Developer Releases Lightweight React UI Library with 6 Pre-Built Components

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A developer named jwafaDev has publicly released UI Component Library, an open-source React component library available on GitHub. The library includes six pre-built components — buttons, cards, badges, inputs, modals, and select menus — designed to speed up everyday UI development. It uses CSS Modules for styling, requires only React and React DOM as dependencies, and is described as accessible and responsive. The project is installable via npm under the package name @jwafadev/ui-components, though the npm listing is noted as coming soon. Future planned additions include TypeScript definitions, dark mode support, form validation utilities, and Storybook integration.

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