Chai Builder - Open Source Tailwind Builder

Chai Builder is an Open Source Low Code React + Tailwind CSS Visual Builder. It allows you to create web pages visually by dragging and dropping elements onto the canvas. It is a simple React component that renders a full-fledged visual builder into any React application.

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Manual installation:

Step 1: Install the packages

npm install @chaibuilder/sdk @chaibuilder/runtime tailwindcss
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Step 2: Add a custom tailwind config. Create a new file: tailwind.chaibuilder.config.ts.
Pass the path to your source files.

import { getChaiBuilderTailwindConfig } from "@chaibuilder/sdk/tailwind";
export default getChaiBuilderTailwindConfig(["./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}"]);

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Step 3: Create a new chaibuilder.tailwind.css

@config "./tailwind.chaibuilder.config.ts";

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
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Step 4: Add the builder to your page.

import "./chaibuilder.tailwind.css";
import "@chaibuilder/sdk/styles";
import {loadWebBlocks} from "@chaibuilder/sdk/web-blocks";
import { ChaiBuilderEditor } from "@chaibuilder/sdk";

loadWebBlocks();

const BuilderFullPage = () => {
  return  (
      <ChaiBuilderEditor
          blocks={[{_type: 'Heading', _id: 'a', content: 'This is a heading', styles: '#styles:,text-3xl font-bold'}]}
          onSave={async ({ blocks, providers, brandingOptions } ) => {
            console.log(blocks, providers, brandingOptions );
            return true
          }}
      />
  );
}
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Render the blocks on your page.

export default () => {
    return <RenderChaiBlocks blocks={blocks}/>
}
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Support

If you like the project, you can assist us in expanding. ChaiBuilder is a collaborative endeavor crafted by developers in their free time. We value every contribution, no matter how modest, as each one represents a significant step forward in various ways, particularly in fueling our drive to enhance this tool continually.

Acknowledgments

Chai Builder stands on the shoulders of many open-source libraries and tools. We extend our gratitude to the developers and maintainers of these projects for their contributions.