babel-plugin-react-add-cursor-pointer

This babel plugin styles any enabled JSX element that has an onClick prop with cursor: pointer.

The problem

As your project grows, styling each and every clickable element with a repeating cursor: pointer can become a tedious task.

The solution

This plugin will style all of your enabled clickable elements with cursor: pointer automatically.

Getting started

Installation

Install the plugin:

$ npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-react-add-cursor-pointer

Usage

via .babelrc

Add "react-add-cursor-pointer" to "plugins" in your .babelrc:

"plugins": ["react-add-cursor-pointer"]

via package.json

Add "react-add-cursor-pointer" to "babel": { "plugins": [] } inside your package.json. It should end up looking something like the following:

 "babel": {
    "plugins": ["react-add-cursor-pointer"]
 }

How does it work?

• This babel plugin visits any JSX element you have in your code and checks if it has an onClick prop.
• If it does, the plugin then checks if the value of the onClick prop is a function (e.g. arrow function, class method, function declaration...) or an identifier.
• If the onClick prop passes this check, then the plugin will add a data-react-add-cursor-pointer__is-clickable-element attribute to the element.
• If the onClick prop doesn't pass the function or identifier check, no attribute is added to the element.
• At the entry point of your program (e.g. your App.js or index.js file), the plugin will add an import declaration for css file that looks like this:

[data-react-add-cursor-pointer__is-clickable-element] {
    cursor: pointer;
}

:disabled {
    cursor: auto;
}

• This will style all of the elements that got injected with the data attribute.
• The cursor for any elements that are disabled at the moment will be reset back to auto.
• You can easily override the plugin's styles with a single class and style your element with a different cursor if need be.

Example

Your clickable element:

In

class Button extends Component {
    handleClick = () => {};
    
    render() {
        return (
            <button onClick={this.handleClick}>
                I have an onClick prop
            </button>
        );
    }
}

Out

class Button extends Component {
    handleClick = () => {};
    
    render() {
        return (
            <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-react-add-cursor-pointer__is-clickable-element>
                I have an onClick prop
            </button>
        );
    }
}

Your app's entry point:

In

import React from "react";
import ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import "./index.css";
import App from "./App";

ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById("root"));

Out

import "babel-plugin-react-add-cursor-pointer/index.min.css";
import React from "react";
import ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import "./index.css";
import App from "./App";

ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById("root"));

License

MIT, see LICENSE for details.