Create Changelog Template using React and Tailwind CSS
A changelog is an essential tool for maintaining transparency and communication in a project by documenting changes, updates, and bug fixes and enhancements. This template will be built using React for the frontend framework and Tailwind CSS for the styling. The combination of these technologies allows for a highly customizable and responsive UI that can easily fit into any project.
Prerequisites
Approach
To create a Changelog Template using React and Tailwind CSS, first define an array of changelog entries with details like version, date, type, and description. Use Tailwind CSS to style the layout, with each entry displayed as a card. Icons (e.g., for features, bug fixes) can be added using the react-icons library. Tailwind's flexbox and hover utilities help create a clean, responsive, and interactive design, ensuring the changelog is easy to read and visually appealing.
Steps To Create Changelog Template
Here we will create a sample React JS project then we will install Tailwind CSS once it is completed we will start development for Changelog Template using React and Tailwind CSS. Below are the steps to create and configure the project
Step 1: Set up a React Application
First create a sample React JS application by using the mentioned command then navigate to the project folder
npx create-react-app react-app
cd react-app
Project Structure
Updated Dependencies
"dependencies": {
"@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.17.0",
"@testing-library/react": "^13.4.0",
"@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
"react": "^18.3.1",
"react-dom": "^18.3.1",
"react-icons": "^5.3.0",
"react-scripts": "5.0.1",
"web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
}
Step 2: Install and Configure Tailwind CSS
Once Project is created successfully Now install and configure the Tailwind css by using below commands in your project.
npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
npx tailwindcss init -p
Step 3: Develop Business logic
Once Tailwind css installation and configuration is completed. Now we need to develop user interface for Changelog Template using tailwind CSS and for making it responsive we will use App.js and App.css files.
- App.js ( src\App.js )
- index.css ( src\index.js )
- tailwind.config.js ( tailwind.config.js )
Example: This demonstrates the creation of Changelog Template using React and Tailwind CSS:
/*src/index.css*/
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
body {
background-color: green;
overflow: hidden;
margin: 0;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', 'Oxygen',
'Ubuntu', 'Cantarell', 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue',
sans-serif;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}
code {
font-family: source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New',
monospace;
}
//App.js
import React from "react";
import { FaBug, FaCheckCircle, FaArrowUp } from "react-icons/fa";
function App() {
const changelogData = [
{
version: "1.0.1",
date: "2024-09-01",
type: "feature",
description: "Added feature X and improved performance.",
},
{
version: "1.0.0",
date: "2024-08-30",
type: "bugfix",
description: "Initial release with bug fixes and UI improvements.",
},
];
const renderIcon = (type) => {
switch (type) {
case "feature":
return <FaCheckCircle className="text-green-500 mr-2" />;
case "bugfix":
return <FaBug className="text-red-500 mr-2" />;
case "improvement":
return <FaArrowUp className="text-blue-500 mr-2" />;
default:
return <FaCheckCircle className="text-gray-500 mr-2" />;
}
};
return (
<div className="min-h-screen bg-gray-50 p-8">
<div className="max-w-4xl mx-auto bg-white
shadow-lg rounded-lg p-6">
<h1 className="text-3xl font-bold
mb-8 text-center">
Project Changelog
</h1>
<div className="space-y-6">
{changelogData.map((log, index) => (
<div
key={index}
className="p-6 bg-gray-100 rounded-lg
flex items-center shadow-md
hover:shadow-xl transition-shadow
duration-300"
>
{renderIcon(log.type)}
<div>
<h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-gray-800 mb-2">
Version {log.version}
</h2>
<p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mb-2">{log.date}</p>
<p className="text-gray-700">{log.description}</p>
</div>
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
}
export default App;
/*src/tailwind.congif.js*/
/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
content: [
"./src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}",
],
theme: {
extend: {},
},
plugins: [],
}
Step 4: Run the Application
Once Development is completed Now we need run the react js application by using below command. By default the react js application run on port number 3000.
npm startOutput: Once Project is successfully running then open the below URL to test the output.
http://localhost:3000/
