React Snippets for VS Code

A comprehensive collection of React snippets for Visual Studio Code, including React 19 features.

⚠️ Disclaimer ⚠️

This extension is not an official React product. It is a third-party extension created to enhance the React development experience in VS Code.

Credits

• React - The official React library by Meta
• Visual Studio Code - Microsoft's code editor

Features

This extension provides snippets for:

• React 19 Features (useFormState, useFormStatus, useOptimistic, etc.)
• React Functional Components
• React Hooks (useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useContext, useReducer)
• React Context
• React Error Boundaries
• React Suspense
• React Lazy Loading
• React Portals
• TypeScript support for all React features
• Custom Hooks
• Event Handlers
• React HTML Elements
• React Fragments
• React Conditional Rendering
• React Inline Styles
• Redux Toolkit Integration
• And more!

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Press Ctrl+P to open the Quick Open dialog
3. Type ext install react-snippets and press Enter
4. Reload VS Code when prompted

Usage

Type the prefix of the snippet you want to use and press Tab or Enter to insert it.

Core React Snippets (JavaScript)

Core React Snippets (TypeScript)

React HTML Snippets (JavaScript)

React HTML Snippets (TypeScript)

Examples

React Functional Component

import React from 'react';

const MyComponent = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      Hello World!
    </div>
  );
};

export default MyComponent;

React useState Hook

const [count, setCount] = useState(0);

React useEffect Hook

useEffect(() => {
  // Effect code here
  return () => {
    // Cleanup code here
  };
}, [dependencies]);

React HTML Button

<button
  type="button"
  className="btn"
  onClick={handleClick}
  disabled={false}
>
  Click Me
</button>

React HTML Input with TypeScript

<input
  type="text"
  className="input"
  value={value}
  onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => handleChange(e)}
  placeholder="Enter text..."
  required={false}
/>

React Fragment

<>
  <div>Content 1</div>
  <div>Content 2</div>
</>

React Conditional Render

{isLoggedIn ? (
  <UserProfile />
) : (
  <LoginForm />
)}

React Redux Toolkit Slice

import { createSlice, PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';

interface CounterState {
  value: number;
}

const initialState: CounterState = {
  value: 0,
};

const counterSlice = createSlice({
  name: 'counter',
  initialState,
  reducers: {
    increment: (state) => {
      state.value += 1;
    },
  },
});

export const { increment } = counterSlice.actions;
export default counterSlice.reducer;

React useFormState Hook

const [state, formAction] = useFormState(action, initialState);

React useFormStatus Hook

const { pending, data, method, action } = useFormStatus();

React useOptimistic Hook

const [optimisticState, addOptimistic] = useOptimistic(state, (state, optimisticValue) => {
  return { ...state, update: optimisticValue };
});

React useTransition Hook

const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();

const handleClick = () => {
  startTransition(() => {
    // Update state
  });
};

Contributing

We welcome your feedback and suggestions to improve these snippets.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

If you find any issues or have suggestions, please contact the extension author.

Official Links

• React Official Documentation
• Visual Studio Code
• VS Code Extensions Marketplace

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to all who have helped make this extension better
• Inspired by the React community and best practices