React Native - cross-platform mobile app development

Talk by Senne Van Cauwenberge.
Code: https://github.com/appfoundry/academy-react-native-intro/tree/master/februari-2018

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1. React Native: cross-platform mobile app development
2. Your host Senne Van Cauwenberge Android & React Native Consultant senne.vancauwenberge@appfoundry.be @appfoundry
3. AppFoundry
5. What to expect: ◦ The origins of React Native ◦ The 0s and 1s of React Native ◦ Hands-on lab ◦ ? ◦ Profit! React Native
6. The origins of React Native ◦ Hackathon in 2013 @ ◦ React JS ◦ Van closed naar open-source ◦ v0.0.1 – maart 2015 ◦ v.0.11 – september 2015
7. The origins of React Native ◦ Februari 2016: # commits extern > intern 2015 - 2016
8. The origins of React Native https://octoverse.github.com
9. The origins of React Native
10. The 0s and 1s of React Native
11. The 0s and 1s of React Native 0: Write Once, Run Anywhere 1: Learn Once, Write Anywhere
12. The 0s and 1s of React Native 0: gemakkelijk en snel voor meerdere platformen tegelijkertijd ontwikkelen 1: gemakkelijk en snel voor een specifiek platform ontwikkelen “Different platforms have different looks, feels, and capabilities, and as such, we should still be developing discrete apps for each platform, but the same set of engineers should be able to build applications for whatever platform they choose, without needing to learn a fundamentally different set of technologies for each.” - Tom Occhino
13. The 0s and 1s of React Native 0: WebViews – using React 1: Native counterparts, platform specific components React JavaScriptCore Higher-level platform-specific components “The bridge” 10/10 would not recommend
14. The 0s and 1s of React Native 0: <View>, <Text>, <ListView>, <Image> 1: <div>, <span>, <li> <ul>, <img>
15. Coding Example The 0s and 1s of React Native import React, { Component } from 'react' import { Text, View } from 'react-native' class UIComponentsSample extends Component { render() { return ( <View> <Text>If you like React on the web, you'll like React Native.</Text> <Text> You just use native components like 'View' and 'Text', instead of web components like 'div' and 'span'. </Text> </View> ); } } ... render() { return ( <View> <Switch/> <TextInput/> <Slider/> </View> ); } … render() { return ( <View> <ProgressViewIOS/> <ProgressBarAndroid/> </View> ); }
16. The 0s and 1s of React Native 0: classNames & pure CSS 1: style objecten in JavaScript
17. Coding Example The 0s and 1s of React Native import React, { Component } from 'react'; import { Text, View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native' class WhatsYourStyle extends Component { render() { return ( <View> <Text style={styles.red}>Some red text.</Text> <Text style={styles.bigblue}>Some big text in blue.</Text> <Text style={[styles.bigblue, styles.red]}> Some big bold blue text overwritten to red. </Text> <Text style={{color: “green”, fontSize: 30}}> Some text styled inline to be huge and green. </Text> </View> ) } } const styles = StyleSheet.create({ bigblue: { color: 'blue', fontWeight: 'bold', fontSize: 30 }, red: { color: 'red' } })
18. The 0s and 1s of React Native 0: JavaScript + Native code 1: JavaScript + Native Code
19. The 0s and 1s of React Native 0: Windows supported 1: Windows not supported
20. Hands-on lab
21. Hands-on lab ◦ Setup ◦ Routing/Navigation ◦ Containers ◦ Components ◦ Native modules ◦ Testing ◦ Deployment ◦ Follow-up
22. Hands-on: Setup ◦ $ node –v (min. v6) ◦ $ npm install -g create-react-native-app of $ yarn global add create-react-native-app ◦ $ create-react-native-app rn-intro ◦ Emulator / Simulator / Device ◦ $ npm install -g react-native-cli (niet verplicht) ◦ OS X: $ brew install watchman (mss nodig)
