25. Building a Complete React Project

Project Overview

In this final module, we’ll pull everything together and build a complete React app. You can follow along and build the exact same app or customize yours. Our project will include routing, forms, API calls, authentication basics, reusable components, and persistence.

Project Features

• Component-based structure
• React Router navigation
• Global state management
• Reusable UI components
• Authentication flow (login/logout)
• API integration and data persistence
• Responsive layout & clean UI

Project Structure

src/
│── api/
│── components/
│── context/
│── hooks/
│── pages/
│── styles/
│── App.jsx
│── main.jsx

We’ll organize the project in a way that scales, using folders for features like components, pages, hooks, and API logic.

Step-by-Step Build Plan

• Scaffold the project with Vite
• Create folder structure
• Build layout and navigation
• Add reusable UI components
• Implement pages with routing
• Add CRUD operations with API
• Set up global state (Context or Zustand)
• Add form validation
• Implement authentication flow
• Polish design and UI feedback
• Deploy the project

Tech Stack

Mini Project Step

Initialize your final project repository and scaffold the folder structure. Create a simple header and layout component and render a placeholder homepage.

export default function Layout({ children }) {
  return (
    <div className="min-h-screen bg-gray-50">
      <header className="p-4 shadow bg-white">My App</header>
      <main className="p-6">{children}</main>
    </div>
  )
}