REACT JS TUTORIAL – AUTO IMPORT AND ALIASES (USING VITE AND NEOVIM)

In this tutorial, we will learn how to use auto import and aliases in React JS using Vite and Neovim.

What is Vite?

Vite is a build tool that aims to provide a fast development experience for modern web projects. It features a lightning-fast cold server start, hot module replacement, and instant page refresh.

What is Neovim?

Neovim is a highly customizable text editor that is based on the Vim text editor. It offers a better user experience, improved plugin development, and modern features like tree-sitter syntax highlighting.

Setting up Vite with React JS

First, we need to create a new React project using Vite. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

npx create-vite my-react-app --template react

This will create a new React project with Vite as the build tool. Next, you can navigate to the project directory and start the development server by running:

cd my-react-app
npm run dev

Using Auto Import in Neovim

Neovim offers a way to automatically import modules in your React components. To enable auto import, you can install the coc.nvim extension and the coc-tsserver extension by running the following commands:

:CocInstall coc-tsserver

Once installed, you can use the auto import feature by placing your cursor on a module that is not imported and pressing the auto import shortcut (usually Alt + enter).

Setting up Aliases in Vite

Aliases are a way to simplify paths in your project by assigning them to a shorter name. In Vite, you can configure aliases in the vite.config.js file. Here’s an example of how you can set up aliases in Vite:

import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import { resolve } from 'path'

export default defineConfig({
resolve: {
alias: {
'@': resolve(__dirname, 'src')
}
}
})

With this configuration, you can now use @ as an alias for the src directory in your project.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to use auto import and aliases in React JS using Vite and Neovim. By setting up Vite with React JS, enabling auto import in Neovim, and configuring aliases in Vite, you can improve your development workflow and make your code more maintainable.