Simple Demo React JS Project

What is the use of this Repo

This Project is a Simple ReactJS Project which demonstrates the following

1. Creating a Component in React
2. Making HTTP calls
3. Communicating between parent and child component
4. Using Bootstrap along with React
5. Using Basic Routing in React

The project Template can be used to build bigger projects

Prerequisites

This project was tested on:

• node v11.2.0
• npm v6.10.3

Install Node JS

Refer to https://nodejs.org/en/ to install nodejs

Cloning and Running the Application in local

Clone the project into local

Running development build

Install all the npm packages. Go into the project folder and type the following command to install all npm packages

npm install

In order to run the application Type the following command

npm start

The Application Runs on localhost:3000

Running production build Locally

Install all the npm packages. Go into the project folder and type the following command to install all npm packages

npm install

Generate static files for the application with

npm run build

Install serve to serve the static content in the build folder.

npm install -g serve

Serve the application's production build

serve -i build

N/B On a real production environment, you would use a static web server like Nginx

Application design

Components

1. Customers Component : This Component displays a list of customers. This Component gets the data from a json file in assets folder

2. CustomerDetails Component : This Component Displays the details of the selected customer. This Component gets its data from a json file in assets folder as well. This Component is the Child Component of Customers Component

HTTP client

axios library is used to make HTTP Calls

URL

The application has just one url /customerlist which ties to Customers Component

Resources

create-react-app : The following link has all the commands that can be used with create-react-app https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app

ReactJS : Refer to https://reactjs.org/ to understand the concepts of ReactJS

React Bootstrap : Refer to https://react-bootstrap.github.io/getting-started/introduction/ to understand how to use React Bootstrap