What is customize-cra?
The customize-cra package is a utility for customizing Create React App (CRA) configurations without ejecting. It allows you to override the default Webpack configuration, Babel configuration, and other settings in a CRA project.
What are customize-cra's main functionalities?
Override Webpack Configuration
This feature allows you to override the default Webpack configuration. In this example, a Webpack alias is added to simplify imports from the 'src/components' directory.
const { override, addWebpackAlias } = require('customize-cra');
const path = require('path');
module.exports = override(
addWebpackAlias({
['@components']: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/components')
})
);
Modify Babel Configuration
This feature allows you to modify the Babel configuration. In this example, the 'babel-plugin-styled-components' plugin is added to the Babel configuration.
const { override, addBabelPlugin } = require('customize-cra');
module.exports = override(
addBabelPlugin('babel-plugin-styled-components')
);
Add PostCSS Plugins
This feature allows you to add PostCSS plugins to the configuration. In this example, the 'postcss-preset-env' plugin is added.
const { override, addPostcssPlugins } = require('customize-cra');
module.exports = override(
addPostcssPlugins([require('postcss-preset-env')])
);
Other packages similar to customize-cra
react-app-rewired
react-app-rewired is a package that allows you to override Create React App configurations without ejecting. It is similar to customize-cra but provides a more general approach to modifying CRA configurations. While customize-cra provides specific functions for common modifications, react-app-rewired allows for more manual and flexible configuration changes.
craco
CRACO (Create React App Configuration Override) is another package that allows you to customize Create React App configurations without ejecting. It is similar to customize-cra but offers a more structured and extensible way to modify CRA configurations. CRACO supports plugins and provides a more organized way to manage configuration changes.