [[ "$1" == "classic" ]]; then
  echo "Running Classic ZAC Application"
  exec node /usr/src/app/server.js classic
elif [[ "$1" == "edge-api" ]]; then
  echo "Running ZAC server with Edge API integration"
  exec node /usr/src/app/server-edge.js
elif (( $#)); then
  echo "Running: server.js $*"
  exec node /usr/src/app/server.js $*
else
  echo "Running ZAC Server with Node API Integration"
  exec node /usr/src/app/server.js node-api
fi

It appears that node-api is the default, and that this is how the standalone Node.js server is run. I'm guessing that node-api means something like "Run the Node server that implements the Ziti mgmt API."

The other modes from the entrypoint are classic (runs server.js classic) and edge-api (runs server-edge.js). How are these different?