# Frontend context When user visits Misago site for first time, his/hers HTTP request is handled by Django which outputs basic version of requested page. If user has JavaScript enabled in the browser, read-only UI is then swapped with React.js components that provide interactivity. To enable those components easy access to application's state, Misago provides simple "frontend context". ## Exposing Data to JavaScript UI Misago creates empty dict and makes it available as `frontend_context` attribute on current `HttpRequest` object. This dict is converted into JSON when page is rendered by Django. This means that as long as initial page wasn't rendered yet, you can preload data in any place that has access to request object, but for performance reasons views and context processors are best to do this. ## Accessing Preloaded Data The data exposed to React.js by Misago lives in plain JavaScript object available through `misago.get('KEY')`. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://misago.gitbook.io/docs/frontendcontext.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.