EMAKINA React CLI

An easy to use CLI for building React projects in a fast and consistent way.

The EMAKINA React CLI is built on top of Create React App.

This way you can utilize all the awesome features of create-react-app and in addition you have access to some even more awesome features like

• File Generators
• Built in SCSS support
• Flexible ESLint configuration via .eslintrc file
• Easy state and side effects management with CerebralJS
• Adjustable webpack config (without eject)
• Styleguide

Getting started

1. Install the CLI

npm install -g emakina-react-cli

2. Create a new Project

react new <projectName>

3. Take off

cd <projectName>
npm start

Also have a look to the Create React App documentation for more information.

File Generators

To add new parts to your app simply tell your console what you need.

react generate <scaffold> <name> [module]

As a shorthand you can type:

react g <scaffold> <name> [module]

Scaffold	Usage
Component	react g component <AwesomeComponent>
Container	react g container <AwesomeContainer>
Module	react g module <AwesomeModule>
Signal	react g signal <awesomeSignal> [<ModuleName>]
Action	react g action <awesomeAction> [<ModuleName>]
Factory	react g factory <awesomeFactory> [<ModuleName>]
Compute	react g compute <awesomeCompute> [<ModuleName>]

If the ModuleName is added the files are created in the folder of the desired module. If the ModuleName is omitted the files will be created in the shared folder.

Some Comfortable Convenience

As the CLI's main intend is to help you save time while being consistent, it is built to only write the necessary things.

So react g signal foo bar will still generate fooSignal in the module folder Bar.

Component

react g component ComponentName

Spawns the following Files:

• src/components/ComponentName/ComponentName.js
• src/components/ComponentName/ComponentName.module.scss
• src/components/ComponentName/ComponentName.spec.js
• src/components/ComponentName/ComponentName.md

Options

• -c or --connect (Connect a Component to Cerebral)
• -s or --stateful (Generate a Stateful Component)

Variable Path
By default, components are created in the components folder of the project.
It is possible to create them in different locations like shown in the examples below.

react g component somewhere/ComponentName

Will result in src/components/somewhere/ComponentName/ComponentName.js.

react g component ./fancyComponents/ComponentName

Will result in src/fancyComponents/ComponentName/ComponentName.js.

Container

react g container ContainerName

Spawns the following Files:

• src/containers/ContainerName/ContainerName.js
• src/containers/ContainerName/ContainerName.spec.js

Options

• -c or --connect (Connect a Component to Cerebral)
• -s or --stateful (Generate a Stateful Component)

Variable Path
By default, containers are created in the containers folder of the project.
It is possible to create them in different locations like shown in the examples below.

react g container somewhere/ContainerName

Will result in src/containers/somewhere/ContainerName/ContainerName.js.

react g container ./fancyContainers/ContainerName

Will result in src/fancyContainers/ContainerName/ContainerName.js.

Module

react g module AwesomeModule

Spawns the following Files:

• src/modules/Awesome/AwesomeModule.js
• src/modules/Awesome/AwesomeModule.spec.js

Signal

react g signal awesomeSignal SomeModule

Spawns the following Files:

• src/modules/SomeModule/signals/awesomeSignal.js
• src/modules/SomeModule/signals/awesomeSignal.spec.js

Action

react g action awesomeAction SomeModule

Spawns the following Files:

• src/modules/SomeModule/actions/awesomeAction.js
• src/modules/SomeModule/actions/awesomeAction.spec.js

Factory

react g factory awesomeFunctionFactory SomeModule

Spawns the following Files:

• src/modules/SomeModule/factory/awesomeFunctionFactory.js
• src/modules/SomeModule/factory/awesomeFunctionFactory.spec.js

Compute

react g compute awesomeCompute SomeModule

Spawns the following Files:

• src/modules/SomeModule/computes/awesomeCompute.js
• src/modules/SomeModule/computes/awesomeCompute.spec.js

Project Structure

There is a public folder for static files and a src folder for the fancy app code.

As CerebralJS is used for state and side effects management the modules folder is introduced to split Cerebral's state into modules. Therefore each module has its own folder which contains signals, actions, computes, and so on.

|-public
    |-index.html
|-src
    |-components 
        |-Button
            |-Button.js
            |-Button.md
            |-Button.module.scss
            |-Button.spec.js
    |-containers 
        |-App 
            |-App.js
            |-App.spec.js
    |-modules 
        |-Root
            |-RootModule.js
        |-App
            |-signals
                |-exampleSignal.js
                |-exampleSignal.spec.js
            |-actions
                |-exampleAction.js
                |-exampleAction.spec.js
            |-computes
                |-exampleCompute.js
                |-exampleCompute.spec.js
            |-factories
                |-exampleFactory.js
                |-exampleFactory.spec.js
            |-AppModule.js
    |-styles
        |-modules
            |-flex.module.scss
        |-settings
            |-_settings.breakpoints.scss
            |-_settings.colors.scss
        |-tools
            |-_tools.units.scss
        |-_essentials.scss
        |-global.scss
    |-shared
        |-signals
            |-exampleSignal.js
            |-exampleSignal.spec.js
        |-actions
            |-exampleAction.js
            |-exampleAction.spec.js
        |-computes
            |-exampleCompute.js
            |-exampleCompute.spec.js
        |-factories
            |-exampleFactory.js
            |-exampleFactory.spec.js
        |-providers
            |-exampleProvider.js
            |-exampleProvider.spec.js
    |-index.js
    |-controller.js 

Change Webpack Config

With the help of react-app-rewired it is very easy to extend or adjust the webpack config used by the underlying react-scripts.

Simply add a new rewire file inside the config folder and import it to config-overrides.js.

For Detailed information have a closer look to the documentation of react-app-rewired.

Styles

By default, CSS Modules are part of the setup.
As soon as a file is css/scss file ending is prefixed with module e.g. foo.module.scss Webpack will do the job and applies CSS Module scoping to the styles.

Also the support for SCSS is enabled by default.
Just replace the .css by the .scss file ending and you are fine to use the full power of SASS.

"Framework"

As you can see in the Project Structure there is already a little frame for the styles.

Especially for the use of SCSS the _essentials.scss file is used to share all variables, settings, tools, etc. across the component or shared style modules.

Shared style modules are placed in styles/modules/ just import and use them when needed.
They can be very convenient for e.g. utility styles to quickly apply some flex box rules or add a spacing.

SASS MQ

To work with media queries SASS-MQ is included. The breakpoints are configured in ./src/styles/settings/_settings.breakpoints.scss.

Styleguide

React Styleguidist is available and can be used out of the box. It documents all components in the components directory.

Run npm run styleguide for development. It will start React Styleguidist in watch mode.
Or use npm run styleguide:build if you want to host your style guide. You can check the build with npm run serve:styleguide

To provide additional information to your components use the .md file which is generated automatically for all new components.

React Styleguidist will use prop-types and defaults automatically also the information from JS Doc comments are used in the style guide.

Have a look to the React Styleguidist documentation for more information.

How to Contribute

We really appreciate every contribution, so if you have some cool ideas have a look to the Contributing Guidelines.