frontend-patterns

Frontend Development Patterns

This skill provides comprehensive guidance for modern frontend development using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and related technologies.

Component Architecture

Component Composition Patterns

Container/Presentational Pattern:

// Presentational component (pure, reusable)
interface UserCardProps {
  name: string;
  email: string;
  avatar: string;
  onEdit: () => void;
}

function UserCard({ name, email, avatar, onEdit }: UserCardProps) {
  return (
    <div className="user-card">
      <img src={avatar} alt={name} />
      <h3>{name}</h3>
      <p>{email}</p>
      <button onClick={onEdit}>Edit</button>
    </div>
  );
}

// Container component (handles logic, state, data fetching)
function UserCardContainer({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
  const { data: user, isLoading } = useUser(userId);
  const { mutate: updateUser } = useUpdateUser();

  if (isLoading) return <Skeleton />;
  if (!user) return <NotFound />;

  return <UserCard {...user} onEdit={() => updateUser(user.id)} />;
}

Compound Components Pattern:

// Flexible, composable API
<Tabs defaultValue="profile">
  <TabsList>
    <TabsTrigger value="profile">Profile</TabsTrigger>
    <TabsTrigger value="settings">Settings</TabsTrigger>
  </TabsList>
  <TabsContent value="profile">
    <ProfileForm />
  </TabsContent>
  <TabsContent value="settings">
    <SettingsForm />
  </TabsContent>
</Tabs>

Component Organization

components/
├── ui/                    # Primitive components (buttons, inputs)
│   ├── button.tsx
│   ├── input.tsx
│   └── card.tsx
├── forms/                 # Form components
│   ├── login-form.tsx
│   └── register-form.tsx
├── features/              # Feature-specific components
│   ├── user-profile/
│   │   ├── profile-header.tsx
│   │   ├── profile-stats.tsx
│   │   └── index.ts
│   └── dashboard/
│       ├── dashboard-grid.tsx
│       └── dashboard-card.tsx
└── layouts/               # Layout components
    ├── main-layout.tsx
    └── auth-layout.tsx