Lets Build a Food Delivery App

Step 1 : Planning Phase

• Build a mock app, or wireframae with pen and paper
• Once we exactly know what we are building , it will be easy
• Components
  • Header
    • Logo
    • Nav bar items (home , about us, cart)
  • Body component
    • Search
    • Restaurant Card Container
      • Restro Cards
        • name , star rating , cusines, delivery time
  • Footer
    • copyright
    • Links
    • Address
    • Contact

Config Driven UI .

• our website is driven by data ( our web site is driven by configs)
• Controlling UI based on the Data coming
• Example : In swiggy , based on location the data changes and UI behaves accordingly

why keys?- to uniquely identify list items to not get rendered again and again

• whenever we use map we need to use the key

• IT takes a big performance hit , if we dont use keys

• React doesnt uniquely identify that items , so it will re render again all items , so we must use the keys whenever we use map in react

• • some devs will use index as a key . React says never use index as a key (anti-pattern)

• unique key (best practice)>>>> index as key >>>>>>> not using key (not acceptiable)

Export and import the components in React

• export syntax : export default < componentName > //default export (1st type)

• import syntax : import < componentName > from < fileLocation >

• We cant write default export more than once , we should write only one default export

• By default a file can export only one thing

• To export multiple things we use names exports

  • just write export infront of that things ( export const CON_URL="sdgfdg")

  • How to import named export

    • import {CON_URL} from "../../utils/constants"; //example

• We should not keep any hardcoded data or anything in the component files
• We need to call in seperate files ( const.js or config.js or utils.js)

To keep data layer and UI layer consistent and sync with each other , here comes REACT

• REACT can do faster , efficient DOM manipulation

State Variable in React - super powerful variable

• useState - Hooks

  React Hook - A normal javascript function given to us by react , which is prebuilt ( utility function)

  Hooks In react

  • useState() - Gives the Super Powerful react state variables
    • import {useState} from "react";
    • used to create State Variable
      • it maintains the state of the component
      • local state Variable scope is inside the component
      • const [restroList] = useState([//pass default value]); //Local state variable creation syntax by react
      • let restroList ; //noraml Js variable creation
    • To modify the restroList
      • by a function , the function comes as second parameter in the array
        • const [restroList , setRestroList]= useState([{Defaultdata}]);
  • useEffect()

Whenever state varaible changes react render the components --> Quickly updates the UI -React keeps eye on state variable

How React work in Background ?

React uses "RECONCILIATION ALGORITHM" (React fiber(from React16))

  - React fber is ongoing reimplemntation of Reacts core algorithm

• Incremental Rendering : Ability to split the rendering work into chunks and spread out over multiple frames (React makes application faster)

  • On the UI we have a DOM
    • Suppose we have 7 restaurant cards
      • After filtering our Ui changes to 3 restaurant cards -When we have 7 restaurants cards at beginning , react creates a Virtual DOM (Represntation of an Actual DOM ) --> Javascript Object (React Virtual Dom)

Diff Algorithm

Findss the differnce bewtween two Virtual DOMS (old Virtual dom and new virtual dom)

  - *ReactFiber* It will calculate the Differnce between the objects when any event happens and calculate the result and update the DOM at every render cycle

UseEffect Hook();

• impoert {useEffect} from "react";

• useEffect will take two arguments

  • 1st Arrow function( Call back function)
  • 2nd Dependency Array

• When will useEffect call back function called?

  • this call backfunction is called After our component renders
  • If we want something to be called after our page renders we use UseEffect

Can we call swiggy api in our project ?

• when we fect the swiggy api , we are getting error
• Access to fetch at API' from origin 'http://localhost:1234' has been blocked by CORS policy
• What is CORS policy ? Who is blocking us ?
  • Our browsers block us from calling API from one origin to other origin
• How to bypass this cors ploicy error - Use CORS chrome exteniosn

SHIMMER UI --> FOR BETTER UX

• Shimmer UI is a technique for displaying loading states in web and mobile apps. It provides a FAKE PAGE the appearance of content that will eventually load, improving the user experience by providing visual feedback and reducing perceived wait times
• We make user psychologocly better
• when we load a page , we see a blank cards and eventually they will filled with data

State Updater Function or State setter in React

• const [btn, setbtn] = useState('Click me');
• btn: This is the state variable that holds the current state value.
• setbtn: This is the state updater function. You call this function to update the state value of btn. When you call setbtn, React will re-render the whole component again with the new state value.
  • Do you know?
    • Many developers have doubt that How const state variable is updated , when it is constant?
    • Answer : When we are using state setter it is re rendering the whole component , so the old const variable is not same , as it is totally rerendered it is actg like new variable , so it will update the value adn refernce and will re render

Whenever we change the local state variable, react will rerender the component 📌

STATE REACT VARIABLE - When ever state Variable update, react triggers a recoinciliation cycle ( re-renders the component) --> React has such amazing best algorithmsm to do this

• and it will updatge only the portion required

• Never Use anchor tag in react to navgiate through pages , beacuase anchor tag will rerender the whole page again when navigated

REDUX TOOL KIT

• Install @reduxjs/toolkit and react-redux

• Build our Redux store

• Connect our store to our App (React and redux bridge)

• Create a slice (cart slice)

• When we click on add button --> Dispatch an action

• Selector