aladin-ts-rc

A React component library built with TypeScript, providing reusable UI components for your React applications.

Installation

npm install aladin-ts-rc

Usage

import { Button } from 'aladin-ts-rc';

function App() {
  return (
    <Button 
      text="Click me!" 
      variant="primary" 
      onClick={() => alert('Button clicked!')} 
    />
  );
}

Components

Button

A customizable button component with different variants.

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
text	string	required	The text to display inside the button
variant	'primary' | 'secondary'	'primary'	The visual style variant of the button
onClick	() => void	undefined	Function to call when the button is clicked

Creating Your Own React Component Library

Here's a detailed guide on how to create your own React component library using TypeScript:

1. Project Setup

mkdir your-library-name
cd your-library-name
npm init -y

2. Install Dependencies

npm install --save-dev typescript @types/react @types/react-dom react react-dom @rollup/plugin-commonjs @rollup/plugin-node-resolve @rollup/plugin-typescript rollup rollup-plugin-dts tslib

Why? These dependencies are essential for:

• TypeScript: Static typing and better development experience
• React types: Type definitions for React
• Rollup and plugins: Bundling the library efficiently
• tslib: Runtime library for TypeScript helpers

3. Configure TypeScript (tsconfig.json)

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "es5",
    "module": "esnext",
    "lib": ["dom", "esnext"],
    "jsx": "react",
    "declaration": true,
    "declarationDir": "types",
    "strict": true,
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "skipLibCheck": true,
    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
    "outDir": "dist"
  },
  "include": ["src"],
  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
}

Why? This configuration:

• Enables React JSX support
• Generates type declarations (.d.ts files)
• Sets up module resolution
• Ensures type safety with strict mode
• Defines input/output directories

4. Configure Rollup (rollup.config.js)

import resolve from "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve";
import commonjs from "@rollup/plugin-commonjs";
import typescript from "@rollup/plugin-typescript";
import dts from "rollup-plugin-dts";
import { readFileSync } from "fs";

const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json"));

export default [
  {
    input: "src/index.ts",
    output: [
      {
        file: packageJson.main,
        format: "cjs",
        sourcemap: true,
      },
      {
        file: packageJson.module,
        format: "esm",
        sourcemap: true,
      },
    ],
    plugins: [
      resolve(),
      commonjs(),
      typescript({ 
        tsconfig: "./tsconfig.json",
        exclude: ["**/__tests__", "**/*.test.ts"]
      }),
    ],
    external: ["react", "react-dom"],
  },
  {
    input: "dist/esm/types/index.d.ts",
    output: [{ file: "dist/index.d.ts", format: "esm" }],
    plugins: [dts()],
  },
];

Why? This configuration:

• Bundles code for both CommonJS and ES Modules
• Generates type definitions
• Excludes React and React DOM from the bundle
• Sets up source maps for debugging
• Handles TypeScript compilation

5. Update package.json

{
  "name": "your-library-name",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "description": "Your library description",
  "main": "dist/cjs/index.js",
  "module": "dist/esm/index.js",
  "files": ["dist"],
  "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "rollup -c"
  },
  "type": "module",
  "peerDependencies": {
    "react": ">=16.8.0",
    "react-dom": ">=16.8.0"
  }
}

Why? This configuration:

• Defines entry points for different module systems
• Specifies files to include in the package
• Sets up peer dependencies
• Configures the build script
• Enables ES modules

6. Create Component Structure

src/
  components/
    ComponentName/
      ComponentName.tsx
      index.ts
  index.ts

Why? This structure:

• Keeps components organized
• Makes imports clean and consistent
• Allows for easy addition of new components
• Separates component logic from exports

7. Build and Publish

# Build the library
npm run build

# Login to npm (if not already)
npm login

# Publish the package
npm publish

Why? These steps:

• Generate the distribution files
• Authenticate with npm
• Make your library available on npm

8. Version Control

git init
echo "node_modules/\ndist/" > .gitignore
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"

Why? This:

• Initializes version control
• Excludes unnecessary files
• Creates first commit for tracking changes

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build the library:

npm run build

License

MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request