Rollup React Library Starter
Template and quick-starter to create modern React library using Rollup.
Overview
Creating a modern React component library can be a daunting task, especially with the complexities of configuration and bundling. However, this boilerplate template offers a streamlined solution to help developers efficiently bootstrap their own React libraries. Utilizing Rollup as the bundler, this tool simplifies the process and provides a robust set of features to support development, testing, and deployment.
With this template, you can focus on building your components without getting bogged down by intricate setup procedures. It bridges the gap for those who want a functional starting point while also serving as a learning resource for common practices in the React ecosystem.
Features
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Rollup Bundling: Leverages Rollup for producing optimized bundles in both CommonJS and ES module formats.
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Testing Framework: Comes pre-configured with Jest and React Testing Library to facilitate component testing right out of the box.
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TypeScript Support: Enables type safety and autocompletion with built-in support for using TypeScript.
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Sourcemap Generation: Automatically creates source maps for easier debugging during development.
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CSS/SASS Integration: Supports exporting components with styles, allowing for a fully designed UI experience.
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Storybook Integration: Provides an isolated environment to design and test components interactively as you develop.
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Peer Dependency Management: Handles complex peer dependencies, such as Antd, through rollup-plugin-peer-deps-external, making integration seamless.
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Bundle Optimization: Utilizes the @rollup/plugin-terser to generate a minified bundle, enhancing performance and reducing load times.
These features collectively make this boilerplate an excellent choice for developers looking to establish a modern and maintainable React component library with minimal hassle.
- 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
- SCSS
SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.
- 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.
- UI Kits & Components
A UI kit provides developers with a set of reusable components that can be easily integrated into a website or application. These components are pre-designed with consistent styling and functionality, allowing developers to save time and effort in the design and development process. UI kits can be either custom-built or third-party, and often include components for buttons, forms, typography, icons, and more.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- 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
- Rollup
RollupJS is a popular and efficient JavaScript module bundler that takes the code from multiple modules and packages them into a single optimized file, minimizing the overall size of the application and improving its performance.
- 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.