Expo Local First Template
A template for your local-first Expo project: Bun, Expo 53, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, DrizzleORM, Sqlite, EAS, GitHub Actions, Env Vars, expo-router, react-hook-form.
Overview
The Expo Local-First Template is an innovative, free project model that allows developers to kickstart their local-first applications effortlessly. Tailored with modern frameworks and configurations, it's particularly suited for those looking to build seamless cross-platform applications. This template is not just a starting point; it provides a wealth of features that enhance the development process, making it a solid choice for both new and experienced developers alike.
Developers will appreciate how this template combines ease of use with powerful tools like React Native and integrated database support through SQLite. Whether you’re working on mobile or web applications, this template provides a robust foundation to bring your ideas to life with efficiency and style.
Features
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Expo v53: Built with the latest Expo version for exceptional cross-platform support, ensuring your app runs smoothly on both iOS and Android devices.
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React Native v0.79.2: Utilizes the latest React Native for developing native applications, allowing for smooth performance and an engaging user experience.
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Local-first Capability: Incorporates local-first functionality using Expo SQLite for native apps and Sqlite.js for web apps, optimizing performance and user accessibility.
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DrizzleORM Integration: Fully integrated with DrizzleORM for advanced database management, including live queries that keep data fresh and responsive.
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NativeWind v4 & Tailwind CSS: Enhances your design with NativeWind v4 and Tailwind CSS, providing a modern approach to styling your React Native applications.
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Dark and Light Mode Support: Automatically adjusts the Android Navigation Bar based on the selected mode, ensuring a cohesive user experience in different lighting conditions.
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Developer Tools: Comes with recommended VSCode extensions, settings, and snippets, plus a built-in linter and code formatter using biome to streamline the coding experience.
- React
React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components
- React Native
React Native is a framework for building mobile applications using React and JavaScript. It enables developers to write once and deploy to multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, and the web, while providing a native app-like experience to users.
- Tailwind
Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that provides pre-defined classes for building responsive and customizable user interfaces.
- Drizzle ORM
Drizzle ORM is a TypeScript ORM for SQL databases designed with maximum type safety in mind. It comes with a drizzle-kit CLI companion for automatic SQL migrations generation. Drizzle ORM is meant to be a library, not a framework. It stays as an opt-in solution all the time at any levels.
- Templates & Themes
A template or theme refers to a pre-designed layout or structure that provides a basic framework for building a specific type of application or website. It typically includes good design, placeholder content and functional features, allowing developers to customize and fill in the details according to their specific needs.
- Expo
An open-source platform for making universal native apps with React. Expo runs on Android, iOS, and the web.
- GitHub Pages
Gridsome is a Vue.js-based static site generator that makes it easy to build fast and flexible websites and applications by leveraging modern web technologies like GraphQL, Webpack, and hot reloading
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.
- Zustand
Zustand is a lightweight state management library for React that provides a simple and intuitive API for managing state in your application. It allows developers to easily create and manage global state, and provides a powerful set of tools for optimizing performance and improving developer productivity. Zustand is designed to be easy to use and easy to learn, making it a popular choice for developers of all skill levels.
