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Next.js Quick Start Guide

Next.js fundamentals

In this chapter, we will learn the very basics of Next.js, such as installation, development, and production usage; how to create simple pages and add components to them; and how to apply styles and add media therefore be covered:

  • Installation
  • Developer mode
  • Pages
  • Production mode
  • Routing
  • Dynamic routing
  • SEO-friendly routing
  • Styles
  • Media
  • Graphs

Installation of Next.js

First, create an empty project folder and initialize npm in it:

$ mkdir next-js-condensed
$ cd next-js-condensed
$ npm init

After that, let's install the Next.js package:

$ npm install nextjs@latest --save-dev
$ npm install react@latest react-dom@latest --save

We save Next.js to devDependencies to clearly separate dependencies for the client and for the server. Server-side dependencies will be in the devDependencies section; the client's will be in the regular section.

If you're using Git or any similar source control tool, it makes sense to add an ignore file that will remove the build artifacts folder from source control. We show an example .gitignore file here:

.DS_Store
.idea
.next
.vscode
build
coverage
node_modules
npm-debug*
out
yarn-debug*
yarn-error*

Running Next.js in developer mode

In order to start the server, by convention we need to define a start script in package.json, so we will add the following there:

{
  "scripts": {
    "start": "next"
  }
}

Now, you can start the server by typing this in the console:

$ npm start

Now, if you visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser, you will see the running server.

Creating your first Next.js page

Now, let's create the first page and place it in the pages folder:

// pages/index.js
import React from "react";
export default () => (<div>Hello, World!</div>);

Now, if you run the dev server (npm start) and visit http://localhost:3000, you will see this page:

Now, let's see how Next.js handles errors in your files:

// pages/index.js
import React from "react";
export default () => (<div><p>Hello, World!</div>);
//                          ^ here we purposely not closing this tag

Then, reload the page to see this:

Running a Next.js production build

Next.js supports two kinds of production usage, static and dynamic, the main difference being that a static build can be served by any static HTTP server as a static website, whereas dynamic usage means that there will be a Next.js server that executes the production build:

  1. Static mode is best suited for simple websites with no dynamic content. We need to add a script to package.json:
      {
        "scripts": {
         "build": "next build",
         "static": "next export"
       }
     }
  1. Then, we have to add a next.config.js with a path map (this was fixed in 6.0.0; you no longer have to do it for 1-1 matches of filesystems and URLs):
      // next.config.js
      module.exports = {
          exportPathMap: () => ({
              '/': {page: '/'}
          })
      };
  1. Now...

Making Next.js routing

Now that we know how to make Next.js routing, let's make another page:

// pages/second.js
import React from "react";
export default () => (<div>Second</div>);

This new page is accessible via http://localhost:3000/second.

Now, let's add a link to that second page to the index page.

If we use a simple <a> tag for this, it will work, of course, but it will perform a regular server request instead of client-side navigation, so performance will be much worse: the client will reload all the initialization payloads, and will be forced to re-initialize the entire app.
  1. In order to do proper client-side navigation, we need to import a link component from Next.js:
      // pages/index.js
      import React from "react";
      import Link from "next/link";
      export default () => (<div><Link href...

Dynamic routing

Of course, no real app can live with only static URLs based on just pages, so let's add a bit of dynamic routing to our app:

  1. Let's start with a small data source stub:
      // data/posts.js
      export default [
          {title: 'Foo'},
          {title: 'Bar'},
          {title: 'Baz'},
          {title: 'Qux'}
      ];
  1. Now, let's connect it to our index page:
      // pages/index.js
      import React from 'react';
      import Link from "next/link";
      import Nav from "../components/Nav";
      import posts from "../data/posts";

      export default () => (
          <div>

              <Nav/>

              <hr/>

              <ul>
            {posts.map((post, index) => (
                <li key={index}>
                    <Link href...