23. $ node –v $ npm install -g create-react-native-app of $ yarn global add create-react-native-app $ create-react-native-app rn-intro Hands-on: Setup Create React Native App ◦ Minimal ‘Time to Hello World” ◦ Test anywhere (emu/sim/device) ◦ 1 build tool (no xcode/android studio/..) ◦ No lock-in (“eject”-able om zelf controle te nemen) ◦ Expo
24. $ node –v $ npm install -g create-react-native-app of $ yarn global add create-react-native-app $ create-react-native-app rn-intro Hands-on: Setup Expo ◦ Injecteert eigen SDK met native modules ◦ Audio, Bluetooth, Contacts, Location, MapView, … ◦ Klein nadeel: delayed releases ◦ Build tool (via Expo of stand-alone) ◦ Via Expo app overal testbaar ◦ Guides/documentatie
25. Hands-on: Setup ◦ $ create-react-native-app rn-intro ◦ $ cd /rn-intro
26. Create React Native App ◦ $ npm start ◦ $ npm test ◦ $ npm run ios ◦ $ npm run android ◦ $ npm run eject (onomkeerbaar!) Hands-on: Setup
27. ◦ $ npm start ◦ Developer menu ◦ Reload: refresh JavaScript shortcut RR / ⌘ R ◦ Debug JS Remotely: Chrome - React Developer Tools ◦ Live Reload: ipv manueel ◦ Hot Reload: ipv full reload ◦ Inspector: overlay om UI elementen te inspecteren ◦ Perf Monitor: fps Hands-on: Setup
28. Hands-on: Routing ◦ Setup Routing/Navigation ◦ Containers ◦ Components ◦ Native modules ◦ Testing ◦ Deployment ◦ Follow-up
29. Hands-on: Routing React Native Navigation ◦ 100% Native ◦ Wix engineering ◦ ~setup React Navigation ◦ Native/JavaScript mix ◦ Expo React Native Router Flux ◦ React Navigation + Flux Patroon
30. React Navigation ◦ StackNavigator – TabNavigator – DrawerNavigator ◦ Redux ◦ Deep linking (rnapp://return/item) ◦ Screen tracking (analytics) ◦ Configurable ◦ Customizable ◦ Documentatie soms wat vaag Hands-on: Routing
31. Hands-on: Routing StackNavigator ◦ npm install react-navigation –save ◦ https://reactnavigation.org
32. Hands-on lab ◦ Setup ◦ Routing/Navigation Containers Components ◦ Native modules ◦ Testing ◦ Deployment ◦ Follow-up
33. Hands-on lab Containers ◦ Logica (smart) ◦ Stateful ◦ Data handling ◦ Higher-order Components ◦ Redux, Relay, Flux, MobX ◦ Vb: SideBarContainer, HeaderContainer, UserList, … Components ◦ Geen logica (dumb) ◦ Stateless ◦ Data receiving ◦ Vb: SideBarItem, HeaderTitle, HeaderIcon, UserListItem, …
34. Hands-on lab Top-down data flow HomeScreen Form Name field Header Greeting message
35. Hands-on lab ◦ Setup ◦ Routing/Navigation ◦ Containers ◦ Components Native modules ◦ Testing ◦ Deployment ◦ Follow-up
36. Hands-on lab ◦ Setup ◦ Routing/Navigation ◦ Containers ◦ Components ◦ Native modules Testing ◦ Deployment ◦ Follow-up
37. Hands-on: Testing Jest ◦ React Native OG ◦ Eenvoudige setup ◦ Snapshots ◦ Auto-migrate ◦ Ook voor Web frameworks Redux, Angular, Vue, MobX
38. Hands-on: Testing Detox ◦ end-to-end testing ◦ Emulator ◦ iOS, Android soon™ ◦ Werkt niet op sommige versies van React Native
39. Hands-on lab ◦ Setup ◦ Routing/Navigation ◦ Containers ◦ Components ◦ Native modules ◦ Testing Deployment ◦ Follow-up
40. Hands-on: Deployment Deployment ◦ Expo account nodig ◦ app.json: naam, splash, icon, scheme, keys, … ◦ App / Play store: stand-alone builds (beta) ◦ $ exp start ◦ $ exp build:<platform> ◦ Expo: ◦ $ exp publish ◦ Silent remote updates
41. Hands-on lab ◦ Setup ◦ Routing/Navigation ◦ Containers ◦ Components ◦ Native modules ◦ Testing ◦ Deployment Follow-up
42. Hands-on: Follow-up Follow-up ◦ Analytics ◦ Firebase Analytics ◦ Fabric.io ◦ Error-tracking ◦ Sentry ◦ Crashlytics (Fabric.io) ◦ Firebase Crash Reporting
43. Hands-on: Follow-up Follow-up ◦ Updates ◦ Expo ◦ CodePush ◦ New builds
44. The magical world of NPM JS.coach
45. ..? Profit!
46. Questions? Senne Van Cauwenberge Android & React Native Consultant senne.vancauwenberge@appfoundry.be @appfoundry
48. Thank you!