Create React Native Plugin

Overview:

The create-react-native-plugin is a starting point for creating React Native plugins in TypeScript without native code. It allows users to bundle plugins, set up a demo app with the plugin installed, watch the plugin for changes, and configure Jest, ESLint, and Prettier. The plugin requires at least node version 16 and provides a simple way to bootstrap a new plugin and start working on it. Users can also generate an up-to-date React Native app with the plugin included to try out various use cases and demonstrate the plugin. The plugin source code can be watched for changes, rebuilt, and copied over to the app for automatic hot-reloading. The template is also configured to work with Jest for testing. Troubleshooting tips are provided for issues with building the app for iOS. Several examples of plugins created with create-react-native-plugin are also listed.

Features:

• Bundle plugin in TypeScript with esbuild
• Setup demo app with plugin installed
• Watch plugin for changes
• Jest, ESLint, and Prettier configured
• Bootstrap a new plugin
• Generate up-to-date React Native app with plugin included
• Hot-reload changes to the app
• Jest testing configuration
• Troubleshooting tips
• Examples of plugins created with create-react-native-plugin

Summary:

The create-react-native-plugin provides a starting point for creating React Native plugins in TypeScript without native code. It offers features such as bundling plugins, setting up a demo app, watching for changes, and Jest testing. Users can easily bootstrap a new plugin, generate a demo app with the plugin installed, and watch for changes in the plugin code for automatic hot-reloading. Troubleshooting tips are provided for iOS build issues, and several examples of plugins created with create-react-native-plugin are showcased. Overall, this template is a convenient tool for developing React Native plugins efficiently.