Webext Template
a fork version of vitesse-webext, but with react
Overview
The @aiou/webext-template is a remarkable starter template designed specifically for developing WebExtensions using React, leveraging the powerful capabilities of Vite. Built as a fork of the vitesse-webext project, it incorporates Chrome Manifest V3 support while providing an efficient and seamless experience for developers working on extensions for various browsers like Chrome and Firefox. The template emphasizes modern development practices, making it an enticing option for those looking to create dynamic and responsive web applications.
What sets this template apart is its thoughtful integration of powerful tools and frameworks that enhance development flow and capability. Whether you're crafting content scripts, background scripts, or intricate popups with shared components, this template has you covered. The user-friendly architecture promotes not only speed but also modularity and maintainability, aiming to streamline the extension creation process.
Features
- Instant HMR: Experience hot module replacement with Vite during development, eliminating the need for manual refreshes.
- React Integration: Easily build interactive user interfaces using React, allowing for a modern development approach.
- Effortless Communications: Leverage webext-bridge to facilitate smooth communication between various contexts of your extension.
- TailwindCSS Support: Utilize tailwindcss for on-demand CSS utilities, providing a highly customizable styling approach.
- TypeScript Support: Write type-safe code with full TypeScript integration, enhancing code reliability and maintainability.
- Content Script Compatibility: Seamlessly use React within content scripts, enabling dynamic behaviors in any extension context.
- Isomorphic WebExtension: Build extensions that are compatible across different browsers, including Chrome and Firefox, simplifying distribution.
- Dynamic Manifest.json: Generate a dynamic manifest file with comprehensive type support, ensuring compatibility and ease of development.
- 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
- Vite
Vite is a build tool that aims to provide a faster and leaner development experience for modern web projects
- Tailwind
Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that provides pre-defined classes for building responsive and customizable user interfaces.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.