Everything you need when starting a new react native project!

• What's in the box
• Libraries
• Installation - Quick Start
• Installation - Manually
• What is it?
• Why use it?
• Should I use it?

• React Navigation
• Tests (using Jest & Enzyme) - Coverage 100%
• Style Variables (for branding)
• Constant Variables (for endpoints, external urls etc.)
• A couple basic routes to get you started

• Redux +
• React DOM +
• Redux Logger +
• React Native Vector Icons +
• Enzyme +

Make sure you have a fresh react-native project or initialize one and then cd into the project.

react-native init MyProject
cd MyProject/

To install react-native-base it is suggested that you use the installation script:

curl -o- -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/manosim/react-native-base/master/scripts/install.sh | bash

Create your project as usual.

react-native init MyProject
cd MyProject/

Then you will have to install the dependecies & the devDependencies.

# dependencies
npm install --save react-redux react-native-vector-icons redux 

# devDependencies
npm install --save-dev enzyme react-dom react-addons-test-utils redux-logger

Then copy the files/directories from the list below into your project.

app/
index.js

Edit index.js and replace PROJECT_NAME with your app's name.

-AppRegistry.registerComponent('PROJECT_NAME', () => AppContainer);
+AppRegistry.registerComponent('MyProject', () => AppContainer);

Finally run the link command to link react-native-vector-icons.

react-native link

That's all folks!

React Native is amazing. Starting a new project react-native init MyProject also creates the iOS & Android projects which makes it harder(maybe impossible too?) to create a project template. The main idea is that you create your react-native project as usual and then you just copy this project's files (./app etc.), install the libraries and prepare your project for developement in no time.

Every time I am setting up a react-native project I have to follow pretty much the same procedure. Instead of having to copy & paste and edit files from previous projects, I made this project which aims to be a generic "template". If you are going to use react-navigation, redux and most of the libraries listed above, then react-native-base will save you lots of time.

If you are familiar enough with React Native - YES. If you are not, it is still fine but note that this is not a boilerplate. You will also need some basic redux knowledge. If you don't plan to use redux, then all that's left is the implementation of the react-navigation with the tests.