React Template Builder

This repository contains a utility function to render React components dynamically based on a given template structure. It provides flexibility in rendering both built-in HTML elements and custom React components.

Installation

Install the package using npm:

npm install @jgereg/react-template-builder

Usage

Import the createTemplateBuilder function from the package:

import templateBuilder from '@jgereg/react-template-builder';

Then, you can create a template builder instance by calling templateBuilder, optionally passing custom components as an argument:

const template = templateBuilder(customComponentMapping);

You can now use the renderComponent method of the templateBuilder to render components based on a template:

template.renderComponent(component);

Example

import React from 'react';
import templateBuilder from '@jgereg/react-template-builder';

// Define your custom components
const CustomButton = ({ onClick, children }) => <button onClick={onClick}>{children}</button>;

// Create a template builder with custom components
const { renderComponent } = templateBuilder({ Button: CustomButton });

// Define a template
const template = {
  type: 'div',
  className: 'container',
  children: [
    {
      type: 'p',
      className: 'text',
      children: 'Hello World!'
    },
    {
      type: 'Button', // Using the custom component
      className: 'btn',
      props: { onClick: () => console.log('Button clicked') },
      children: 'Click Me'
    }
  ]
};

// Render the component based on the template
const renderedComponent = renderComponent(template);

API

templateBuilder(customComponents?)

Creates a template builder instance.

• customComponents (optional): A record of custom components where keys are component names and values are React component types.

Returns an object with a renderComponent method.

renderComponent(template)

Renders a component based on the provided template.

• template: An object representing the component template. It should have the following structure:
  • type: (string) The type of component to render. It can be either a built-in HTML element tag name (e.g., 'div', 'p', 'span') or the name of a custom component defined in customComponents.
  • className: (string) CSS class name for the component.
  • props: (object) Props to be passed to the component.
  • children: (ReactNode | ReactNodeArray) Child elements or components.

Returns a React element representing the rendered component.