Code styleguide

Code styleguide

General

No magic numbers or strings

Use constants for numbers

- arr.slice(0, 14);
+ arr.slice(0, MAX_EXPOSURE_DAYS);

Modules

Use named exports

Named exports have slightly better developer ergonomics in IDEs. The IDE can read the named export in files across the project even if you have not imported it before. Imports will always use consistent names. Names can be overridden with as, if needed.

Default exports are not easily discovered and lead to inconsistent names.

export const myVar = 1234;
export class MyClass {}

React components

Use functional components

export const MyComponent = () => {
  return <View />;
}

Use object spread assignment

This will clearly express inputs and outputs. JSDoc comments will help the IDE infer types.

/**
 * @param {{
 *   navigation: Navigation;
 *   label: string;
 * }} param0
 */
export const MyComponent = ({navigation, label}) => {
  return <View onPress={...}>{label}</View>;
}

Use components, not methods, to group functionality

  <View>
-   {getSpecialViewStuff(label, color)}
+   <SpecialViewStuff label={label} color={color} />
  </View>