Create a minimal React project with just the essentials.I got tired of dealing with outdated dependencies that i probably don't even need when using npx create-react-app. This script provides a lean setup with only react-router-dom and axios, along with a basic routing structure to navigate around the app client-side.
Interested in learning more about routing? Check out the React Router Overview.
To get started, first clone the repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/ddcroft73/create-react-mini.git target-directory
To create a project in a new directory:
$ ./min-react-app.sh project-name
To create a project in the current directory:
$ ./min-react-app.sh .
Once you've created your app, navigate into the new project directory:
$ cd project_directory
$ npm install
$ npm start
This will serve your app on http://localhost:3000.
If not already done, I'll introduce some basic components like Box, Button, Paper, and more to kickstart the app development.
I plan to beef up the components to demo the <Link> component and the use of useNavigate.
As is, you can test it by appending /about to the URL in the browser to go to about, and then / to go back, or the back button.