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Building React and Angular Component Libraries with Stencil and Nx

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Anthony Giuliano
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1,957
Language
English
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Summary

Using Stencil to build a design system offers the advantage of creating components compatible with various frontend frameworks, allowing a single core component library to generate multiple libraries for different frameworks like React and Angular. Organizing these libraries under a monorepo can streamline the development workflow, and Nx is a powerful tool for managing such monorepos. The tutorial details the process of setting up a monorepo using Nx, creating a Stencil project, and building React and Angular component libraries from the core Stencil components. The process involves using the Nx Stencil plugin to generate framework-specific component libraries and configuring the project to ensure seamless integration and updates. Additionally, the tutorial highlights how to use these components in React and Angular applications and offers guidance on maintaining the imports in Angular projects as the number of components grows. To enhance the development experience, it suggests using the watch mode for automatic updates across the applications whenever changes are made to the Stencil components. This comprehensive approach helps developers maintain a streamlined workflow while supporting multiple frontend frameworks within a single project structure.