Deprecating a React component using TypeScript Overload
The article discusses a method for deprecating a React component using TypeScript Overload. It presents a solution for managing breaking changes in a monorepo environment without requiring consumers to change component names. The approach allows for maintaining the same component name while marking the old version as deprecated and introducing a new version with updated properties.
- ▪The article addresses a specific problem related to managing component versions in a monorepo.
- ▪It suggests using TypeScript Overloading to handle breaking changes without renaming components.
- ▪The author aims to keep the same component name while allowing easy switching between old and new versions.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 210953) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Matti Bar-Zeev Posted on May 29 Deprecating a React component using TypeScript Overload #react #typescript #webdev A disclaimer - Please be advised that the solution presented in this article addresses a very specific problem/situation, and it is not the recommended way to support component versions within a project. Situation? What situation? Say that you have a monorepo and in this monorepo you have a package which contains the common components the different repos use.
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