docs: Add Expo quick start guide (#40744)

* feat: Add an Expo quick start

* feat: Add Expo quick start to the side menu

* Add new partials

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Co-authored-by: Chris Chinchilla <chris.ward@supabase.io>
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@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ export const gettingstarted: NavMenuConstant = {
name: 'Hono',
url: '/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/hono',
},
{
name: 'Expo React Native',
url: '/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/expo-react-native',
},
{
name: 'Flutter',
url: '/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/flutter',
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
---
title: 'Use Supabase with Expo React Native'
subtitle: 'Learn how to create a Supabase project, add some sample data to your database, and query the data from an Expo app.'
breadcrumb: 'Framework Quickstarts'
hideToc: true
---
<StepHikeCompact>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={1}>
<$Partial path="quickstart_db_setup.mdx" />
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={2}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Create an Expo app">
Create a minimal Expo app using the `create-expo-app` command with the blank TypeScript template.
<$Partial path="uiLibCta.mdx" />
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```bash name=Terminal
npx create-expo-app my-app --template blank-typescript
```
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={3}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Install the Supabase client library">
The fastest way to get started is to use the `@supabase/supabase-js` client library which provides a convenient interface for working with Supabase from a React Native app.
Navigate to the Expo app and install `supabase-js` along with the required dependencies for secure storage and URL handling.
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```bash name=Terminal
cd my-app && npx expo install @supabase/supabase-js @react-native-async-storage/async-storage react-native-url-polyfill
```
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={4}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Declare Supabase Environment Variables">
Create a `.env` file in the root of your project and populate it with your Supabase connection variables.
Expo requires environment variables to be prefixed with `EXPO_PUBLIC_` to be accessible in your app code.
<ProjectConfigVariables variable="url" />
<ProjectConfigVariables variable="publishable" />
<ProjectConfigVariables variable="anon" />
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```text name=.env
EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=<SUBSTITUTE_SUPABASE_URL>
EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=<SUBSTITUTE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY>
```
<$Partial path="api_settings_steps.mdx" variables={{ "framework": "", "tab": "" }} />
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={5}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Initialize the Supabase client">
Create a helper file at `lib/supabase.ts` to initialize the Supabase client using the environment variables.
The code below uses [AsyncStorage](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@react-native-async-storage/async-storage) to persist the user session in your app.
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```ts name=lib/supabase.ts
import 'react-native-url-polyfill/auto'
import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage'
const supabaseUrl = process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL
const supabaseAnonKey = process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY
export const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseAnonKey, {
auth: {
storage: AsyncStorage,
autoRefreshToken: true,
persistSession: true,
detectSessionInUrl: false,
},
})
```
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={6}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Query data from the app">
Replace the contents of `App.tsx` with the following code to fetch and display the instruments from your database.
Use `useEffect` to fetch the data when the component mounts and display the query result using React Native components.
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```tsx name=App.tsx
import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
import { StyleSheet, View, FlatList, Text } from 'react-native'
import { supabase } from './lib/supabase'
export default function App() {
const [instruments, setInstruments] = useState([])
useEffect(() => {
getInstruments()
}, [])
async function getInstruments() {
const { data } = await supabase.from('instruments').select()
setInstruments(data)
}
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<FlatList
data={instruments}
keyExtractor={(item) => item.id.toString()}
renderItem={({ item }) => (
<Text style={styles.item}>{item.name}</Text>
)}
/>
</View>
)
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
backgroundColor: '#fff',
paddingTop: 50,
paddingHorizontal: 16,
},
item: {
padding: 16,
borderBottomWidth: 1,
borderBottomColor: '#ccc',
},
})
```
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={7}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Start the app">
Run the development server and scan the QR code with the Expo Go app on your phone, or press `i` for iOS simulator or `a` for Android emulator.
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```bash name=Terminal
npx expo start
```
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
</StepHikeCompact>
## Next steps
- Set up [Auth](/docs/guides/auth) for your app
- [Insert more data](/docs/guides/database/import-data) into your database
- Upload and serve static files using [Storage](/docs/guides/storage)
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/// <reference types="next" />
/// <reference types="next/image-types/global" />
/// <reference path="./.next/types/routes.d.ts" />
// NOTE: This file should not be edited
// see https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/config/typescript for more information.