Sebastian Markbåge
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* [Fizz] Add Flow/Jest/Rollup build infra Add a new package for react-stream which allows for custom server renderer outputs. I picked the name because it's a reasonable name but also because the npm name is currently owned by a friend of the project. The react-dom build has its own inlined server renderer under the name `react-dom/fizz`. There is also a noop renderer to be used for testing. At some point we might add a public one to test-renderer but for now I don't want to have to think about public API design for the tests. * Add FormatConfig too We need to separate the format (DOM, React Native, etc) from the host running the server (Node, Browser, etc). * Basic wiring between Node, Noop and DOM configs The Node DOM API is pipeToNodeStream which accepts a writable stream. * Merge host and format config in dynamic react-stream entry point Simpler API this way but also avoids having to fork the wrapper config. Fixes noop builds. * Add setImmediate/Buffer globals to lint config Used by the server renderer * Properly include fizz.node.js Also use forwarding to it from fizz.js in builds so that tests covers this. * Make react-stream private since we're not ready to publish or even name it yet * Rename Renderer -> Streamer * Prefix react-dom/fizz with react-dom/unstable-fizz * Add Fizz Browser host config This lets Fizz render to WHATWG streams. E.g. for rendering in a Service Worker. I added react-dom/unstable-fizz.browser as the entry point for this. Since we now have two configurations of DOM. I had to add another inlinedHostConfigs configuration called `dom-browser`. The reconciler treats this configuration the same as `dom`. For stream it checks against the ReactFizzHostConfigBrowser instead of the Node one. * Add Fizz Browser Fixture This is for testing server rendering - on the client. * Lower version number to detach it from react-reconciler version
react-reconciler
This is an experimental package for creating custom React renderers.
Its API is not as stable as that of React, React Native, or React DOM, and does not follow the common versioning scheme.
Use it at your own risk.
API
const Reconciler = require('react-reconciler');
const HostConfig = {
// You'll need to implement some methods here.
// See below for more information and examples.
};
const MyRenderer = Reconciler(HostConfig);
const RendererPublicAPI = {
render(element, container, callback) {
// Call MyRenderer.updateContainer() to schedule changes on the roots.
// See ReactDOM, React Native, or React ART for practical examples.
}
};
module.exports = RendererPublicAPI;
Practical Examples
A "host config" is an object that you need to provide, and that describes how to make something happen in the "host" environment (e.g. DOM, canvas, console, or whatever your rendering target is). It looks like this:
const HostConfig = {
createInstance(type, props) {
// e.g. DOM renderer returns a DOM node
},
// ...
supportsMutation: true, // it works by mutating nodes
appendChild(parent, child) {
// e.g. DOM renderer would call .appendChild() here
},
// ...
};
For an introduction to writing a very simple custom renderer, check out this article series:
The full list of supported methods can be found here. For their signatures, we recommend looking at specific examples below.
The React repository includes several renderers. Each of them has its own host config.
The examples in the React repository are declared a bit differently than a third-party renderer would be. In particular, the HostConfig object mentioned above is never explicitly declared, and instead is a module in our code. However, its exports correspond directly to properties on a HostConfig object you'd need to declare in your code:
- React ART and its host config
- React DOM and its host config
- React Native and its host config
If these links break please file an issue and we’ll fix them. They intentionally link to the latest versions since the API is still evolving. If you have more questions please file an issue and we’ll try to help!