React Flight

Overview

React Flight serves as a powerful tool for creating animation compositions within React applications. It simplifies the process of designing and animating interactions, allowing developers to craft engaging experiences with minimal friction. Modeled after the intuitive capabilities of Principle for Sketch, Flight enables users to define their start and end components effectively, offering a streamlined approach to animation.

Whether you’re just starting your project from scratch or looking to integrate animations into an existing application, React Flight provides an accessible starting point. The simplicity of the setup, combined with its comprehensive workflow, makes it an appealing choice for developers aiming to incorporate intricate animations into their interfaces.

Features

• Easy Setup: Get started quickly by cloning the example built around create-react-app or integrating it directly into your existing project with just a few commands.
• Frame Management: Design compositions through clearly defined frames, allowing for interactive adjustments during the editing process—perfect for iterative design workflows.
• Direct Control: Leverage refs to control animations directly within your components. Use methods like flight.play() and flight.reset() on demand for precise interactions.
• Redux Support: Basic integration with Redux is available, allowing you to manage your application’s state more effectively alongside your animations.
• Customizable Animation Engine: While Flight utilizes Velocity.js for its animations, developers are encouraged to plug in their own animation adapters, promoting flexibility and customization.
• Developer-Friendly: Features like showFrames enhance the development experience by enabling live editing and real-time adjustments to your animation frames.
• Open Source Contribution: React Flight is open for contributions, encouraging the community to enhance its features and functionality, making it a continually evolving tool.