gatsby

What is gatsby?

Gatsby is a React-based open-source framework for creating websites and apps. It allows developers to build fast, secure, and powerful web experiences using modern web technologies. Gatsby leverages GraphQL for data management and offers a rich plugin ecosystem to extend its functionality.

What are gatsby's main functionalities?

Static Site Generation

Gatsby can generate static pages from data sources like Markdown files. This code sample demonstrates how to create pages dynamically using GraphQL to query Markdown files and the createPage API to generate pages.

const path = require('path');

exports.createPages = async ({ graphql, actions }) => {
  const { createPage } = actions;
  const result = await graphql(`
    {
      allMarkdownRemark {
        edges {
          node {
            frontmatter {
              path
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  `);

  result.data.allMarkdownRemark.edges.forEach(({ node }) => {
    createPage({
      path: node.frontmatter.path,
      component: path.resolve(`src/templates/blog-post.js`),
      context: {},
    });
  });
};

GraphQL Data Layer

Gatsby uses GraphQL to manage data. This example shows how to query site metadata using GraphQL and display it in a React component.

import React from 'react';
import { graphql } from 'gatsby';

export const query = graphql`
  query {
    site {
      siteMetadata {
        title
      }
    }
  }
`;

const IndexPage = ({ data }) => (
  <div>
    <h1>{data.site.siteMetadata.title}</h1>
  </div>
);

export default IndexPage;

Plugin Ecosystem

Gatsby has a rich plugin ecosystem that allows developers to extend its functionality. This example shows how to configure plugins for handling React Helmet, sourcing files from the filesystem, and transforming Markdown files.

module.exports = {
  plugins: [
    `gatsby-plugin-react-helmet`,
    {
      resolve: `gatsby-source-filesystem`,
      options: {
        name: `src`,
        path: `${__dirname}/src/`,
      },
    },
    `gatsby-transformer-remark`,
  ],
};

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