react-scaffolder

Scaffolding tool for React

react-scaffolder is a command line interface which brings smooth developer experience (DX) for React devs. react-scaffolder provides a better way to generate react projects with react-boilerplate. With this tool it's possible to continue generating boilerplate code with heavy customizations once a project is initiated.

Install

$ npm install -g react-scaffolder

Quick Start

Quickest way to get up and running with react-scaffolder

• Install the CLI - $ npm install -g react-scaffolder

• Initiate a project - $ react init awesome-project && cd awesome-project

• Install dependencies - $ npm install
• Run the build - $ npm run build && npm start
• Instantly create React components - $ react g component feed footer
• Check with interactive view - $ react v -c

Usage

react init [name]

alias: i

name

Project name.

Options

• -l Add eslint configuration.

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react generate component [module] [component]

alias: g

module

Module name where the react component should be placed within. (Subdirectory within components directory)

component

React component name.

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react generate test [module] [component]

alias: g

Create React component.

module

Module name where the test file should be placed within. (Subdirectory within tests directory)

component

Test file name.

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react view -c -t

alias: v

View react components and test files.

Options

• -c View React components file directory.

• -t View tests file directory.

react config [key] [value]

alias: c

Change configuration in .reactclirc.

key

Key for configuration example: client

value

Value for configuration example: src (source directory)

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Configuring existing projects

To use react-cli in existing React project navigate to directory where React components are created. Create react-cli configuration file, .reactclirc (similar to .babelrc). Add configuration in key value pairs.

{
    "client": "src" 
}

This specifies that React components are placed in src/components directory.

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Features

• Initiate React projects
• Create React components
• Create test files
• Interactive view of the component structure

References

• What is scaffolding ?
• What is a CLI ?
• Why good UX in CLIs matters
• Projects with similar objectives
• Yeoman

Contributor guidelines

• Fork the repository.
• Clone the forked repository.
• Create your own branch.
• Create tests and make sure tests pass on travis.
• Create a pull request with changes made.

For more information refer CONTRIBUTING.md

License

MIT © 99XT