mizan/react

@rythazhur/djarea (TypeScript)

React client for the Djarea framework. See the monorepo root for full documentation.

Install

npm install @rythazhur/djarea@git+https://git.impactsoundworks.com/isw/djarea.git#workspace=react

Usage

You don't use this package directly. You use the generated hooks.

1. Configure

// django.config.mjs
export default {
    source: {
        django: {
            managePath: '../backend/manage.py',
            command: ['uv', 'run', 'python'],
        },
    },
    output: 'src/api/generated.ts',
}

2. Generate

npx djarea-generate        # once
npx djarea-generate --watch # dev mode

3. Wrap your app

import { DjangoContext } from '@/api'

<DjangoContext>
    <App />
</DjangoContext>

DjangoContext is the only provider you need. It handles HTTP, WebSocket, CSRF, session init, context auto-fetching, and channel connections.

4. Use generated hooks

import { useCurrentUser, useEcho, useContactForm, useChatChannel } from '@/api'

// Context (SSR-hydrated, auto-refreshed)
const user = useCurrentUser()

// Server function
const echo = useEcho()
const result = await echo({ text: 'hello' })

// Form (Zod + server validation)
const form = useContactForm()
form.set('email', 'test@example.com')
await form.submit()

// Channel (WebSocket)
const chat = useChatChannel({ room: 'general' })
chat.send({ text: 'hello' })
chat.messages  // typed, reactive

Generated Files

File	Contents
generated.django.tsx	DjangoContext + typed hooks
generated.djarea.ts	Pydantic types
generated.forms.ts	Form hooks with Zod
generated.channels.hooks.tsx	Channel hooks
index.ts	Re-exports everything

Sub-exports

Import	When to use
@rythazhur/djarea	Core: DjareaProvider, hooks, forms, errors
@rythazhur/djarea/channels	WebSocket channels
@rythazhur/djarea/jwt	JWT token management
@rythazhur/djarea/client	HTTP clients (CSR/SSR)
@rythazhur/djarea/allauth	Allauth UI components

These are library internals used by the generated code. You should import from @/api (your generated index), not from the library directly.

Running Tests

# Unit tests (Vitest, jsdom)
npm test

# E2E tests (Playwright, real browser)
# Requires Docker backend running
npx playwright test