react-native-svg-transformer

What is react-native-svg-transformer?

The react-native-svg-transformer package is a transformer for React Native that allows you to import and use SVG files as React components. This package simplifies the process of working with SVGs in a React Native project by transforming SVG files into components that can be easily styled and manipulated.

What are react-native-svg-transformer's main functionalities?

Importing SVG files

This feature allows you to import SVG files directly into your React Native components. The SVG file is transformed into a React component that can be used like any other component.

import Logo from './logo.svg';

const App = () => (
  <View>
    <Logo width={120} height={40} />
  </View>
);

Styling SVG components

You can style the imported SVG components using standard React Native styles. This example demonstrates how to change the fill color of an SVG component.

import Logo from './logo.svg';

const App = () => (
  <View>
    <Logo width={120} height={40} style={{ fill: 'blue' }} />
  </View>
);

Using SVG components with props

SVG components can accept props, allowing you to dynamically change their attributes. This example shows how to set the fill color of an SVG component using a prop.

import Logo from './logo.svg';

const App = () => (
  <View>
    <Logo width={120} height={40} fill='red' />
  </View>
);

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react-native-svg

react-native-svg is a popular library for rendering SVG images in React Native. It provides a set of SVG elements that can be used to create complex graphics. Unlike react-native-svg-transformer, which focuses on transforming SVG files into components, react-native-svg provides a more comprehensive set of tools for working with SVGs directly in your code.

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README

react-native-svg-transformer

Load SVG files in React Native.

Limitations: React Native's packager does not currently support running the transformer for .svg file extension. That is why a .svgx file extension should be used instead for your SVG files. This will hopefully be fixed in the future versions of React Native. Read more: facebook/metro/issues/176#issuecomment-393202582

Demo app: react-native-svg-example

Installation and configuration

Step 1: Install react-native-svg library

Make sure that you have installed and linked react-native-svg library:

https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-svg#installation

Step 2: Install react-native-svg-transformer library

yarn add --dev react-native-svg-transformer

Step 3: Configure the react native packager

Add this to your rn-cli.config.js (make one if you don't have one already):

module.exports = {
  getTransformModulePath() {
    return require.resolve("react-native-svg-transformer");
  },
  getSourceExts() {
    return ["js", "jsx", "svgx"];
  }
};

...or if you are using Expo, in app.json:

{
  "expo": {
    "packagerOpts": {
      "sourceExts": ["js", "jsx", "svgx"],
      "transformer": "node_modules/react-native-svg-transformer/index.js"
    }
  }
}

Usage

First make sure that you rename your .svg file to .svgx.

Import your .svgx file inside a React component:

import Logo from "./logo.svgx";

You can then use your image as a component:

<Logo width={120} height={40} />

Dependencies

In addition to React Native, this transfomer depends on the following libraries:

• react-native-svg
• react-native-svg-loader

Changelog

v0.11.0

• Added: support for .svg extension as React Native v0.57+ should support it.