ReactJS.NET
Downloading and Installing
Release Versions #
The best way to install ReactJS.NET is via NuGet. There are several NuGet packages available:
- React.Core - The core React library. Contains the main functionality of React and JSX. You will normally use this through an integration library like React.Mvc4.
- React.Web.Mvc4 - Integration with ASP.NET MVC 4 and 5.
- React.AspNet - Integration with ASP.NET Core. Learn more about ASP.NET 5 support
- Cassette.React - Integration with Cassette. The recommended way to combine and minify your JavaScript.
- System.Web.Optimization.React - Integration with ASP.NET Bundling and Minification.
These packages can be installed either via the UI in Visual Studio, or via the Package Manager Console:
Install-Package React.AspNet
Development Builds #
Development builds are automatically built after every change. Use these if you want the very latest bleeding-edge version. These are located on a custom package server so you need to add this as a package source in Visual Studio:
- Click Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Package Manager Settings
- Click Package Sources
- Click the plus icon, enter name as "ReactJS.NET Dev" and URL as http://reactjs.net/packages/
- When adding the packages to your application, manually select "ReactJS.NET Dev" as the package source, and ensure "Include Prerelease" is enabled.
Building Manually #
To build your own copy of ReactJS.NET (for example, if implementing a new feature or fixing a bug):
- Compile ReactJS.NET by running
dev-build.bat - Reference React.dll and React.Mvc4.dll (if using MVC 4) in your Web Application project
Your first build always needs to be done using the build script (dev-build.bat) as
this generates a few files required by the build (such as
SharedAssemblyVersionInfo.cs). Once this build is completed, you can open
React.sln in Visual Studio and compile directly from Visual Studio.