React Component Library Starter

A starter template to create a component library with React, TailwindCSS, vitejs, Storybook and TypeScript

Getting Started

Install dependencies and start developing components

yarn install # install depedencies
yarn storybook # run storybook
yarn build # build the library
yarn publish # publish the library

You can also use the built-in site to test or document your components

yarn dev:site # site dev mode
yarn build:site # build site
yarn preview:site #priview built site

Using the library

1. Install peer dependencies: React & ReactDOM, Tailwind CSS and Headless UI

2. Install the component library

   yarn add ts-react-tailwind-library-starter

3. In your project root, import the library CSS file

   import 'ts-react-tailwind-library-starter/dist/style.css';

Step By Step Guide

1. Create a new react-ts vite project

   yarn create vite --template react-ts

2. Install Tailwind CSS and PostCSS, and initialize tailwind.config.js

   yarn add -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer # install dependencies
   npx tailwindcss init # create `tailwind.config.js`

3. Add postcss.config.js to project root

   module.exports = {
     plugins: {
       tailwindcss: {},
       autoprefixer: {},
     },
   };

4. Turn on Vite Library Mode

   import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
   import { resolve } from 'path';
   import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
   
   // https://vitejs.dev/config/
   export default defineConfig({
     plugins: [react()],
     build: {
       lib: {
         entry: resolve(__dirname, 'src', 'index.ts'),
         formats: ['es', 'cjs'],
         fileName: (ext) => `index.${ext}.js`,
       },
       rollupOptions: {
         // make sure to externalize deps that shouldn't be bundled
         // into your library
         external: ['react', 'react-dom', '@headlessui/react'],
       },
       target: 'esnext',
       sourcemap: true,
     },
   });

5. Install Storybook

   npx sb init --builder storybook-builder-vite

6. TODO

FAQ

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