create-react-app.md

Create React App

The following tasks will help you get started using Design System React within Create React App 1.x.

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Getting Started

1. Create a new app
   • create-react-app my-react-app
2. Install NPM modules
   • cd my-react-app && npm install @salesforce-ux/design-system @salesforce/design-system-react
3. Copy SLDS CSS file to public folder
   • cp node_modules/@salesforce-ux/design-system/assets/styles/salesforce-lightning-design-system.min.css public/
4. Copy SLDS icons folder to public folder
   • cp -r node_modules/@salesforce-ux/design-system/assets/icons public/
5. Copy SLDS fonts folder to public folder
   • cp -r node_modules/@salesforce-ux/design-system/assets/fonts public/
6. Add CSS file to index.html
   • <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/salesforce-lightning-design-system.min.css">
7. Copy examples from Design System React website into app.js.
8. Update imports to named imports (CommonJS build) of Design System React.
   • import { Button, IconSettings } from '@salesforce/design-system-react';
9. Modify the iconPath prop of IconSettings to output the correct path to the icons in the public folder.
   • <IconSettings iconPath="/icons">{// doc site examples}</IconSettings>