React Native Managed Template

A production-ready React Native Expo starter template with authentication flow, navigation, state management, and modern development tools pre-configured.

✨ Features

Core Features

• 🚀 Expo SDK 55 - Latest Expo framework with managed workflow
• 📱 Expo Router - File-based routing with native navigation
• 🎨 Unistyles v3 - Universal styling system with theme support
• 🗄️ Zustand - Lightweight state management
• 🌐 Axios - HTTP client with interceptors pre-configured
• 🔐 Expo Secure Store - Secure storage for sensitive data
• 🎭 Dark/Light Theme - Built-in theme switching with context

Authentication & Navigation

• ✅ Pre-built authentication flow
• 🔒 Protected routes with auth guards
• 📍 Deep linking support
• 🎯 Type-safe navigation with TypeScript

Development Experience

• 💅 ESLint & Prettier - Code quality and formatting
• 📝 TypeScript - Full type safety
• 🎨 Custom Fonts - Pre-configured font loading
• 🧩 VS Code Snippets - Speed up development
• 🍞 Toast Notifications - User feedback system
• ⌨️ Keyboard Controller - Enhanced keyboard handling
• 🎬 Reanimated - Smooth animations

Build & Deployment

• 🏗️ EAS Build - Production-ready build profiles
• 🔧 Development Client - Custom dev builds
• 📦 Prebuild - Native project generation

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or newer)
• npm or yarn
• Expo CLI
• For iOS development: macOS with Xcode
• For Android development: Android Studio

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone or use this template

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd react-native-managed-template

# Or use as template in GitHub

2. Install dependencies

npm install
# or
yarn install

3. Start development server

npm start
# or
expo start

4. Run on device/simulator

# Run on iOS simulator
npm run ios

# Run on Android emulator
npm run android

# Or scan QR code with Expo Go app

📁 Project Structure

react-native-managed-template/
├── app/                          # Expo Router pages
│   ├── _layout.tsx              # Root layout
│   ├── sign-in.tsx              # Sign in screen
│   └── (protected)/             # Protected routes group
│       ├── _layout.tsx
│       ├── index.tsx            # Home screen
│       └── profile.tsx          # Profile screen
├── src/
│   ├── components/              # Reusable components
│   │   ├── styled/             # Styled UI components
│   │   └── profile/            # Feature-specific components
│   ├── contexts/               # React contexts
│   │   ├── auth.context.tsx   # Authentication context
│   │   └── theme.context.tsx  # Theme management
│   ├── hooks/                  # Custom React hooks
│   ├── lib/                    # Utilities and configs
│   │   ├── axios.ts           # Axios instance & interceptors
│   │   ├── secure-store.ts    # Secure storage wrapper
│   │   └── date-time.ts       # Date utilities
│   ├── store/                  # Zustand stores
│   ├── unistyles/             # Theme tokens & styles
│   └── constants/             # App constants
├── assets/                     # Static assets
│   ├── fonts/
│   ├── icons/
│   └── images/
├── android/                    # Android native code
├── ios/                        # iOS native code
└── app.config.ts              # Expo app configuration

🧩 VS Code Snippets

The template includes pre-built VS Code snippets to accelerate development. These snippets generate boilerplate code with best practices baked in.

Available Snippets

Component Snippet (rnbc)

Type rnbc to generate a new React Native component with:

• Proper imports (StyledText, React, View)
• Unistyles setup with theme tokens
• Component structure with default styling

// Generated code structure:
import { StyledText } from '@/components/styled/StyledText';
import React from 'react';
import { View } from 'react-native';
import { StyleSheet } from 'react-native-unistyles';

const MyComponent = () => {
  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <StyledText style={styles.text}>MyComponent</StyledText>
    </View>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create(({ spacings }) => ({
  container: {
    padding: spacings.sm,
  },
  text: {
    textDecorationLine: 'underline'
  },
}));

export default MyComponent;

Screen Snippet (rnbs)

Type rnbs to generate a new screen with:

• ScrollView with keyboard handling
• Expo Router integration
• Safe area insets
• Responsive padding using theme tokens

// Generated code structure:
import { StyledText } from '@/components/styled/StyledText';
import { useRouter } from 'expo-router';
import React from 'react';
import { ScrollView } from 'react-native';
import { StyleSheet } from 'react-native-unistyles';

const MyScreen = () => {
  const router = useRouter();

  return (
    <ScrollView
      keyboardShouldPersistTaps='handled'
      showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
      contentContainerStyle={styles.contentContainer}>
      <StyledText variant='title'>MyScreen</StyledText>
    </ScrollView>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create(({ spacings }, rt) => ({
  contentContainer: {
    flexGrow: 1,
    paddingHorizontal: spacings.base,
    paddingBottom: spacings.xxxl,
    paddingTop: rt.insets.top + spacings.base,
  },
}));

export default MyScreen;

How to Use Snippets

1. Create a new .tsx file in your project
2. Type the snippet prefix (rnbc or rnbs)
3. Press Tab or Enter to expand
4. The component/screen name will be auto-selected - just type your desired name
5. Press Tab to move to the next placeholder (if any)

These snippets ensure consistency across your codebase and save time on repetitive boilerplate code.

🔐 Authentication Flow

The template includes a complete authentication flow:

1. Sign In Screen - Entry point for unauthenticated users
2. Auth Context - Manages authentication state
3. Protected Routes - Automatically guards routes requiring authentication
4. Secure Storage - Persists tokens securely

📦 Available Scripts

# Development
npm start              # Start Expo development server
npm run android        # Run on Android
npm run ios           # Run on iOS

# Code Quality
npm run lint          # Run ESLint with auto-fix

# Build
npm run prebuild      # Generate native projects
npm run build:dev     # Build development client locally
npm run build:prev    # Build preview build locally
npm run build:prod    # Build production build locally

🛠️ Built With

• Expo - Framework and platform
• Expo Router - File-based routing
• React Native - Mobile framework
• TypeScript - Type safety
• Zustand - State management
• Unistyles - Styling solution
• Axios - HTTP client
• React Native Reanimated - Animations
• React Native Toast Message - Notifications

📝 Configuration

App Configuration

Update app.config.ts with your app details:

export default {
  name: 'Your App Name',
  slug: 'your-app-slug',
  // ... other configurations
};

Environment Variables

Create a .env file for environment-specific variables (not included in repo):

API_BASE_URL=https://your-api.com

Navigation Theme

Customize navigation appearance in src/hooks/useNavigationTheme.ts

🚢 Deployment

Building for Production

1. Configure EAS

   eas build:configure

2. Build for Android/iOS

   eas build --platform android
   eas build --platform ios

3. Submit to Stores

   eas submit --platform android
   eas submit --platform ios

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Expo team for the amazing framework
• React Native community for the excellent libraries
• All testers who help improve this template

📧 Support

If you have any questions or run into issues, please open an issue on GitHub.

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