Netflix: UI Clone with React Native / Expo

web demo: Expo Netflix

Table of Contents

• Install & Build
• Features
• API Components/Packages Used
• Linting
• Expo Web
• Demo & Release Notes

Install & Build

First, make sure you have Expo CLI installed: npm install -g expo-cli

Install: yarn or yarn install

Run Project Locally: yarn dev or yarn start

Features

• Expo SDK 43
• iOS, Android and PWA (Progressive Web App)
• React Navigation v6
• PropTypes

API Components/Packages Used

• React Native
  • Animated
  • Alert and Switch
  • Image and ImageBackground
  • Keyboard and TextInput
  • TouchableOpacity and TouchableWithoutFeedback
  • Dimensions, Platform and StatusBar
  • ScrollView and FlatList
  • StyleSheet, Text, and View
• Expo
  • expo-asset
  • expo-constants
  • expo-font
  • expo-linear-gradient
  • AppLoading
  • ScreenOrientation
• 3rd Party
  • react-native-appearance
  • react-native-svg
  • react-native-webview

Linting

• run: yarn lint for a list of linting warnings/error in cli
• prettier and airbnb config
• make sure you have prettier package installed:
  • prettier for atom
  • prettier for vscode
• then make sure to enable these options (packages → prettier):
  • eslint integration
  • stylelint integration
  • automatic format on save (toggle format on save)
• be aware of the .prettierignore file

Expo Web

Currently Expo Web support is not production ready, but if you want to see how this project looks on the web as a PWA (Progressive Web App)... using react-native-web and react-dom.

PWA: Expo Netflix looks best on a mobile device, but not bad on desktop!

Dev with Expo Web

• Remove node_modules if they exist: rm -rf nodes_modules
• Install/Re-install: yarn
• Start development: yarn web or expo start --web
• Build PWA: yarn web-build or expo build:web

a couple manual changes within index.html i found needed to be made so far:

• to make splash screen work: "mobile-web-app-capable" => "apple-mobile-web-app-capable"
• status bar transparent: apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style="default" => "black-translucent"
• no white background: add background color within body{background-color: #121212; ...}
• check output meta: double image meta tags
• check output js: double/triple js packages

Release Notes

version 0.0.2 (current)

• upgraded to Expo SDK 43
• upgraded to React Navigation v6
• upgraded to React Navigation v5
• upgraded to Expo SDK 42
• upgraded to Expo SDK 41
• upgraded to Expo SDK 40
• upgraded to Expo SDK 39
• upgraded to Expo SDK 38
• upgraded to Expo SDK 37
• upgraded to React Navigation v4
• upgraded to Expo SDK 36
• upgraded to Expo SDK 35
• Expo Web support
• upgraded to Expo SDK 34
• upgraded to Expo SDK 33
• Home Top Navbar
  • show/hide on scroll
  • start of stack navigation in nav bar
  • TV Shows, Movies and My List screens
  • start of mock data and images for shows/movies
• More Stack
  • menu list (scrollable) created, with current version on screen
  • app settings
    • start of section headings
    • displays current phone model name (ios only, for now)
    • delete all downloads (mock alert)
    • storage bar styled: device storage space, netflix (downloaded) space used, and free space (all mock data)
  • privacy now opens a modal with WebView that opens Help Netflix - Privacy page
  • sign out now opens an alert with selectable options
  • manage profiles
    • modal popup with edit overlay
    • modal add profile with for kids switch
• Modal Video player screen added
  • on open (mount), screen orientation changes to landscape
  • on close (unmount), screen orientation changes back to portrait

version 0.0.1

• iOS and Android
• Tab Navigation
  • Home
    • simple banner (bandersnatch)
    • add to my list
    • simple wireframe with FlatList (horizontal scroll)
  • Search
    • simple animation onFocus and onBlur of search input
    • autofocus on first render
  • My Downloads
  • More
    • simple account profiles layout
• Chrome Cast modal screen