django-reactify 1.3.5

A package to reactify Django app.

Django Reactify is an app that allows developers to add and use React components in your Django app without using create-react-app.

Detailed documentation is in the “docs” directory.

Quick start

1. Install the package via the following command:

   pip install django-reactify

2. Add “reactify” to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       ...
       'reactify',
   ]

3. Run the following command:

   Ensure that the templates directory exists in the specified app name.

   python manage.py reactify <app_name>

   > Replace the app name with the existing Django app you want to reactify.

   > This command does the following:

   • Creates barbel and webpack configuration files in the app’s root directory.

   • Creates package.json file with the scripts to run React development server.

   • Creates a react folder directory with the necessary files and subdirectories where you can add your react component files and redux actions and reducers.

   • Creates a react folder directory with the necessary files and subdirectories where you can add your react component files and redux actions and reducers.

   • Installs the basic npm development packages.

   • starts the react development server that listens on the changes made to the react components and compile a minimal js file that is rendered to the view.

4. cd to the django app directory and run the following command:

   npm run dev

5. Add the new view function to the views file to render the compiled version of the react app.

   def index(request):

   template_name = ‘<app_name>/index.html’

   return render(request, template_name)

6. Add more React components to the react app’s component folder.

7. Enjoy coding!