rn-tailwind-tokens

Generate React Native styles from Tailwind CSS + design tokens with Figma sync support.

Features

• Tailwind-style utilities - Use familiar class names like bg-blue-500, p-4, flex-row
• Design tokens - Define your design system in JSON format
• Figma sync - Automatically sync tokens from Figma using the Tokens plugin
• Auto-updates - Watch for changes and regenerate styles automatically
• TypeScript support - Full type definitions and IntelliSense
• Zero runtime - Styles are generated at build time

Installation

npm install rn-tailwind-tokens
# or
yarn add rn-tailwind-tokens
# or
pnpm add rn-tailwind-tokens

Quick Start

1. Generate styles from defaults

import { tw, getDefaultStyles } from 'rn-tailwind-tokens/react-native';

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <View style={tw('flex-1', 'bg-white', 'p-4')}>
      <Text style={tw('text-lg', 'font-bold', 'text-gray-900')}>
        Hello World
      </Text>
    </View>
  );
}

2. Use custom design tokens

Create a design-tokens.json file:

{
  "colors": {
    "primary": {
      "50": "#eff6ff",
      "500": "#3b82f6",
      "900": "#1e3a8a"
    },
    "brand": "#ff6b6b"
  },
  "spacing": {
    "sm": 8,
    "md": 16,
    "lg": 24
  },
  "fontSize": {
    "body": 16,
    "heading": [24, { "lineHeight": 32 }]
  }
}

Generate styles using the CLI:

npx rn-tokens generate --tokens ./design-tokens.json --output ./src/styles/tokens.ts

Use in your app:

import { styles, tw } from './styles/tokens';

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <View style={styles['bg-primary-500']}>
      <Text style={tw('text-heading', 'text-white')}>
        Custom Tokens
      </Text>
    </View>
  );
}

3. Sync from Figma

# One-time sync
npx rn-tokens sync --token YOUR_FIGMA_TOKEN --file-id YOUR_FILE_ID --output ./src/styles/tokens.ts

# Watch for changes
npx rn-tokens sync --token YOUR_FIGMA_TOKEN --tokens-url YOUR_TOKENS_URL --output ./src/styles/tokens.ts --watch

CLI Commands

rn-tokens generate

Generate React Native styles from design tokens.

rn-tokens generate [options]

Options:
  -t, --tokens <path>      Path to design tokens JSON file
  -c, --tailwind <path>    Path to Tailwind config file
  -o, --output <path>      Output path (default: ./src/styles/tokens.ts)
  -f, --format <format>    Output format: ts, js, json (default: ts)
  -p, --prefix <prefix>    Custom prefix for generated classes
  --no-defaults            Exclude default Tailwind utilities
  --platform <platform>    Target platform: ios, android, web, all

rn-tokens watch

Watch for token changes and regenerate.

rn-tokens watch [options]

rn-tokens sync

Sync design tokens from Figma.

rn-tokens sync [options]

Options:
  --token <token>          Figma personal access token (required)
  --file-id <fileId>       Figma file ID
  --tokens-url <url>       URL to Figma Tokens plugin export
  --token-sets <sets...>   Token sets to include
  --watch                  Watch for Figma changes
  --interval <ms>          Sync interval in ms (default: 60000)

rn-tokens init

Create a config file.

rn-tokens init [--force]

rn-tokens validate

Validate a token file.

rn-tokens validate <path>

Programmatic API

TokenManager

import { TokenManager } from 'rn-tailwind-tokens';

const manager = new TokenManager({
  tokensPath: './design-tokens.json',
  tailwindPath: './tailwind.config.js',
  outputPath: './src/styles/tokens.ts',
  includeDefaults: true,
  watch: true,
  figma: {
    accessToken: 'YOUR_TOKEN',
    fileId: 'YOUR_FILE_ID',
    syncInterval: 60000,
  },
});

// Initialize and load tokens
await manager.init();

// Generate styles
const stylesheet = manager.generate();

// Export to file
await manager.export();

// Listen for changes
manager.onChange((event) => {
  console.log('Tokens changed:', event);
});

// Clean up
await manager.dispose();

Quick Setup

import { createStyles } from 'rn-tailwind-tokens';

const { styles, tw, tokens } = await createStyles({
  tokens: './design-tokens.json',
  output: './src/styles/tokens.ts',
  includeDefaults: true,
});

React Native Utilities

tw() - Combine styles

import { tw } from 'rn-tailwind-tokens/react-native';

<View style={tw('flex-row', 'items-center', 'p-4')}>
  <Text style={tw('text-lg', 'font-bold')}>Title</Text>
</View>

cx() - Conditional styles

import { cx } from 'rn-tailwind-tokens/react-native';

