boilerplate structure for new react library development

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README.md

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 # react-charts
-Charts for React
+Chart library for React
+
+# Examples
+
+If you just want to run the examples locally:
+
+1. Clone this repo and `cd` to the newly-created directory
+2. Run `npm serve` in your terminal
+3. Go to [http://localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000)
+
+# Development
+
+If you'd like to contribute to the development this project, first fork & clone this repo, and then follow these steps:
+
+### Global dependencies
+
+* This project uses NPM to manage dependencies and run scripts. Run `npm -v` to check if you already have it installed.
+If you don't have it, NPM is packaged with Node.js - download and run the
+[install package located on nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org/) to install.
+* Babel is used to transpile ES6+ code to ES5 syntax. Install by running `npm install --global babel`
+* Webpack is used to bundle the JS & styles for the examples. Install by running `npm install --global webpack`
+
+### Project dependencies
+
+* Run `npm install` in the project root directory. This will install all of the project dependencies into the
+`node_modules` directory.
+
+### Development process
+
+* Run `npm run dev` to run the development server (webpack-dev-server), which will serve a live development version of
+the examples at [localhost:9876](http://localhost:9876)
+* Make changes to the library code in the `src` directory, and/or changes to the examples in the `examples/src`
+directory.
+* Once you are happy with your changes, run `npm run build` to generate a production build. (This transpiles the ES6
+library code, and transpiles + bundles the examples).
+* `git commit` and `git push` your changes to your forked version of the repo.
+* Open a Github pull request if you'd like to get your changes merged into the official repository.
+
+### Notes
+
+* **Do not make any changes in the `lib` or `examples/build` directories**, as these directories are destroyed and
+regenerated on each build.
+* The development server uses [react-hot-loader](https://github.com/gaearon/react-hot-loader) to automatically
+"hot reload" changes to React components, so refreshing your web browser is usually not necessary. However, some
+changes will still require a refresh to propagate.