Unlock the Power of Tremor: Building Interactive Dashboards with React

What is Tremor?

Tremor is an open-source, low-level library for building dashboards in React. It provides a set of pre-styled components, such as cards, texts, and charts, that can be easily composed to create complex dashboards. Tremor uses Tailwind under the hood, allowing for flexible and customizable styling.

Getting Started with Tremor

To get started with Tremor, you’ll need to set up a new React project using Vite and install Tremor, Heroicons, and Tailwind as dependencies. Once installed, you can import Tremor’s components and start building your dashboard.

npm install @tremor/react heroicons tailwindcss

Configuring Tailwind

To use Tailwind with Tremor, you’ll need to create a Tailwind configuration file and add the necessary paths to your project’s template files. This will allow you to use Tailwind’s utility classes in your project.

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  content: ['./src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
};

Understanding Tremor’s Building Blocks

Tremor’s components are the building blocks of your dashboard. Each component has a set of props that can be used to customize its behavior and appearance. For example, the AreaChart component has props for data, categories, and dataKey, which can be used to control the chart’s behavior.

import { AreaChart } from '@tremor/react';

const data = [
  { date: '2022-01-01', value: 100 },
  { date: '2022-01-02', value: 120 },
  { date: '2022-01-03', value: 140 },
];

const categories = ['date'];

const dataKey = 'value';

return (
  
);

Creating a Dashboard Layout

Tremor provides a set of pre-built page shell blocks that can be used to quickly create a dashboard layout. These blocks include common layouts, such as a three-column layout with a large container. You can customize these blocks to fit your needs and add your own components to create a unique dashboard.

import { ThreeColumnLayout } from '@tremor/react';

return (
  
    {/* Add your components here */}
  
);

Adding Cards and Charts

Once you have a basic layout, you can start adding cards and charts to your dashboard. Tremor provides a range of card components, including performance indicator cards and chart cards. You can customize these cards to display your own data and add interactive elements, such as toggles and dropdowns.

import { Card, ChartCard } from '@tremor/react';

const data = [
  { label: 'Category 1', value: 100 },
  { label: 'Category 2', value: 120 },
  { label: 'Category 3', value: 140 },
];

return (
  
    
  
);

Adding Interactivity

To make your dashboard truly interactive, you can add event handlers and state management to your components. For example, you can add a toggle button to switch between different chart types or add a dropdown menu to select different data sets.

import { useState } from 'react';
import { Card, ChartCard } from '@tremor/react';

const [chartType, setChartType] = useState('bar');

const data = [
  { label: 'Category 1', value: 100 },
  { label: 'Category 2', value: 120 },
  { label: 'Category 3', value: 140 },
];

return (
  
    
     setChartType('line')}>Switch to Line Chart
  
);