What is @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development?
The @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development package is a Babel plugin specifically designed for transforming React JSX syntax into JavaScript code during development. This plugin provides enhanced debugging capabilities by including more descriptive names and locations in the transformed code, which helps in debugging React components more effectively.
What are @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development's main functionalities?
Transform JSX to JavaScript
Converts JSX syntax into JavaScript, making it understandable by browsers. In development mode, it includes specific details such as component names and line numbers to aid in debugging.
const element = <div>Hello, world!</div>;
Source location tracking
Embeds source location information into the transformed code, which helps in tracing back to the original source code location during debugging.
const profile = <Profile name='John Doe' />;
Other packages similar to @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development
@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx
Similar to @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development, this package transforms JSX into JavaScript. The main difference is that it is optimized for production use, focusing on performance optimizations and smaller output without detailed debugging information.
babel-preset-react
This package is a Babel preset that includes @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx along with other plugins and configurations tailored for React apps. It simplifies setup but is less customizable compared to using individual plugins like @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development.
@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development
Turn JSX into React function calls in development
See our website @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development for more information.
Install
Using npm:
npm install --save-dev @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development
or using yarn:
yarn add @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development --dev