prism-react-renderer

What is prism-react-renderer?

The prism-react-renderer package is a React component that leverages PrismJS, a syntax highlighter written in JavaScript, to render syntax-highlighted code in React applications. It is highly customizable and can be used to implement code highlighting with various themes and styles directly in React projects.

What are prism-react-renderer's main functionalities?

Syntax Highlighting

This feature allows developers to easily implement syntax highlighting in their React applications. The code sample demonstrates how to use prism-react-renderer to highlight JavaScript code with the 'darcula' theme.

import React from 'react';
import { render } from 'react-dom';
import { Prism as SyntaxHighlighter } from 'react-syntax-highlighter';
import { darcula } from 'react-syntax-highlighter/dist/esm/styles/prism';

const Component = () => {
  const codeString = '(num) => num + 1';
  return (
    <SyntaxHighlighter language='javascript' style={darcula}>
      {codeString}
    </SyntaxHighlighter>
  );
};

render(<Component />, document.getElementById('root'));

Custom Theming

This feature demonstrates how to apply a custom theme (in this case, 'nightOwl') to the code highlighting. It shows the flexibility of prism-react-renderer in terms of theming and customization.

import React from 'react';
import Highlight, { defaultProps } from 'prism-react-renderer';
import theme from 'prism-react-renderer/themes/nightOwl';

const exampleCode = `function add(a, b) {
  return a + b;
}`;

const Component = () => (
  <Highlight {...defaultProps} theme={theme} code={exampleCode} language='javascript'>
    {({ className, style, tokens, getLineProps, getTokenProps }) => (
      <pre className={className} style={style}>
        {tokens.map((line, i) => (
          <div {...getLineProps({ line, key: i })}>
            {line.map((token, key) => (
              <span {...getTokenProps({ token, key })} />
            ))}
          </div>
        ))}
      </pre>
    )}
  </Highlight>
);

export default Component;

Other packages similar to prism-react-renderer

react-syntax-highlighter

This package also allows for syntax highlighting in React applications. It supports both PrismJS and Highlight.js and offers a wider range of built-in styles compared to prism-react-renderer. However, prism-react-renderer might be preferred for its simplicity and specific focus on PrismJS.

react-highlight

React-highlight is another syntax highlighting component that uses Highlight.js. It is simpler and less customizable than prism-react-renderer, which might make it suitable for projects that require a more straightforward implementation without the need for extensive customization.

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