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Routing React Apps: The Complete Guide
https://scotch.io/tutorials/routing-react-apps-the-complete-guide
An in-depth article covering use of React-Router (v2) -
Do I Even Need a Routing Library?
http://jamesknelson.com/even-need-routing-library/
Another excellent article from James K Nelson that digs into the core concepts behind a topic, this time looking at what routing libraries do, issues with browser history, and what to consider when deciding on a routing approach. -
Webpack code splitting with Create React App and React Router
https://www.drewbolles.com/blog/2016/11/14/webpack-code-splitting-with-create-react-app-react-router/
A quick example of how to use React-Router's hooks to set up code splitting with Webpack -
Multifactor Authentication in your React Apps
https://scotch.io/tutorials/multifactor-authentication-in-your-react-apps
A tutorial demonstrating how to use the Auth0 service, along with React Router, to implement multi-factor authentication for an app. -
How to Handle Routing in React
https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/understanding-how-to-handle-routing-in-react--cms-27355
A quick example of using React-Router v2 in a small React app -
React-router alternative: switch
https://medium.com/@daveford/react-router-alternative-switch-acd7961f08db
Some examples of simply using switch statements and the history API for routing -
Routing in React, the uncomplicated way
https://hackernoon.com/routing-in-react-the-uncomplicated-way-b2c5ffaee997
Examples of how to implement a custom routing approach, with minimal external dependencies. -
Build your own React Router v4
https://tylermcginnis.com/build-your-own-react-router-v4/
Tyler McGinnis, a React Training partner, walks through the process of building a miniature version of React Router v4 to help explain its concepts and implementation. -
A little bit of history
https://medium.com/@pshrmn/a-little-bit-of-history-f245306f48dd
A deep look at the "history" library, which is the core of React Router and used by other routing libraries as well. -
Building a context-free React router
https://reactarmory.com/guides/context-free-react-router
A tutorial that teaches how to create a simple push-state based React router without relying on React's context API. -
All About React Router 4
https://css-tricks.com/react-router-4/
A deep look at patterns and strategies for using React-Router v4 successfully.
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Let the URL Do the Talking
http://formidable.com/blog/2016/07/11/let-the-url-do-the-talking-part-1-the-pain-of-react-router-in-redux/
http://formidable.com/blog/2016/07/19/let-the-url-do-the-talking-part-2-bargaining-and-acceptance-with-redux-and-react-router/
http://formidable.com/blog/2016/07/25/let-the-url-do-the-talking-part-3-empower-the-url-with-redux-little-router/
http://formidable.com/blog/2016/09/13/introducing-nested-routing-in-redux-little-router/
A series of articles discussing pain points when using React-Router and Redux together, and introducing a library called Redux-Little-Router as an alternative -
An Introduction to the Redux-First Routing Model
https://medium.freecodecamp.com/an-introduction-to-the-redux-first-routing-model-98926ebf53cb
An article that argues in favor of keeping location state in Redux, updating it with actions, and syncing the browser URL based on that state. Includes a sample implementation for the approach, and a link to the actual library the author built. -
Pre Release: Redux-First Router - A Step Beyond Redux-Little-Router
https://medium.com/faceyspacey/pre-release-redux-first-router-a-step-beyond-redux-little-router-cd2716576aea
An opinionated article that argues against the approaches used by both React-Router and Redux-Little-Router, in favor of basing routing state in Redux, with a corresponding new library. -
Routedux - Routing the Redux way
https://cjdev.github.io/routedux/
An article introducing a library that maps URLs to actions and vice versa. -
Entering/Leaving hooks of routing for Redux apps
https://medium.com/@kuy/entering-leaving-hooks-of-routing-for-react-redux-app-22e6eea055a5
Discusses use of enter/leave routing hooks for handling component data fetching needs, and how that is handled with the author's Redux-based routing library. -
Routes as State in React
https://blog.boon.gl/2017/06/29/routes-as-state-in-react.html
Some thoughts on why tracking route data as state might make sense, and some examples of how to approach that. -
Redux-First Router data fetching; solving the 80% use case for async middleware
https://medium.com/faceyspacey/redux-first-router-data-fetching-solving-the-80-use-case-for-async-middleware-14529606c262
An extended article discussing "component-first" vs "route-first" data fetching approaches, and how the author's library helps solve the "route-first" approach. -
Redux-First Router: Just Dispatch Actions
https://survivejs.com/blog/redux-first-router-interview/
An interview with the author of the redux-first-router library. The author describes the core concepts, how it differs from React-Router, useful features, and why he developed it. -
A Redux First Router Saga
https://medium.com/@bryanfillmer/a-redux-first-router-saga-67c2cda9252e
Examples and discussion of how to use sagas in conjunction with Redux-based routing to handle side effects that are connected to route changes.
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How to Build a React Application with User Login and Authentication
https://stormpath.com/blog/build-a-react-app-with-user-authentication
Builds a small React app from the ground up, with use of React-Router for routing and the Stormpath SDK to handle authentication and authorization. -
JWT Authentication with React + Redux
http://www.thegreatcodeadventure.com/jwt-authentication-with-react-redux/
Demonstrates handling sign-in flow, including a dynamic login/logout link, and implementing routes that can only be seen by logged-in users. -
Role-based authorization using React-Router
http://frontendinsights.com/role-based-authorization-using-react-router/
A look at some ways to control component routes based on user roles -
Role based authorization in React
https://hackernoon.com/role-based-authorization-in-react-c70bb7641db4
Some alternative approaches to the previous post, using React component patterns like Higher Order Components to control authorization and rendering -
Dealing with Authentication in React
https://medium.com/@nesbtesh/dealing-with-authentication-in-react-cadb679fbc0f
Some short examples of saving an authentication token, writing queries to use and update that token, and checking the token when rendering components. -
Role based routing with React and Redux
http://crazysigma.com/blogs/2017/04/16/role-based-routing-react-redux/
A description of a fairly simple approach for defining role-based handling of routes, with sample code. -
Preact Authentication Tutorial
https://auth0.com/blog/preact-authentication-tutorial/
A tutorial that demonstrates how to build an app with Preact, including authentication, and makes some comparisons to doing so in React.