create react app Configuration file after build app - reactjs

Question

I want a Config File (JSON) in root folder after build to config my app.
like Translation and API Urls and ...
Can I do this with create react app?

Answer 1

Create config.js or json file outside src directory and include it in index.html like
<script src="%PUBLIC_URL%/config.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
configure parameters in config.js
config.js
var BASE_URL = "http://YOUR-URL";
you can get paramenters like
const BASE_URL = window.BASE_URL;

Answer 2

You can store you JSON file in the public/ folder and it'll automatically provide this file when you host your Create React App.
Something like: /public/my-configuration-file.json
then when you restart your application:
localhost:3000/my-configuration-file.json
will provide you this json file.

Answer 3

You could create a custom hook that reads a "public" config file using fetch.
// This path is relative to root, e.g. http://localhost/config.json
const configFile = './config.json'
export function useConfig() {
const [config, setConfig] = useState(initialConfig);
useEffect(() => {
(async function fetchConfig() {
try {
const response = await (await fetch(configFile)).json();
setConfig(response);
} catch (e) {
console.log(e);
}
}());
}, []);
return config;
}
Then use it anywhere in you app
function App() {
const config = useConfig();
return (
<div>{config.foo}</div>
);
}
You'll always have an up to date non-cached version of it's data.

Answer 4

updating this topic with a brand new package that is available now that brings the joys of .Net Configuration to the JavaScript world: wj-config.
This package is pretty much an exact answer to what you need. Read this blog post for more information.
It is incredible to me how during over 6 years nobody filled in this gap in React (and JavaScript in general). Anyway, give wj-config a try. I think it will be a positive experience.