Vortigaunt

An example WebApp that implements server-side rendering of React
Inpired by https://github.com/StephenGrider/ReactSSRCasts and https://github.com/barbar/vortigern

How to use:

• Download repo
• Run "yarn dev" to build for dev
• Run "yarn release" to build for prod
• ???
• Profit

Libraries

This library uses the following libraries and tools:

Core

• TypeScript
• React & React DOM for views.
• React Router to handle in-app routing.
• Redux for managing application state.
• React-Redux to use React-Redux bindings.

Utilities

• Redux Thunk for dispatching async actions.
• React Helmet

Build System

• Webpack for bundling.
  • Awesome TypeScript Loader as ts loader.
  • Isomorphic Style Loader for loading styles on server-side.
  • Style Loader
  • CSS Loader
  • PostCSS Loader
  • Sourcemap Loader

Dev & Prod Server

• Express for running server both on client and server side.
• Compression for gzip compression

Developer Experience

• Redux DevTools

Next Steps

• avoid double API call server + client
• performance webpack plugin
• Jest
• Apollo + GraphQL ?
• Storybook
• install babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements and babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements
• PM2
• strict Typescript
• a violent TSLint
• prefetch other bundles?
• a violent editorconfig