React app APIs
import {
PluginKitProvider,
mountShadowApp,
configurePluginKitReact,
createCraftHostBridge,
} from '@verbb/plugin-kit-react/utils';PluginKitProvider
Wraps the React tree and applies Plugin Kit config (translation, shadow/scroll-lock settings, optional host bridge).
import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
import { PluginKitProvider } from '@verbb/plugin-kit-react';
createRoot(el).render(
<PluginKitProvider translationCategory="my-plugin">
<App />
</PluginKitProvider>,
);| Prop | Default | Role |
|---|---|---|
translationCategory | — | Category for useTranslation / form engine messages |
translate | Craft.t when present | Custom translator |
hostBridge | — | Opt-in Craft action/selector bridge |
portalContainer | — | ShadowRoot from mountShadowApp; enables document scroll-gutter stability for overlay scroll lock in embedded hosts |
shadowRootSelectors | ['[data-plugin-kit-shadow-root]'] | Selectors used for overlay scroll-lock scoping inside shadow roots |
Overlays (dialogs, popovers, selects) render through the native Popover API top layer — no DOM reparenting, so no portal target is needed for positioning. portalClassName from v1 is deprecated and ignored.
Importing components registers their custom elements — no registration prop.
usePluginKitConfig() reads the nearest provider config (empty object when absent).
mountShadowApp
Attaches an open shadow root, injects CSS text, and returns a mount node for createRoot.
import { mountShadowApp } from '@verbb/plugin-kit-react/utils';
const { mountNode, portalContainer } = mountShadowApp({
element: '#root', // selector or HTMLElement
styles: [pluginKitStyles, screenStyles],
// styleAttr?: string // default 'data-pk-shadow-style'
// rootAttr?: string // default 'data-pk-shadow-root'
});Pass portalContainer to PluginKitProvider so overlay scroll lock stays stable inside the shadow tree.
configurePluginKitReact / configure
Same options as the Provider, for chrome slots or reconfigure-without-remount. Prefer the Provider for the main tree.
createCraftHostBridge
import { createCraftHostBridge } from '@verbb/plugin-kit-react/utils';
hostBridge: createCraftHostBridge()Wires hostRequest, hostOpenElementSelector, and related helpers to window.Craft. Only needed when those helpers are used.
Fault handling
Import from @verbb/plugin-kit-react/fault.
| Export | Purpose |
|---|---|
AppFaultProvider, useAppFault, useAppFaultOptional | App-level fault state (record, reset). |
AppFaultBoundary | Error boundary that reports into the fault provider. |
FaultFallback, ResetUiButton | Default fallback UI pieces. |
useUiWatchdog | Detects a hung/blank UI and raises a fault. |
buildSupportBundle | Collects diagnostics for support reports. |
isIgnorableGlobalError | Filter for benign global errors (e.g. ResizeObserver noise). |
import { AppFaultProvider, AppFaultBoundary } from '@verbb/plugin-kit-react/fault';
<AppFaultProvider>
<AppFaultBoundary>
<App />
</AppFaultBoundary>
</AppFaultProvider>