Making Next.js routing masks – SEO-friendly URLs

If you look at the location bar of the browser when you visit the second page, you'll see something like http://localhost:3000/second?id=0, which is fine, but not pretty enough. We can add some niceness to the URL schema that we use. This is optional, but it's always good to have SEO-friendly URLs instead of query-string parameters.

In order to do that, we should use a special as prop of the Link component:

<Link as={`/post/${index}`} href={{pathname: '/second', query: {id: index}}}>
    <a>{post.title}</a>
</Link>

But, if you visit such a link and reload the page, you will see 404 Page Not Found error. Why is that? It's because URL masking (a technology we just used) works on the client side at runtime, and when we reload the page we need to teach the server to work with such...

Dynamic Component Loading (aka Lazy Components)

Even though Next.js can split your app into route-based asynchronously loaded chunks, it is always a good idea to split further if it is needed. The less unnecessary code the user loads up front, the better.

The technique is very simple and completely supported by Next.js:

import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';

And then, anywhere on demand, we can do the loading:

import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'

const FooDynamic = dynamic(import('../components/Foo'))

export default class Page extends React.Component {
  
  state = {show: false};
  
  show = () => this.setState({show: true});
  
  render() {
    return (
      this.state.show ? <FooDynamic/> : <button onClick={this.show}>Show!</button>
    );
  }

}

Here, the component will not be loaded until it is actually placed on the page (that is, rendered...

Adding styles to an application – CSS in JS

There are many ways a Next.js app can be styled.

The simplest way is to use inline styles. Obviously, this is the worst possible way, but we'll start small:

const selectedStyles = {
    fontWeight: 'bold'
};

const regularStyles = {
    fontWeight: 'normal'
};

const Btn = ({href, onClick, children, pathname}) => (
    <button style={pathname === href ? selectedStyles : regularStyles}}>
        {children}
    </button>
);

Obviously, this does not scale at all. Luckily, Next.js offers a technique called JSS (one of many ways to have CSS in JS), and JSS can be used straight inside JSX to define styles:

// components/button.js
import React from 'react';
import {withRouter} from 'next/router';

export default withRouter(({href, onClick, children, router}) => (
    <span>
        ...

Adding media content – images, video, and audio

Generally speaking, it's better to refer to images from CSS so that the entire presentation layer is configured in one place. It's usually a red flag when you want to insert an image in a JS component. We're not talking about image URLs coming from API responses; those are always inserted dynamically.

In this case, you should just refer to an image as you normally do. Next.js and Webpack will take care of this, and if the image is small enough, will even Base64-encode it and put it inline in CSS.

As a quick reference, let's add an icon to a Nav component:

// components/Nav.css
.logo-css {
    background: url(/static/js.jpg) no-repeat center center;
    background-size: cover;
}
.logo {
    background: url(/static/js.jpg) no-repeat center center;
    background-size: cover;
}

We must place the image in the static...

Adding interactive graphs and charts

There are many graph/chart libraries available on the market, but for the sake of an example, we will use the one that is truly React-based and can deliver high performance.

  1. The first step, as usual, is installation:
      $ npm i react-vis --save
  1. Next, let's create a simple graph on the index page.

We need to add library styles (this assumes that you have added the with Css plugin in the previous step):

      import "react-vis/dist/style.css";
  1. Next, let's implement a simple graph; we should import the required parts:
      import {HorizontalGridLines, LineSeries, XAxis, XYPlot, YAxis} from 'react-vis';
  1. Then, we can add a graph implementation, so the resulting page will look like this:
      // pages/index.js
      ... other imports
      import {HorizontalGridLines, LineSeries, XAxis, XYPlot, YAxis} from...

Summary

In this chapter, we learned how to create pages, add components to them, make styles, and insert different kinds of media. In the next chapters, we will address more advanced topics, such as configuration.

