Sails.js + React.js Examples

Inspired by the React.js tutorials, these examples shows ways to integrate Sails.js as the real time persistent backend model to a React.js frontend. Two examples are provided: a markdown chat application and the TodoMVC application. Both showcasing the real time capabilities for multiple clients.

References

• Sails Tutorial
• React Tutorial
• React Animation
• React TodoMVC
• RequireJS

Run Instructions

Prerequisites

• git
• nodejs
• npm
• bower

git clone https://github.com/mixxen/sails-react-example.git
cd sails-react-example
npm install
bower install
node app.js
open http://localhost:1337 (open multiple windows to see real time capabilities of Sailsjs)

Start from Scratch

1. Install Sails

   sudo npm -g install sails
   

2. Create new Sails project

   sails new sails-react-example
   

3. Change directory to sails-react-example

4. Install grunt-babel

   npm install grunt-babel babel-preset-es2015 babel-preset-react --save
   

5. Edit compileAssets.js syncAssets.js config/babel.js to support jsx files

6. Install bower and add components (see bower.json)

npm install bower --save

6. Create assets/styles/styles.css for styles and animation css

7. Create models and controllers

   sails generate comment
   

8. Edit views/xxx.ejs and put <div class="container" id="myComponent"></div> somewhere

9. Be sure to call ReactDOM.render somewhere and reference the div in previous step. Example:

   ReactDOM.render(
     <CommentBox url="/comment" data={message} />,
     document.getElementById('myComponent')
   );

Screenshots

Todo

• Webpack instead of RequireJS (see react-webpack-express for express boilerplate)