Aws Amplify React

In this tutorial, we’ll build a web application for tracking and sharing subscription services like Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube. We’ll use React for the frontend, AWS Amplify for the backend, and GraphQL for our API.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of JavaScript and React
An AWS account
Node.js and npm installed on your machine

Step 1: Set Up Your React App

Create a new React app using npx create-react-app kiwishare Change to the project directory:

cd kiwishare

Install the necessary dependencies:

npm install aws-amplify @aws-amplify/ui-react

Step 2: Install and Configure the Amplify CLI

Install the Amplify CLI globally:

npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli

Configure the Amplify CLI with your AWS account:

amplify configure

Follow the prompts to complete the configuration process.

Step 3: Initialize Amplify

amplify init

Follow the prompts to complete the Amplify initialization process.

Step 4: Add Auth and API

Add authentication to your app:

amplify add auth

Add a GraphQL API:

amplify add api

Choose the “Amazon DynamoDB” as the data source.

Step 5: Define Your GraphQL Schema

Edit the schema.graphql file to define the data model for your app:

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type StreamingService
  @model
  @auth(rules: [{ allow: owner }])
{
  id: ID!
  name: String!
  description: String
  price: Float!
  sharings: [Sharing] @hasMany(indexName: "byStreamingService", fields: ["id"])
}

type Sharing
  @model
  @auth(rules: [{ allow: owner }])
{
  id: ID!
  title: String!
  streamingServiceID: ID! @index(name: "byStreamingService")
  streamingService: StreamingService! @belongsTo(fields: ["streamingServiceID"])
}

Step 6: Deploy Your Backend

amplify push

This command will create and configure the necessary backend resources in your AWS account.

Step 7: Update Your React App

Integrate Amplify into your React app by adding the necessary imports and configurations.

Step 8: Run Your App

npm start

Your app should now be running on http://localhost:3000. You can now sign up, sign in, and start using the app to track and share subscription services!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we built a subscription sharing app using React, AWS Amplify, and GraphQL. We learned how to set up a React app, configure Amplify, define a GraphQL schema, and deploy our backend to AWS. This is just the beginning – you can now customize and expand your app to add more features and functionality!

Happy coding! 🚀