Shad Expo Studio
A studio for designing and shipping shadcn-style components in Expo/React Native with Storybook-backed visual regression.
Overview:
Shadcn Expo Studio is a dynamic tool designed to streamline the process of creating and shipping shadcn-style components specifically within the Expo/React Native environment. As we navigate through an era where AI influences code creation and complexity, having a robust solution for managing visual regressions is essential. This studio not only addresses concerns about design drift and subtle regressions that might evade manual reviews, it also enhances collaboration between frontend teams by allowing designers to focus on the presentation layer while developers handle the business logic.
With an intention to accelerate the design-to-production workflow, Shadcn Expo Studio integrates comprehensive Storybook support and provides users with a concrete pattern that enhances cross-platform coverage for both native and web applications. The inclusion of detailed code examples and an intuitive setup process makes it easy for both seasoned developers and newcomers to contribute effectively without needing to reinvent the wheel.
Features:
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Visual Regression Support: Catch subtle UI changes before they make it to production with integrated visual regression testing powered by Chromatic.
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Separation of Concerns: Distinguish between UI and product code, empowering designers to drive the UI layer while developers focus on functionality.
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Cross-Platform Compatibility: Provides a reliable framework for both React Native Web and Expo, expanding usability across different platforms.
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Instant Story Generation: Quickly create and regenerate stories to showcase components with minimal effort using easily editable example files.
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User-Friendly Setup: Out-of-the-box code structure and scripts simplify the onboarding process for new contributors.
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Rapid Development Cycles: Streamlined workflows facilitate a quicker transition from design phases to production, enhancing overall productivity.
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Integrated Development Commands: A set of daily commands for common tasks allows developers to switch easily between the app shell and Storybook.
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Real-time Feedback Mechanism: Enable immediate visual checks and iterate on designs seamlessly as you work on your 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.
- Shadcn UI
Beautifully designed components that you can copy and paste into your apps. Accessible. Customizable. Open Source.
- Expo
An open-source platform for making universal native apps with React. Expo runs on Android, iOS, and the web.
- Storybook
Storybook is a tool for developing and testing UI components in isolation. It provides a sandbox environment where you can experiment with different props and states to see how your component responds.
- 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.