react-proptypes-generate
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A Vscode extension for react PropTypes, Support command line
react-proptypes-generate 
This is the VS Code's extension that automatically generates PropTypes code for React components, like ReactPropTypes in the Jetbrains's Platform. Also a command line tool, you don’t have to be limited to use in vscode. If you want fully automatic PropTypes generation, You can also use with lint-staged in your project.
Installation
You have three type to use the plugin, optional installation as required。
VS Code
Search react-proptypes-generate in Marketplace and install it.
Command Line
If you want to use it directly on the command line and not use the VS Code, you can install cli by npm install.
npm install react-proptypes-generate -g
Project with lint-staged
If you want to auto generate PropTypes when git commit changes, you need to install lint-staged and husky for your project
npm install --save-dev react-proptypes-generate lint-staged husky
or
yarn add react-proptypes-generate lint-staged husky -D
Usage
VS Code
- Select your Component's name
- Press command + . (Windows is Ctrl + .) show Code Actions and select PropTypesGenerate, or press shift + command + alt + P (Windows is shift + ctrl + alt + P) in the macOS
- Input propType to replace default type

Command Line
rpg-cli -hshow Helprpg-cli <JsFilePath> <ComponentName>to generatePropTypesrpg-cli config <JsonFilePath>to config generatedSettingsrpg-cli project <DirPath>to batch generatedPropTypesfor Projectrpg-cli fix <files...>to batch generatedPropTypesfor many files
If you want ian to always use the latest version, you can use npx to instead of rpg-cli, like:
npx react-proptypes-generate -h
npx react-proptypes-generate ./examples/index.jsx Test
npx react-proptypes-generate setting.json
npx react-proptypes-generate project ./examples/
npx react-proptypes-generate fix index.jsx index2.jsx src/index3.js
If you want to every project have different config, you can create a json file named rpg.config.json and put it in root folder.
rpg.config.json examples:
{
"autoImport": "ES6",
"codeStyle": "default",
"noMergeOld": false,
"mergeOldIfExist": true,
"noShape": false,
"tabWidth": 2,
"quote": "double",
"trailingComma": false,
"semicolon": true,
"arrayLike": true,
"isRequired": false,
"include": [
"src/**/*" // support glob
],
"exclude": [
"node_modules"
]
}
Project with lint-staged
edit package.json file
Config Git precommit hooks
{
"husky": {
"hooks": {
"pre-commit": "npm run lint-staged"
}
}
}
Config lint-staged, like:
{
"lint-staged": {
"**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}": [
"rpg-cli fix"
]
}
}
TypeScript Need to Know
Because of the ast parser is flow-parser, so TypeScript sometimes generates strange types.
Already known Case
- use
asin the props's ES6 destruct, will generate redundant error types, like:
let { age = 0 as number, students = [] } = props;
// will generated
Test.propTypes = {
number: PropTypes.any,
age: PropTypes.number,
students: PropTypes.array
}
- Not Support convert Typescript’s type to PropType, like:
let age:number = props.age
// will generated
Test.propTypes = {
age: PropTypes.any,
}
Examples case
import React from 'react'
function Test(props) {
let { school: schoolAlias = "schoolName", info = { name: 2 }, year = 33 , onClick } = props;
return <div onClick={() => onClick()} />
}
//will generate
Test.propTypes = {
info: PropTypes.shape({
name: PropTypes.number
}),
onClick: PropTypes.func,
school: PropTypes.string,
year: PropTypes.number
}
Special case
To prevent the array type may be prejudged to shape type, you should set a default value.
import React from 'react'
function Test(props) {
let { students = [] } = props;
let length = students.length;
return <div/>
}
//will generate
Test.propTypes = {
students: PropTypes.array
}
Keep PropTypes's Comments
If you want to keep PropTypes's comments, you must put the comments in the every PropTypes's end, like:
Test.propTypes = {
students: PropTypes.array, // students
teacher: PropTypes.shape({
name: PropTypes.string, // teacher 's name
}) // teacher
}
Common settings
autoImport: Auto import or require PropTypes module(disabled|commonJS|ES6)codeStyle: PropTypes Generate Style(default|class)tabWidth: Number of spaces the pretty-printer should use per tab for indentation (number)quote: Override the quotes used in string literals(single|double|auto|null)trailingComma: Controls the printing of trailing commas in object literals, array expressions and function parameters(boolean)semicolon: If true, there will be a semicolon after PropType statementnoMergeOld: Defaults is merge old PropTypes, if true, will generate new PropTypes(boolean)mergeOldIfExist: If true, old PropTypes different with new PropTypes will be deleted, only used whennoMergeOldis false(boolean)noShape: Defaults is generate shape type, if true, will generate object type(boolean)arrayLike: If true, some shape type which is similar to Array will be set array type instead(boolean)isRequired: If true, all PropTypes is will be set to isRequired(boolean)sort: If true, all PropTypes is sort by name(boolean)
Extension Special Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
propTypes.afterFormat: If true, after generate propTypes, trigger vscode's formatting for PropTypes(boolean)
Command Line Special Settings
Command Line can config the following settings:
include: Match need generated files, only used infixandproject(array)exclude: Match node need generated files, only used infixandproject(array)
CHANGELOG
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