We'll try to keep this list up-to-date but there's a good chance we'll miss at least some of the dependencies. If you encounter a missing entry please be a good citizen and update the docs!
Libraries
body-parser - node.js body parsing middleware
chalk - terminal string styling
cors - node.js CORS middleware
dotenv - Loads environment variables from .env file
express - fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework
express-manifest-helpers - View helpers to use with an asset manifest
history - easily manage session history
i18next - I18next internationalization framework
immer - allows you to work with immutable state in a more convenient way
Build Scripts/Tools
yarn-or-npm - our npm scripts use this tool to support whichever you prefer!
cross-env - to support Mac OS X and Windows users (and maybe Linux?)
react-dev-utils - Create React App related utilities
nodemon - Simple monitor script for use during development of a node.js app
Webpack & Related
webpack - the defacto standard!
mini-css-extract-plugin - extracts CSS into separate files
babel-loader - we use babel 7 and tsc to get the typescript code into javascript
css-loader - to deal with css files
css-hot-loader - css hot reloading
file-loader - webpack loader to copy files (e.g. images) to bundle folder and reference using url
url-loader - webpack loader to transform files into base64 URIs
webpack-manifest-plugin - webpack plugin for generating an asset manifest ("manifest.json")
postcss-loader - may not be using this - TODO: REMOVE THIS
case-sensitive-paths-webpack-plugin - enforces module path case sensitivity in webpack
html-webpack-plugin - simplifies creation of HTML files to serve your webpack bundles
webpack-node-externals - easily exclude node_modules in webpack bundle
@svgr/webpack - SVGR webpack loader (best way we found to use SVGs)
Babel & Related
@babel/core - Babel compiler core
@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread - Compile object rest and spread to ES5
@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties - Transforms static class properties & properties declared with the property initializer syntax
@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining - Transform optional chaining operators into a series of nil checks
@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import - Allow parsing of dynamic import
@babel/preset-env - Babel preset for each environment
@babel/preset-react - Babel preset for all React plugins
@babel/preset-typescript - Babel preset for TypeScript
babel-plugin-macros - Allows you to build compile-time libraries
babel-plugin-named-asset-import - Create React App related plugin for named asset imports
PostCSS Related
autoprefixer - PostCSS plugin to parse CSS and add vendor prefixes to CSS rules
postcss-import - PostCSS plugin to import CSS files
postcss-nested - PostCSS plugin to unwrap nested rules like how Sass does it
postcss-flexbugs-fixes - PostCSS plugin to address all flexbug's issues
postcss-custom-properties - PostCSS plugin to allow use of Custom Properties Queries in CSS
postcss-assets - PostCSS plugin to manage assets
Libraries
core-js - standard library that includes many polyfills
reselect - More efficient selectors for Redux
React Related
connected-react-router - A way to connect routing and redux in a clean way (the replacement for react-router-redux)
react-dom
react-helmet - A document head manager for React
react-i18next - Internationalization for React done right
react-redux
react-router-dom
react
redux-thunk
redux
Miscellaneous
regenerator-runtime - runtime for Regenerator-compiled generator and async functions
@csstools/normalize.css - CSS library that provides consistent, cross-browser default styling of HTML elements
Webpack Related
webpack-dev-middleware
webpack-hot-middleware
write-file-webpack-plugin
cpx
typescript
@storybook/addons
@storybook/addon-actions
@storybook/addon-links
@storybook/cli
@storybook/react
storybook-addon-root-attribute
storybook-dark-mode
webpack-bundle-analyzer - used for "npm run analyzer"
webpack-cli
dependency-cruiser - used for "npm run depgraph"
open-cli - to open dependency-cruiser's generated svg file
@babel/cli - used for "npm run i18n:scan"
i18next-scanner - used for "npm run i18n:scan"
jest
jest-cli