Libraries You Should Know When Building with React

This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Sonay Kara

In this article, I will talk about libraries that you can use in your React projects.

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1. Styled Components

It is a library that makes CSS writing component-based in React applications. Since it has a component-based structure, it allows you to style each component separately and in a modular way. It also offers features such as dynamic styling and switching between themes.

Installation

• npm i styled-components

• yarn add styled-components

2. Formik - Yup

Formik provides great convenience in matters such as form validation, form submit operations and formik state management. It simplifies the error management and validation process, especially when working with large and complex forms.

Installation

• npm i formik

• yarn add formik

3. TanStack Query

It automatically manages and updates data changes. It caches data and makes it reusable. It increases performance through caching and reduces unnecessary network requests. The application can automatically update data in the background. It provides up-to-date data in the user interface. It provides dynamic and up-to-date data to enhance user experience. Retrieves data via dynamic URLs or parameters. With targeted data retrieval, it ensures that only the necessary data is captured.It makes it easier to create test scenarios. It provides powerful features to check and simulate data state. It provides useful mechanisms to manage errors and display meaningful error messages to the user. It provides retry options in error cases.

Installation

• npm i @tanstack/react-query

• yarn add @tanstack/react-query

4. Immer

Immutable is a library that facilitates state updates. It allows you to make changes in state updates functionally and easily without mutation. When used with state management tools such as Redux, it allows you to make cleaner and more understandable updates to immutable state structures.

Installation

• npm i immer

• yarn add immer

5. React Spring

It is a library used to create animations and transitions in applications. It is especially widely used in projects that want to add animations and dynamic interactions.

Installation

• npm i react-spring

• yarn add @react-spring/web

6. React Virtualized

It allows working with large data sets without experiencing performance problems. It avoids unnecessary rendering operations by rendering only visible elements.

Installation

• npm i react-virtualized

• yarn add react-virtualized

7. React DnD

It is a powerful library for adding dynamic interactions such as drag-and-drop to the user interface. Even complex drag-and-drop operations can be easily implemented.

Installation

• npm i react-dnd

• yarn add react-drag-and-drop

8. Framer Motion

Framer Motion is a modern library that you can use to create animations. You can easily add and manage animations compatible with React. You can easily apply everything from simple motion effects to complex animations.

Installation

• npm i framer-motion

• yarn add framer-motion

9. Jest

Jest provides testing tools for JavaScript and React projects.

Installation

• npm install--save-dev react-test-renderer

• yarn add--dev react-test-renderer

10. Storybook

It is a tool that tests React components in an isolated environment. It makes the component development and testing process more efficient. You can use it to test different user interface states and visualize the functionality of components.

Installation

• npm i @storybook/react

• yarn add @storybook/react

11. React i18next

It is used to develop multilingual applications in React projects. It works integrated with i18next and facilitates language changing operations. Dynamic language changing operations can be easily done.

Installation

• npm i react-i18next

• yarn add i18next-react

12. Redux Toolkit

Redux Toolkit is a tool that makes global state management in React projects easier and more efficient. It helps you manage data flow within the application by simplifying the complex structures of Redux. It offers a clear structure for data management and data updates even in large and complex projects. It is also used with Redux DevTools, which offers advanced debugging and time-travel debugging features.

Installation

• npm install @reduxjs/toolkit

• yarn add @reduxjs/toolkit

13. Axios

It manages the process of sending and receiving data to external resources (API, backend, etc.) in React applications. Its Promise-based ** structure can be easily used with both **async/await and then/catch structures. It also offers features such as request timeout, automatic conversion, and global configuration.

Installation

• npm i axios

• yarn add axios

Conclusion

In this article, we examined important react libraries. You can increase the functionality of your applications by including your libraries in your react project.

This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Sonay Kara