Merge pull request #636 from lencioni/react-readme-cleanup

[Docs] React readme cleanup
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Jordan Harband
2015-12-23 11:44:40 -08:00

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## Table of Contents
1. [Basic Rules](#basic-rules)
1. [Class vs `React.createClass`](#class-vs-reactcreateclass)
1. [Naming](#naming)
1. [Declaration](#declaration)
1. [Alignment](#alignment)
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- Always use JSX syntax.
- Do not use `React.createElement` unless you're initializing the app from a file that is not JSX.
## Class vs React.createClass
## Class vs `React.createClass`
- Use class extends React.Component unless you have a very good reason to use mixins.
- Use `class extends React.Component` unless you have a very good reason to use mixins.
eslint rules: [`react/prefer-es6-class`](https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/prefer-es6-class.md).
```javascript
// bad
const Listing = React.createClass({
render() {
return <div />;
}
});
```javascript
// bad
const Listing = React.createClass({
render() {
return <div />;
}
});
// good
class Listing extends React.Component {
render() {
return <div />;
// good
class Listing extends React.Component {
render() {
return <div />;
}
}
}
```
```
## Naming
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- **Filename**: Use PascalCase for filenames. E.g., `ReservationCard.jsx`.
- **Reference Naming**: Use PascalCase for React components and camelCase for their instances.
eslint rules: [`react/jsx-pascal-case`](https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/jsx-pascal-case.md).
eslint rules: [`react/jsx-pascal-case`](https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/jsx-pascal-case.md).
```javascript
// bad
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const reservationItem = <ReservationCard />;
```
**Component Naming**: Use the filename as the component name. For example, `ReservationCard.jsx` should have a reference name of `ReservationCard`. However, for root components of a directory, use `index.jsx` as the filename and use the directory name as the component name:
**Component Naming**: Use the filename as the component name. For example, `ReservationCard.jsx` should have a reference name of `ReservationCard`. However, for root components of a directory, use `index.jsx` as the filename and use the directory name as the component name:
```javascript
// bad
const Footer = require('./Footer/Footer.jsx')
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const Footer = require('./Footer')
```
## Declaration
- Do not use displayName for naming components. Instead, name the component by reference.
- Do not use `displayName` for naming components. Instead, name the component by reference.
```javascript
// bad
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```
## Alignment
- Follow these alignment styles for JSX syntax
eslint rules: [`react/jsx-closing-bracket-location`](https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/jsx-closing-bracket-location.md).
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```
## Quotes
- Always use double quotes (`"`) for JSX attributes, but single quotes for all other JS.
> Why? JSX attributes [can't contain escaped quotes](http://eslint.org/docs/rules/jsx-quotes), so double quotes make conjunctions like `"don't"` easier to type.
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```
## Spacing
- Always include a single space in your self-closing tag.
```javascript
// bad
<Foo/>
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```
## Props
- Always use camelCase for prop names.
```javascript
// bad
<Foo
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```
## Parentheses
- Wrap JSX tags in parentheses when they span more than one line.
eslint rules: [`react/wrap-multilines`](https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/wrap-multilines.md).
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```
## Tags
- Always self-close tags that have no children.
eslint rules: [`react/self-closing-comp`](https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/self-closing-comp.md).
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```
## Methods
- Do not use underscore prefix for internal methods of a React component.
```javascript
// bad
React.createClass({
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## Ordering
- Ordering for class extends React.Component:
- Ordering for `class extends React.Component`:
1. constructor
1. optional static methods
1. getChildContext
1. componentWillMount
1. componentDidMount
1. componentWillReceiveProps
1. shouldComponentUpdate
1. componentWillUpdate
1. componentDidUpdate
1. componentWillUnmount
1. *clickHandlers or eventHandlers* like onClickSubmit() or onChangeDescription()
1. *getter methods for render* like getSelectReason() or getFooterContent()
1. *Optional render methods* like renderNavigation() or renderProfilePicture()
1. render
1. `constructor`
1. optional `static` methods
1. `getChildContext`
1. `componentWillMount`
1. `componentDidMount`
1. `componentWillReceiveProps`
1. `shouldComponentUpdate`
1. `componentWillUpdate`
1. `componentDidUpdate`
1. `componentWillUnmount`
1. *clickHandlers or eventHandlers* like `onClickSubmit()` or `onChangeDescription()`
1. *getter methods for `render`* like `getSelectReason() or `getFooterContent()`
1. *Optional render methods* like `renderNavigation()` or `renderProfilePicture()`
1. `render`
- How to define propTypes, defaultProps, contextTypes, etc...
- How to define `propTypes`, `defaultProps`, `contextTypes`, etc...
```javascript
import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
```javascript
import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
const propTypes = {
id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
url: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
text: PropTypes.string,
};
const propTypes = {
id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
url: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
text: PropTypes.string,
};
const defaultProps = {
text: 'Hello World',
};
const defaultProps = {
text: 'Hello World',
};
class Link extends React.Component {
static methodsAreOk() {
return true;
class Link extends React.Component {
static methodsAreOk() {
return true;
}
render() {
return <a href={this.props.url} data-id={this.props.id}>{this.props.text}</a>
}
}
render() {
return <a href={this.props.url} data-id={this.props.id}>{this.props.text}</a>
}
}
Link.propTypes = propTypes;
Link.defaultProps = defaultProps;
Link.propTypes = propTypes;
Link.defaultProps = defaultProps;
export default Link;
```
export default Link;
```
- Ordering for `React.createClass`:
- Ordering for React.createClass:
1. displayName
1. propTypes
1. contextTypes
1. childContextTypes
1. mixins
1. statics
1. defaultProps
1. getDefaultProps
1. getInitialState
1. getChildContext
1. componentWillMount
1. componentDidMount
1. componentWillReceiveProps
1. shouldComponentUpdate
1. componentWillUpdate
1. componentDidUpdate
1. componentWillUnmount
1. *clickHandlers or eventHandlers* like onClickSubmit() or onChangeDescription()
1. *getter methods for render* like getSelectReason() or getFooterContent()
1. *Optional render methods* like renderNavigation() or renderProfilePicture()
1. render
1. `displayName`
1. `propTypes`
1. `contextTypes`
1. `childContextTypes`
1. `mixins`
1. `statics`
1. `defaultProps`
1. `getDefaultProps`
1. `getInitialState`
1. `getChildContext`
1. `componentWillMount`
1. `componentDidMount`
1. `componentWillReceiveProps`
1. `shouldComponentUpdate`
1. `componentWillUpdate`
1. `componentDidUpdate`
1. `componentWillUnmount`
1. *clickHandlers or eventHandlers* like `onClickSubmit()` or `onChangeDescription()`
1. *getter methods for `render`* like `getSelectReason()` or `getFooterContent()`
1. *Optional render methods* like `renderNavigation()` or `renderProfilePicture()`
1. `render`
eslint rules: [`react/sort-comp`](https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/sort-comp.md).
## `isMounted`
[`isMounted` is an anti-pattern][anti-pattern], is not available when using ES6 classes, and is on its way to being officially deprecated. Its use should be avoided.
- Do not use `isMounted`.
> Why? [`isMounted` is an anti-pattern][anti-pattern], is not available when using ES6 classes, and is on its way to being officially deprecated.
[anti-pattern]: https://facebook.github.io/react/blog/2015/12/16/ismounted-antipattern.html