react-native-paper along with nativewind
Create React Native project by Expo
https://docs.expo.dev/guides/typescript/#starting-from-scratch-using-a-typescript-template
Use NativeWind
https://www.nativewind.dev/quick-starts/expo
https://www.nativewind.dev/getting-started/typescript
Install these two packages
yarn add nativewind
yarn add --dev tailwindcss
Setup Tailwind CSS
Run this cli to create file tailwind.config.js
npx tailwindcss init
Edit tailwind.config.js as follows
/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
content: ["./App.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}", "./screens/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}"],
theme: {
extend: {},
},
plugins: [],
}
Create file app.d.ts and edit
/// <reference types="nativewind/types" />
Use react-native-paper
https://callstack.github.io/react-native-paper/4.0/getting-started.html
Import package
yarn add react-native-paper
Edit babel.config.js
module.exports = function(api) {
api.cache(true)
return {
presets: ['babel-preset-expo'],
plugins: ["nativewind/babel"],
env: {
production: {
plugins: ['react-native-paper/babel'],
},
},
}
}
Edit App.tsx
import { StatusBar } from 'expo-status-bar'
import { View } from 'react-native'
import { Provider as PaperProvider, Button, Paragraph } from 'react-native-paper'
export default function App() {
return (
<PaperProvider>
<View className="flex-1 items-center justify-center bg-white">
<Button icon="camera" mode="contained" onPress={() => console.log('Pressed')}>
Press me
</Button>
<Paragraph className='text-[#0000ff]'>Paragraph</Paragraph>
<StatusBar style="auto" />
</View>
</PaperProvider>
)
}
Run
yarn ios
if not working, close App and try:
npx expo run --ios -c