Vite React Starter

Overview

Vite React Starter is a Vite-based starter template for React projects. It includes a variety of useful tools and libraries to enforce best practices and automate certain tasks. For styling, it offers support for SASS, Emotion, and TailwindCSS. The template also includes plugins for linting and testing, as well as additional features like runtime type checking and error boundaries.

Features

• Vite: Next generation frontend tooling.
• React: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• React Router: Declarative routing for React.js.
• ESLint: A tool for finding and fixing problems in JavaScript code.
• Prettier: An opinionated code formatter.
• Stylelint: A powerful linter for enforcing conventions in stylesheets.
• SASS: A CSS extension language.
• TailwindCSS: A utility-first CSS framework for rapid website development.
• Jest: A delightful JavaScript testing framework.
• Testing Library: A lightweight testing solution for React components.
• Other Plugins: Additional plugins such as prop-types, react-error-boundary, eslint-config-airbnb, eslint-plugin-import, eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y, eslint-plugin-unused-imports, postcss, and stylelint-config-idiomatic-order.

Installation

To get started with Vite React Starter, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

   • Node.js: Recommended version is >= 16.13.0
   • npm or pnpm or yarn (pnpm is recommended for faster and more reliable dependency management)

2. Install pnpm (if not already installed):

   npx corepack enable
   npx corepack prepare pnpm@7.0.0-rc.3 --activate
   

3. Download or fork the Vite React Starter project.

4. Extract the contents of the project into a new directory and rename it.

5. Open the command line interface and navigate to the project directory.

6. Install all dependencies using one of the following commands:

   • npm: npm install
   • pnpm: pnpm install
   • yarn: yarn install

7. Once the dependencies are installed, you can use the following scripts to start the development server, build for production, and preview the production build:

   • Start dev server: npm run dev / pnpm run dev / yarn run dev
   • Build for production: npm run build / pnpm run build / yarn run build
   • Locally preview production build: npm run preview / yarn run preview
   • Start server: npm run serve / pnpm run serve / yarn run serve

Summary

Vite React Starter is a powerful starter template for React projects. It provides a solid foundation with essential tools and libraries such as Vite, React, React Router, ESLint, Prettier, Stylelint, SASS, TailwindCSS, Jest, and Testing Library. With its opinionated configuration and support for additional plugins, it helps developers enforce best practices and streamline their development process. The installation process is straightforward, and the template offers convenient scripts for local development, building for production, and previewing the production build.