proptypes-parser

PropTypes parser / generator for React and React Native components with GraphQL-like syntax.

Don't you just hate writing PropTypes for React components?

proptypes-parser is cleaner, easier and less error prone way to define your PropTypes for both React and React Native applications.

It uses GraphQL schema like syntax to define PropTypes in string.

It also allows Type Composition via named definitions and spread operator ....

Install

npm install --save proptypes-parser

Now proptypes-parser provides a default parser as parsePropTypes.

import {parsePropTypes} from 'proptypes-parser';

const propTypes = parsePropTypes(`{
  number: Number
  string: String!
}`)

Alternatively, if you like template literals,

import {PT} from 'proptypes-parser';

const propTypes = PT`{
  number: Number
  string: String!
}`

Advanced Usage

in proptypes.js.

import createPropTypesParser from 'proptypes-parser';
import {PropTypes} from 'react';

// Provide PropTypes to the parser (Required).
// Also, provide any custom type definitions (Optional).
const parsePropTypes = createPropTypesParser(PropTypes, {
  Message: class Message {} // To use 'Message' instance type. 
});

export default parsePropTypes;

in component.js.

const propTypes = parsePropTypes(`{
  number: Number
  string: String!
  boolean: Boolean
  function: Function!
  date: Date!
  object: Object!
  shape: {
    nested: Number
    array: [Number]
    must: Boolean!
  }!
  array: [Number!]!
  arrayOfObjects: [{
    value: String
  }!]
  node: Node
  element: Element!
  message: Message!
  any: Any!
  optionalUnion: String | Number | Boolean
  union: (String | Number)!
}`);

is equivalent to

const propTypes = {
  number: PropTypes.number,
  string: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
  boolean: PropTypes.bool,
  function: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
  date: PropTypes.instanceOf(Date).isRequired,
  object: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
  shape: PropTypes.shape({
    nested: PropTypes.number,
    array: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.number),
    must: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
  }).isRequired,
  array: PropTypes.arrayOf(
    PropTypes.Number.isRequired,
  ).isRequired,
  arrayOfObjects: PropTypes.arrayOf(
    PropTypes.shape({
      value: PropTypes.string,
    }).isRequired
  ),
  node: PropTypes.node
  element: PropTypes.element.isRequired,
  message: PropTypes.instanceOf(Message).isRequired,
  any: PropTypes.any.isRequired,
  optionalUnion: PropTypes.oneOfType([
    PropTypes.string,
    PropTypes.number,
    PropTypes.bool,
  ]),
  union: PropTypes.oneOfType([
    PropTypes.string,
    PropTypes.number,
  ]).isRequired,
};

How wonderful!

Composition via named definition

Compose types with named definitions and spread operator ....

// Define 'Car' type.
const carPropTypes = parsePropTypes(`
  Car {
    year: Number!
    model: String!
  }
`);

// Use previously defined 'Car' type.
const garagePropTypes = parsePropTypes(`
  Garage {
    address: String!
    cars: [Car!]!
  }
`);

// Use spread operator on 'Car' type.
const carWithMakePropTypes = parsePropTypes(`
  CarWithMake {
    ...Car
    make: String!
  }
`);

addType(name, type)

Add new types to the type dictionary.

// Add class instance type.
class Message {}
parsePropTypes.addType('Message', Message);

// Add propTypes definition.
// Same as named definition.
const carPropTypes = parsePropTypes(`{
  year: Number!
  model: String!
}`);
parsePropTypes.addType('Car', carPropTypes);

// Add React.PropTypes type.
const newsOrPhotosEnum = PropTypes.oneOf(['News', 'Photos']);
parsePropTypes.addType('NewsOrPhotos', newsOrPhotosEnum);

// Use above types.
parsePropTypes(`{
  message: Message
  car: Car
  mediaType: NewsOrPhotos
}`);

Enums

Currently, Enums are not supported. However, you can do this instead:

// Provide type extensions for this parser.
const parsePropTypes = createPropTypesParser(PropTypes, {
  OptionalEnum: PropTypes.oneOf(['News', 'Photos']),
});

const propTypes = parsePropTypes(`{
  optionalEnumValue: OptionalEnum
  requiredEnumValue: OptionalEnum!
}`);

or

// Provide local one-time type extensions.
const propTypes = parsePropTypes(`{
  optionalEnumValue: OptionalEnum
  requiredEnumValue: OptionalEnum!
}`, {
  OptionalEnum: PropTypes.oneOf(['News', 'Photos']),
});

Examples

See test.

Production Use

Use babel-plugin-transform-react-remove-prop-types to strip propTypes from your react components.

TODO

• Support Enums: value: ['News', 'Photos']
• More extensive validations
• Babel plugin
• Webpack plugin
• PRs are welcome!

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2016 Joon Ho Cho

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