Auto-generate TypeScript code for React Native with Snowtype from Snowplow CDI data products. Complete setup guide with Leo Sanches, Sales Engineer.
Learn how to use Snowtype to automatically generate TypeScript code for your React Native application from Snowplow CDI data products. In this step-by-step tutorial, we guide you through the entire setup process, from configuring snowype.config.json to generating production-ready TypeScript code that includes all your events, properties, and entities with full type safety.
What You'll Learn:
- How to install and configure Snowtype for React Native projects
- Setting up your snowype.config.json file with tracker and language settings
- Retrieving your Organization ID and Data Product ID from Snowplow Console
- Running the npx generate command to auto-generate TypeScript code
- Understanding the generated files (snowtype-lock.json and snowplow.ts)
- Importing and using strongly-typed events in your React Native components
- Keeping your application in sync with CDI configuration
Key Topics Covered:
Snowtype, Snowplow CDI, React Native, TypeScript code generation, data products, event tracking, Node.js, automatic code generation, data collection, strongly-typed events, npm packagesPerfect for: React Native developers, TypeScript developers, Snowplow users, mobile app developers, and anyone looking to implement type-safe event tracking in React Native applications.
Prerequisites: Node.js installed, Snowplow CDI account, React Native project, Visual Studio Code or similar editor