Creating NPM Package with ReactJS
Creating NPM Package with ReactJS
React JavaScript Guide to Create, Test, and Publish NPM Libraries
About the Book
Get this book if you want an effective way to learn how to create NPM packages. This comprehensive guidebook is your go-to resource for mastering the art of creating, testing, and publishing NPM libraries in the React JavaScript ecosystem.
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned developer, this book provides:
- Step-by-step instructions.
- Real-world examples.
- Best practices to streamline your NPM package development workflow.
Publishing NPM packages is a fantastic way to contribute to the developer community and advance your career. By the end of the book, you’ll be well-equipped to use React JavaScript to publish your code as an NPM library.
You do not need to have any prior knowledge of publishing packages. This beginner-friendly book takes you from zero to creating, testing, and publishing NPM packages like a pro. It uses a scalable project to explain the fundamentals of building and managing NPM packages from scratch.
Elevate your skills and become a proficient NPM package developer with this invaluable guide. Start building and sharing your React.js components today!
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Welcome to NPM Package!
- How This Book Can Help You
- The Roadmap
- Dependencies
- Prerequisite
- Questions and Comments
- Let’s Get It Started!
- Project Configuration
- 1. Set Up Your System
- 2. Create a Project Directory
- 3. Create a package.json File
- 4. Initialize a Git Repository
- 5. Specify the Files Git Should Ignore
- 6. Stage and Commit Your Project’s Changes to Git
- 7. Configure a GitHub Remote Repository
- 8. Push Your Local Git Directory to the Remote Repo
- 9. Install React as a dev-dependency
- Why Install React as a Package’s Dev-Dependency?
- Testing React Component
- 1. Install the Testing Tools
- 2. Specify Jest as Your Project’s Test Runner Tool
- 3. Install the Code Compiler
- 4. Configure Babel to Compile Your Code
- 5. Configure Jest’s Testing Environment
- 4. Create Your Code Files
- 5. Write Your Test Case
- 8. Develop Your React Component
- 9. Run the Test
- Commit Message Configuration
- Conventional Commits Messages Syntax
- Enforcing the Conventional Commits Format
- Setting up Husky
- Creating a Hook to Auto-Lint Commit Messages
- Setting Up GitHub Action
- 1. Create a GitHub Action Workflow File
- 2. Define the GitHub Action Workflow
- 3. Test the GitHub Action Workflow
- Styling React Components
- 1. Create the Stylesheet
- 2. Apply CSS Styles to Your Component
- 3. Loading CSS Files to Jest’s JSDOM
- 4. Run the Test
- Compiling React to JavaScript
- Distinguishing Source and Distribution Code
- Defining Package’s Entry Point
- Local Testing of Unpublished Package
- 1. Link-Install Your Package Globally in Your System
- 2. Create a NextJS Demo Website for Testing Your Package
- 3. Install Your Package from Your System’s Global Folder to the Test-App
- 4. Use the Link-Installed Package in the Test-App
- 5. Unlink Your Package from the Test-App
- 6. Unlink Your Package from the Global Folder
- Creating README
- Creating LICENSE
- Publishing Package to NPM
- 1. Search Engine Optimization (SE0)
- 2. Specify the Files You Want to Publish to NPM
- 3. Confirm the Files NPM Will Publish
- 4. Confirm That You Have Passing Tests
- 5. Compile Any Pending Code
- 6. Stage and Commit Any Recent Changes
- 7. Push Your Local Git Directory to the Remote Repo
- 8. Sign In or Sign Up on the NPM Website
- 9. Log In to NPM via the Terminal
- 10. Confirm If Your Package’s Name Is Available
- 11. Publish Your Package!
- Local Testing of the Published Package
- 1. Install the Package
- 2. Import the Package
- 3. Run Your Local Server
- Production Testing of the Published Package
- 1. Stage and Commit Your Changes
- 2. Set Up a GitHub Remote Repository for Your NextJS Test-App
- 3. Push Your Local Git Directory to the Remote Repo
- 4. Sign In or Sign Up on the Vercel Website
- 5. Deploy Your Project to Vercel’s Server
- 6. Test the Package on the Live Demo Website
- Updating Package’s Versions
- Example 1: Updating to a Patch Version
- Example 2: Updating to a Minor Version
- Example 3: Updating to a Major Version
- Automating Version Management
- How to Release Your Package’s Latest Version
- How to Overwrite Release-It’s Default Configurations
- How Release-It Determines Your Package’s Latest Version
- How to Provide Release-It with a Recommended Version
- Automating Changelog Management
- Automating GitHub Releases
- 1. Get a GitHub Personal Access Token
- 2. Copy the Generated Token
- 3. Create a GitHub Environment Variable
- 4. Tell Release-It Your GitHub Token’s Name
- 5. Make the GitHub Secret Available Locally in Your Project
- 6. Prevent Git from Monitoring the Environment File
- 7. Install the Plugin for Loading the .env File
- 8. Load the .env File While Releasing Your Project’s Latest Version
- 9. Stage and Commit Your Changes
- Epilogue
- What Next?
- Reviews
- Introduction
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