{"library":"react-esbuild","title":"react-esbuild","description":"A CLI tool to scaffold React projects using esbuild as the bundler, similar to Create React App (CRA) but significantly faster due to esbuild and SWC transpilation. Current version 3.4.9 supports Node.js 16+. It generates a minimal React template with built-in development server, production builds, environment variable support (REACT_APP_ prefix), and testing via jest. Released sporadically, last update in 2023. Differentiators: extreme speed (milliseconds), lightweight alternative to CRA, optional bun runtime support, and ES5 transpilation via SWC. Not actively maintained.","language":"javascript","status":"maintenance","last_verified":"Fri May 01","install":{"commands":["npm install react-esbuild"],"cli":{"name":"react-esbuild","version":null}},"imports":["npx react-esbuild@latest my-app","console.log(REACT_APP_MY_VAR)","import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'"],"auth":{"required":false,"env_vars":[]},"quickstart":{"code":"npx react-esbuild@latest my-react-app\ncd my-react-app\nnpm install\nnpm run start-js","lang":"javascript","description":"Scaffold a new React project with esbuild, install dependencies, and start the dev server.","tag":null,"tag_description":null,"last_tested":null,"results":[]},"compatibility":null}