Copy Code React

A lightweight React library that automatically adds copy buttons to code blocks to copy code to the clipboard. Customizable options for button position, icons, styling, text and highlighting.

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Installation

Install using pnpm, npm or yarn

pnpm install copy-code-react

npm install copy-code-react

yarn add copy-code-react

Usage

Method 1: Using the CopyCode wrapper Component

The CopyCode component automatically adds copy buttons to all code blocks within it. This is the simplest way to add copy functionality to specific sections of your app.

import { CopyCode } from 'copy-code-react';

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <CopyCode>
      <div>
        <h3>Example code block:</h3>
        <pre><code>
          {`function hello() {
            console.log("Hello, world!");
          }`}
        </code></pre>
        <div>
          <h4>Example code block 2:</h4>
          <pre><code>
            {`function hello() {
              console.log("Hello, world!");
            }`}
          </code></pre>
        </div>
      </div>
    </CopyCode>
  );
}

CopyCode component also works with dangerouslySetInnerHTML:

import { CopyCode } from 'copy-code-react';

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <CopyCode>
      <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: '<pre><code>console.log("Hello, world!");</code></pre>' }} />
    </CopyCode>
  );
}

You can also customize the appearance and behavior of the copy buttons:

import { CopyCode } from 'copy-code-react';

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <CopyCode 
      position="bottom-right" 
      copyMessage="Copied!" 
      highlightOnCopy={true}
    >
      {/* Your code blocks here */}
    </CopyCode>
  );
}

Method 2: Using the Hook Directly

For more control, you can use the useCopyCode hook directly in your components. This allows you to target specific sections of your app.

import { useCopyCode } from 'copy-code-react';
import { useRef } from 'react';

function MyComponent() {
  // Create a ref to limit the scope of code blocks that will get copy buttons
  const containerRef = useRef(null);
  
  // Apply the hook with custom options
  useCopyCode(
    { 
      position: 'top-left',
      copyMessage: 'Code Copied!',
      highlightOnCopy: true 
    }, 
    containerRef
  );
  
  return (
    <div ref={containerRef}>
      <pre>
        <code>
          {`// This code block will have a copy button
function example() {
  return "Hello world!";
}`}
        </code>
      </pre>
    </div>
  );
}

Without a ref, the hook will apply to all code blocks in the document:

import { useCopyCode } from 'copy-code-react';

function MyComponent() {
  // Add copy buttons to all code blocks in the document
  useCopyCode({ 
    selector: 'code',
  });
  
  return (
    <div>
      {/* Your content */}
    </div>
  );
}

Options

Both the CopyCode component and useCodeCopy hook accept the following options:

Option	Type	Default	Description
selector	string	'pre code'	CSS selector for code blocks
position	string	'top-right'	Position of the copy button. Options: 'top-right', 'top-left', 'bottom-right', 'bottom-left'
copyMessage	string	'Copied'	Message to show after copying
copyMessageTimeout	number	2000	Time in milliseconds to show the success message
containerClassName	string	'react-code-copy-button-container'	Class name for the button container
buttonClassName	string	'react-code-copy-button'	Class name for the copy button
successClassName	string	'react-code-copy-success'	Class name for success message
highlightOnCopy	boolean	false	Whether to highlight the code block when copied
customCopyIcon	ReactNode	undefined	Custom JSX element to use instead of the default copy icon
customSuccessIcon	ReactNode	undefined	Custom JSX element to use instead of the default success icon

Development

Running the Demo

To see the library in action and explore example implementations:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/rarar89/copy-code-react.git
cd copy-code-react

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the development server
npm run dev

The development server will start, and you can view the examples at http://localhost:5173 (or the port shown in your terminal).

Example Implementations

The repository includes several example implementations in the demo app (src/App.tsx). These examples showcase different configurations and use cases for the library.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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

License

MIT