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Next.js is a powerful addition to the ever-growing and dynamic JavaScript world. Built on top of React, Webpack, and Babel, it is a minimalistic framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript applications. This book will show you the best practices for building sites using Next. js, enabling you to build SEO-friendly and superfast websites. This book will guide you from building a simple single page app to a scalable and reliable client-server infrastructure. You will explore code sharing between client and server, universal modules, and server-side rendering. The book will take you through the core Next.js concepts that everyone is talking about – hot reloading, code splitting, routing, server rendering, transpilation, CSS isolation, and more. You will learn ways of implementing them in order to create your own universal JavaScript application. You will walk through the building and deployment stages of your applications with the JSON API,customizing the confguration, error handling,data fetching, deploying to production, and authentication.

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Table of Contents

8 Chapters
Introduction to Server-Side Rendering and Next.js Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Introduction to Server-Side Rendering and Next.js
What is a single-page app?
Introduction to React
Why single-page apps suffer performance issues
Server side rendering
How to do server-side rendering with React
Summary
Next.js fundamentals Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Next.js fundamentals
Installation of Next.js
Running Next.js in developer mode
Creating your first Next.js page
Running a Next.js production build
Making Next.js routing
Dynamic routing
Making Next.js routing masks – SEO-friendly URLs
Dynamic Component Loading (aka Lazy Components)
Adding styles to an application – CSS in JS
Adding media content – images, video, and audio
Adding interactive graphs and charts
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Next.js Configuration Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Next.js Configuration
Special pages
How to make custom configurations
Configuring Webpack
Configuring Babel
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Next.js Data Flow Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Next.js Data Flow
Nuances of fetching data on the client and on the server
Loading data from a remote server using vanilla Next.js
Using Redux with Next.js
Using GraphQL with Next.js to fetch data
Using the Apollo framework with Next.js to fetch data
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Application Life Cycle Handlers and Business Logic Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Application Life Cycle Handlers and Business Logic
Authentication
Access Control List, Roles, and Permissions
Business Rules Engine
Internationalization and Localization
Error handling
Caching
Analytics
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Continuous Integration Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Continuous Integration
What is automated deployment?
Writing unit tests for Next.js apps
Writing end-to-end tests for Next.js apps
Setting up CI for Next.js: Travis, Gitlab, and so on
Setting up cloud coverage statistics
Commit hooks
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  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela
What is custom duty/charge? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Customs duty are charges levied on goods when they cross international borders. It is a tax that is imposed on imported goods. These duties are charged by special authorities and bodies created by local governments and are meant to protect local industries, economies, and businesses.

Do I have to pay customs charges for the print book order? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

The orders shipped to the countries that are listed under EU27 will not bear custom charges. They are paid by Packt as part of the order.

List of EU27 countries: www.gov.uk/eu-eea:

A custom duty or localized taxes may be applicable on the shipment and would be charged by the recipient country outside of the EU27 which should be paid by the customer and these duties are not included in the shipping charges been charged on the order.

How do I know my custom duty charges? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

The amount of duty payable varies greatly depending on the imported goods, the country of origin and several other factors like the total invoice amount or dimensions like weight, and other such criteria applicable in your country.

For example:

  • If you live in Mexico, and the declared value of your ordered items is over $ 50, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 19% which will be $ 9.50 to the courier service.
  • Whereas if you live in Turkey, and the declared value of your ordered items is over € 22, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 18% which will be € 3.96 to the courier service.
How can I cancel my order? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Cancellation Policy for Published Printed Books:

You can cancel any order within 1 hour of placing the order. Simply contact customercare@packt.com with your order details or payment transaction id. If your order has already started the shipment process, we will do our best to stop it. However, if it is already on the way to you then when you receive it, you can contact us at customercare@packt.com using the returns and refund process.

Please understand that Packt Publishing cannot provide refunds or cancel any order except for the cases described in our Return Policy (i.e. Packt Publishing agrees to replace your printed book because it arrives damaged or material defect in book), Packt Publishing will not accept returns.

What is your returns and refunds policy? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Return Policy:

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

  1. If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

What tax is charged? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

What payment methods can I use? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

You can pay with the following card types:

  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
What is the delivery time and cost of print books? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Shipping Details

USA:

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Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela