Typescript-based React Library Setup

Web development is constantly evolving, and TypeScript and React are two technologies that offer agility and precision. In this article, we will explore how to set up a TypeScript-based React library from scratch.

• Install TypeScript, React, and Webpack using the command

npm install react typescript webpack --save

• Create a package.json file by running 

npm init

or

npm init -y

for default settings

• Create a tsconfig.json file by running

npx tsc --init

• Create a project structure like this:

index.css

│

└─src

    └─index.ts

    │

    └─component

      └─ Button.tsx

      └─ Button.css

├─ package.json

├─ tsconfig.json

├─ webpack.config.js

• Use Webpack as the builder, Babel as the transpiler, and loaders for different file types such as CSS, SASS, SVG, images, etc.
• Use CSS-in-JS libraries like styled-components or Emotion to style the components.