🎨 React Native Flex Grid
A react-native flexbox grid similar to Bootstrap's web grid, providing a configurable and consistent layout system for React Native and React Native Web applications.
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Achievements
Published a blog post detailing the motivation, architecture, and usage of the library.
Used by over 150 other open-source projects on GitHub, indicating strong community adoption.
𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Building scalable UIs requires a consistent grid system. While web development has standards like Bootstrap (12 columns, 8px grid), React Native lacks a unified approach, making it difficult to maintain design consistency between web and native apps.
𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸
Develop a configurable, breakpoint-aware flexbox grid system for React Native & React Native Web, mimicking Bootstrap's structure. It needed to be fully configurable (columns, gutters, breakpoints) and include responsive utilities and Storybook integration for visualization and testing.
𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Created `react-native-flex-grid` featuring `Container`, `Row`, and `Col` components built on React Native's flex system.
Implemented configurable options for breakpoints, column count (defaulting to 12), and gutters (defaulting to 8px base).
Added responsive utilities like `mediaQuery` and `mediaQueryStyle` for conditional rendering and styling based on screen size.
Integrated Storybook for interactive documentation and testing, including grid overlays for pixel-perfect alignment.
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁
The library provides a robust and flexible grid system, enabling developers to replicate web design patterns in React Native consistently. It has gained adoption within the open-source community.