Stack: React Web (Docker)

Stack: React Web (Docker)

Last Updated: 29/12/2025 Version: 1.3.1 Maintained By: Development Team Language: British English (en_GB) Timezone: Europe/London

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Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Architecture
• Commands
• Coding Standards
  • Components
  • State Management
  • Styling (Tailwind)
  • Hooks
• File Structure
• Testing (Vitest + RTL)

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Architecture

Layer	Technology
Platform	Raw Docker (Node environment)
Framework	React 18+, TypeScript
Build	Vite
Styling	Tailwind CSS
Testing	Vitest, React Testing Library

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Commands

Task	Command
Start environment	docker compose up
Start (detached)	docker compose up -d
Stop environment	docker compose down
Install packages	docker compose run --rm app npm install
Add package	docker compose run --rm app npm install <package>
Run tests	docker compose run --rm app npm test
Run tests (watch)	docker compose run --rm app npm test -- --watch
Build	docker compose run --rm app npm run build
Lint	docker compose run --rm app npm run lint
Shell	docker compose run --rm app /bin/sh

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Coding Standards

Components

• Functional components only - no class components
• One component per file with named exports
• Strict TypeScript interfaces for all props
• Use React.FC sparingly - prefer explicit return types

interface UserCardProps {
  user: User;
  onSelect: (userId: string) => void;
  showBadge?: boolean;
}

export function UserCard({ user, onSelect, showBadge = true }: UserCardProps): JSX.Element {
  return (
    <div className="rounded-lg bg-white p-4 shadow">
      <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold">{user.name}</h3>
      {showBadge && <Badge status={user.status} />}
      <button onClick={() => onSelect(user.id)}>Select</button>
    </div>
  );
}

State Management

Size	Solution
Component-local	useState, useReducer
Shared (small app)	Context API
Shared (medium app)	Zustand
Complex (large app)	Redux Toolkit (only if truly needed)

Styling (Tailwind)

• Utility-first approach
• Extract repeated patterns to @layer components
• Use design tokens from config
• Check for Tailwind v3 vs v4 configuration

Hooks

• Prefix with use (e.g., useAuth, useFetch)
• Keep hooks focused on single responsibility
• Extract complex logic to custom hooks

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File Structure

src/
├── components/
│   ├── ui/                 # Generic UI components
│   │   ├── Button.tsx
│   │   └── Modal.tsx
│   └── features/           # Feature-specific components
│       └── UserCard.tsx
├── hooks/
│   ├── useAuth.ts
│   └── useFetch.ts
├── contexts/
│   └── AuthContext.tsx
├── services/
│   └── api.ts              # API client
├── types/
│   └── index.ts            # Shared TypeScript types
├── utils/
│   └── formatters.ts
├── pages/                  # Route pages (if using router)
├── App.tsx
└── main.tsx

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Testing (Vitest + RTL)

import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
import { UserCard } from './UserCard';

describe('UserCard', () => {
  const mockUser = { id: '1', name: 'Test User', status: 'active' };

  it('renders user name', () => {
    render(<UserCard user={mockUser} onSelect={vi.fn()} />);

    expect(screen.getByText('Test User')).toBeInTheDocument();
  });

  it('calls onSelect when clicked', () => {
    const onSelect = vi.fn();
    render(<UserCard user={mockUser} onSelect={onSelect} />);

    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button'));

    expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('1');
  });
});