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React Library Boilerplate

A comprehensive boilerplate for building and deploying a React JS library, designed for external use and optimized with Vite’s library mode.

Purpose

This project serves as a template for creating a reusable React JS library file, independent of the main React project, with a focus on simplicity and efficiency.

Key Features

  • App.jsx: A React component rendering <h1>Welcome to MyReactApp</h1> for demonstration.
  • Development Setup: Uses index.html and main.jsx for local testing during development.
  • Production Build: Bundles only App.jsx with Vite, excluding test files for a clean library output.
  • Deployment: Build file can be hosted on a CDN and referenced in external HTML.

Build Process

Local Testing vs. Build

  • Local testing leverages main.jsx and index.html for a full dev environment.
  • Production excludes these files to avoid hard-coded data, ensuring a lightweight, reusable library.

Tech Stack

  • React JS: Core library for building the component.
  • Vite: Fast build tool using library mode for efficient bundling.
  • Node.js: Powers the development server and build process.

Deployment

The build file is optimized for hosting on a CDN. Include it in an HTML file with:

<script src="https://cdn.example.com/react-vite-library.js"></script>

Visit the GitHub repository for full details: github.com/FaisalHafeez/react-vite-library-boilerplate