<View style={cx(
  'p-4',
  'rounded-lg',
  { 'bg-blue-500': isActive },
  { 'bg-gray-200': !isActive }
)}>

createStyled() - Custom theme

import { createStyled } from 'rn-tailwind-tokens/react-native';

const { styles, tw, tokens } = createStyled({
  colors: {
    brand: '#ff6b6b',
  },
});

Theme utilities

import { getColor, getSpacing, createTheme } from 'rn-tailwind-tokens/react-native';

const primaryColor = getColor('blue-500'); // '#3b82f6'
const padding = getSpacing('4'); // 16

const theme = createTheme({
  colors: { brand: '#ff6b6b' },
});

Design Token Format

Colors

{
  "colors": {
    "primary": "#3b82f6",
    "secondary": {
      "light": "#f3f4f6",
      "DEFAULT": "#6b7280",
      "dark": "#374151"
    }
  }
}

Spacing

{
  "spacing": {
    "0": 0,
    "1": 4,
    "2": 8,
    "4": 16,
    "8": 32
  }
}

Typography

{
  "fontSize": {
    "sm": 14,
    "base": 16,
    "lg": [18, { "lineHeight": 28 }],
    "xl": [20, { "lineHeight": 28, "letterSpacing": 0.5 }]
  },
  "fontWeight": {
    "normal": "400",
    "medium": "500",
    "bold": "700"
  },
  "fontFamily": {
    "sans": "System",
    "mono": "Courier"
  }
}

Borders & Shadows

{
  "borderRadius": {
    "none": 0,
    "sm": 4,
    "md": 8,
    "full": 9999
  },
  "shadow": {
    "sm": {
      "offsetX": 0,
      "offsetY": 1,
      "blur": 2,
      "color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)"
    }
  }
}

Figma Tokens Integration

Using Figma Tokens Plugin

1. Install the Figma Tokens plugin
2. Export your tokens as JSON
3. Use the exported file or URL with the sync command

Token Structure

The package supports both Figma Tokens plugin format and Style Dictionary format:

{
  "global": {
    "colors": {
      "primary": {
        "value": "#3b82f6",
        "type": "color"
      }
    },
    "spacing": {
      "sm": {
        "value": "8px",
        "type": "spacing"
      }
    }
  }
}

Generated Utility Classes

The package generates Tailwind-compatible utility classes:

Layout

• flex, hidden
• flex-row, flex-col, flex-wrap
• justify-start, justify-center, justify-between
• items-start, items-center, items-stretch
• self-start, self-center, self-end

Spacing

• p-{size}, px-{size}, py-{size}, pt-{size}, etc.
• m-{size}, mx-{size}, my-{size}, mt-{size}, etc.
• gap-{size}, gap-x-{size}, gap-y-{size}

Sizing

• w-{size}, h-{size}, size-{size}
• min-w-{size}, min-h-{size}
• max-w-{size}, max-h-{size}

Colors

• bg-{color}, text-{color}, border-{color}
• tint-{color} (for Image components)

Typography

• text-{size} (fontSize)
• font-{weight} (fontWeight)
• font-{family} (fontFamily)
• leading-{size} (lineHeight)
• tracking-{size} (letterSpacing)

Borders

• rounded, rounded-{size}, rounded-{corner}-{size}
• border, border-{size}, border-{side}-{size}

Effects

• shadow, shadow-{size}
• opacity-{value}

Position

• relative, absolute
• top-{size}, right-{size}, bottom-{size}, left-{size}
• inset-{size}, inset-x-{size}, inset-y-{size}
• z-{index}

TypeScript Support

Generated files include full TypeScript definitions:

import { styles, tw, StyleName } from './styles/tokens';

// Type-safe style names
const validStyle: StyleName = 'bg-blue-500'; // OK
const invalidStyle: StyleName = 'invalid';   // Type error

// tw function accepts StyleName
tw('bg-blue-500', 'p-4', 'rounded-lg'); // OK

Configuration File

Create a tokens.config.json for project-wide settings:

{
  "tokensPath": "./design-tokens.json",
  "tailwindPath": "./tailwind.config.js",
  "outputPath": "./src/styles/tokens.ts",
  "includeDefaults": true,
  "platform": "all",
  "prefix": "",
  "figma": {
    "accessToken": "${FIGMA_TOKEN}",
    "fileId": "your-file-id",
    "syncInterval": 60000
  }
}

Author

Solomon Monotilla

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License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide for details.

Support

• GitHub Issues
• Documentation