@aws-amplify/ui-react

What is @aws-amplify/ui-react?

@aws-amplify/ui-react is a library that provides a set of React components and utilities to help developers build cloud-enabled applications using AWS Amplify. It simplifies the integration of AWS services such as authentication, storage, and API interactions into React applications.

What are @aws-amplify/ui-react's main functionalities?

Authentication

Provides components for user authentication, including sign-in, sign-up, and sign-out functionalities.

import { AmplifyAuthenticator, AmplifySignOut } from '@aws-amplify/ui-react';

function App() {
  return (
    <AmplifyAuthenticator>
      <div>
        <h1>My App</h1>
        <AmplifySignOut />
      </div>
    </AmplifyAuthenticator>
  );
}

Storage

Enables file storage and retrieval using AWS S3. This example demonstrates how to upload a file to S3.

import { Storage } from 'aws-amplify';

async function uploadFile(file) {
  try {
    await Storage.put('example.txt', file, {
      contentType: 'text/plain'
    });
    console.log('File uploaded successfully');
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error uploading file:', error);
  }
}

API

Facilitates API interactions with AWS services. This example shows how to fetch data from an API endpoint.

import { API } from 'aws-amplify';

async function fetchData() {
  try {
    const data = await API.get('myApiName', '/items');
    console.log('Data fetched successfully:', data);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error fetching data:', error);
  }
}

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README

Amplify UI React

The React package provides components and utilities for building Amplify connected applications on React.

Contents

Connected Components

• Authentication components for React applications
• Data-bound components for displaying dynamic data

Primitive Components

• UI components like Buttons, Badges, and more for building React applications

Theming

• Theming capabilities for customizing the appearance of Amplify UI

React Documentation

• https://ui.docs.amplify.aws/react