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uber/baseweb

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TLDR

Uber's open-source library of ready-made React UI components, buttons, inputs, and more, with a consistent design system and easy theming through a single provider wrapper.

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  root((Base Web))
    What it does
      React UI components
      Uber design system
      Consistent visual style
    Components
      Inputs and buttons
      Common UI elements
      Responsive layout
    Theming
      Light and dark themes
      Custom theme support
      Provider pattern
    Setup
      TypeScript typings
      Styletron peer dep
      Stackblitz playground
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Drop pre-built, consistently styled React components into a web app to avoid building common UI elements from scratch.

USE CASE 2

Apply a custom theme across an entire React application by wrapping it in the Base Web theme provider.

USE CASE 3

Try out components interactively in the browser via the Stackblitz playground before installing the package locally.

Tech stack

TypeScriptReactStyletronJavaScript

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires installing both the baseui package and Styletron as a peer dependency, the team has reduced open-source engagement so community support may be limited.

In plain English

Base Web is a library of user interface components built by Uber for building web applications with React. It is the React implementation of Uber's internal design system called Base, which defines a consistent visual language for their products. The library provides ready-made components such as inputs, buttons, and other common interface elements that developers can drop into a React project. The components are designed to be responsive and follow a consistent style. Theming is handled through a provider pattern, meaning you wrap your application in a theme provider and all components inside pick up the theme automatically. The library includes both a light theme and the ability to define custom themes. Styling is managed through a separate library called Styletron, which handles CSS-in-JavaScript. Setting up Base Web requires installing both the baseui package and Styletron as peer dependencies. The README includes a short example showing how to wrap an application with the required providers and render a simple input component. The project mirrors Uber's internal development, but the README notes that the team has reduced its public engagement with the open-source repository. There is a maintenance notice pointing to a blog post with more context on the current support posture. Documentation and a live component catalog are available on the project's website. A Stackblitz playground link is also provided for trying components in the browser without any local setup. The library is written in TypeScript and ships with type definitions.

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Prompt 1
Show me how to set up Base Web in a React project with Styletron and render a styled input component.
Prompt 2
How do I create a custom dark theme for my React app using Base Web's theme provider?
Prompt 3
What Base Web components are available for building a data table with sorting and filtering?
Prompt 4
How do I override Base Web's default button styles to match my brand's colors and typography?
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