prop-types: Detailed Overview & Metrics
Prop-types is a library used in React applications to document the intended types of properties passed to components. It helps developers catch bugs early by defining the expected data types for props and providing warnings in development mode if the types do not match. Prop-types also improve code readability by serving as documentation for component APIs.
Compared to TypeScript or Flow for type checking in React, Prop-types is simpler to set up and does not require a separate type checking tool. However, it is important to note that Prop-types is a runtime type checking tool and does not provide compile-time type safety like TypeScript or Flow.
Alternatives:
typescript+
io-ts+
yup+
zod+
joi+
superstruct+
runtypes+
ajv+
class-validator+
computed-types+
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