# Shadcn/ui Setup Complete ✅
## What's Been Added
### 1. Core Dependencies Installed
- `tailwindcss-animate` - Animations for shadcn/ui
- `class-variance-authority` - Variant management
- `clsx` - Conditional class names
- `tailwind-merge` - Tailwind class merging
- `lucide-react` - Icons
- `@radix-ui/react-slot` - Headless UI primitives
### 2. Configuration Files Created
- `components.json` - shadcn/ui configuration
- `tailwind.config.js` - Tailwind CSS config with shadcn theme
- `tsconfig.json` - TypeScript path aliases (`@/`)
- `vite.config.ts` - Vite path resolution
### 3. CSS Setup
- Updated `src/index.css` with shadcn/ui:
- CSS variables for theming
- Dark mode support
- Tailwind directives
### 4. Utilities
- `src/lib/utils.ts` - `cn()` function for merging classes
### 5. UI Components
- `src/components/ui/card.tsx` - Card component with:
- Card
- CardHeader
- CardTitle
- CardDescription
- CardContent
- CardFooter
- `src/components/ui/button.tsx` - Button component with variants:
- Default, destructive, outline, secondary, ghost, link
- Sizes: default, sm, lg, icon
### 6. Home Page
- `src/routes/__root.tsx` - Article grid with:
- Cards displaying articles
- Loading and error states
- Responsive grid layout (1/2/3 columns)
- Empty state for no articles
### 7. Routing
- Simplified to single route (home page)
- All articles displayed on home page as cards
## How to Use
### Adding New UI Components
Use the shadcn/ui CLI to add components:
```bash
npx shadcn@latest add [component-name]
```
For example:
```bash
npx shadcn@latest add badge
npx shadcn@latest add input
npx shadcn@latest add dialog
```
### Using Components
```tsx
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { Card, CardHeader, CardTitle, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card"
export function MyComponent() {
return (
Title
Content goes here
)
}
```
### Using Utility Function
```tsx
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
export function MyComponent() {
return (
Content
)
}
```
## Customization
### Theme Colors
Edit `src/index.css` to change color scheme:
```css
--primary: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%; /* Change primary color */
--background: 0 0% 100%; /* Change background */
--foreground: 222.2 84% 4.9%; /* Change text color */
```
### Tailwind Config
Edit `tailwind.config.js` to:
- Add custom colors
- Add custom spacing
- Add custom breakpoints
- Add custom animations
## Next Steps
1. **Add more shadcn/ui components**:
- Badge for article tags
- Input for search
- Dialog for article details
- Skeleton for loading states
2. **Add article detail page**:
- Click on article to view full content
- Add back button
- Add related articles
3. **Add filters**:
- Category filter
- Tag filter
- Date range filter
4. **Add dark mode toggle**:
- Add button to toggle dark mode
- Persist preference in localStorage
## Troubleshooting
### Styles Not Applying
1. Check Tailwind is running (look for CSS in browser DevTools)
2. Restart dev server
3. Check `vite.config.ts` has correct path aliases
### Imports Not Working
1. Verify `tsconfig.json` has `@/` paths configured
2. Verify `vite.config.ts` has path resolution
3. Restart TypeScript server (if using VSCode)
### Component Not Found
1. Check file path: `src/components/ui/[component].tsx`
2. Verify export name: `export const ComponentName = ...`
3. Check import path: `@/components/ui/component`
## File Structure
```
frontend/
├── src/
│ ├── components/
│ │ └── ui/ # shadcn/ui components
│ │ ├── button.tsx
│ │ └── card.tsx
│ ├── lib/
│ │ ├── api.ts # API functions
│ │ ├── query-client.ts
│ │ └── utils.ts # cn() utility
│ ├── routes/
│ │ └── __root.tsx # Home page with articles
│ ├── index.css # Tailwind + shadcn styles
│ └── ...
├── components.json # shadcn configuration
└── tailwind.config.js # Tailwind configuration
```
## Resources
- [shadcn/ui Documentation](https://ui.shadcn.com/)
- [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com/)
- [Radix UI](https://www.radix-ui.com/)
- [Lucide Icons](https://lucide.dev/)