We are currently looking to build the next major version of our store, using modern technologies. Our aim is to built a front-end which looks and feels like an App (including the speed an App has).
We have a developer with a strong background in React JS, but he cannot do much with VM, because of the lack of a REST API.
Plus, the default VM templates have two flaws:
1) They mix & match Javascript and PHP code
2) They heavily depend on specific frameworks and libraries, some of which are long obsolete.
So it's currently a difficult (impossible?) task to use a completely modern approach.
I am wondering if this is a common feeling, and if there are plans to move towards a better direction in the future.
We connected (as custom work) for one our client eshop Virtuemart to mobile APP with our new connector plugin export user, registration, orders, products as XML or JSON to REST API Mobile APP (POST/GET).
And conneted payments gateway in Mobile APP too (twice redirect from eshop) and after payment in Mobile APP we setup ordering eshop to done.
I don't know if You can use it, maybe yes :)