To incorporate TypeScript into an already existing create-react-app application, you can follow these steps:
npm install --save typescript @types/node @types/react @types/react-dom @types/jest
tsconfig.json
file in the root directory of your project. This file determines how TypeScript transpiles your code. Here's a simple example of what could go in your tsconfig.json
file:{
"compilerOptions": {
"target": "es5", // This is the version of JavaScript you are targeting
"module": "commonjs",
"jsx": "react",
"sourceMap": true,
"strict": true // Enables strict type-checking
},
"include": ["src"] // This tells TypeScript which files and directories to include in transpiling
}
Rename your .js
files to .tsx
files. This will ease the transition from JavaScript to TypeScript.
Update your App.tsx
file to include type annotations for your props and state. Here's an example of what your App.tsx
file could look like:
import React from 'react';
interface AppProps {
name: string;
}
interface AppState {
count: number;
}
class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
state = {
count: 0,
};
render() {
const { name } = this.props;
const { count } = this.state;
return (
<div>
<h1>Hello, {name}!</h1>
<p>You clicked {count} times</p>
<button onClick={() => this.setState({ count: count + 1 })}>Click me</button>
</div>
);
}
}
export default App;
index.tsx
file to import and render your App
component. Here's an example of what your index.tsx
file could look like:import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import App from './App';
ReactDOM.render(
<React.StrictMode>
<App name="TypeScript" />
</React.StrictMode>,
document.getElementById('root')
);
npm start
That's it! Your create-react-app application is now using TypeScript.
Asked: 2022-12-26 11:00:00 +0000
Seen: 13 times
Last updated: Jul 23 '21