AppHelper

The @churchapps/apphelper package provides shared React components and utilities for all ChurchApps web applications. It is a single published package that exposes feature modules through subpath entry points -- login, donations, forms, markdown, and website/CMS functionality -- alongside a core set of shared components and helpers.

Before You Begin

• Install Node.js and Git -- see Prerequisites
• Familiarize yourself with the Packages workspace setup and release flow

Entry Points

The package defines subpath exports in its package.json, so each feature module is importable on its own:

Entry point	Contents
@churchapps/apphelper	Core components, helpers, and hooks
@churchapps/apphelper/login	Login and registration UI
@churchapps/apphelper/donations	Giving and donation components
@churchapps/apphelper/forms	Form submission components
@churchapps/apphelper/markdown	Markdown and HTML editors and renderers
@churchapps/apphelper/website	Website builder and CMS components

Who Consumes What

Before changing a shared export, check which apps import it:

Export area	What it provides	Consumed by
Root -- core components & hooks	DisplayBox, InputBox, Loading, PageHeader, PersonAvatar, SmallButton, ErrorMessages, ExportLink, useMountedState, plus re-exported @churchapps/helpers utilities (ApiHelper, DateHelper, Locale, UserHelper, etc.)	B1Admin, B1App, B1Transfer, LessonsApp
Root -- site chrome	SiteHeader (nav, user menu, notifications)	B1Admin, B1Transfer, LessonsApp
Root -- admin content editors	ImageEditor, HelpIcon	B1Admin
Root -- realtime plumbing	SocketHelper, SubscriptionManager, NotificationService	B1Admin, B1App
Root -- chat/presence stores	ConversationStore, PresenceStore	B1App
Root -- notes & messaging UI	Notes (staff notes on people/tasks); AddNote, SubscriptionToggle (member messaging)	B1Admin (Notes), B1App (AddNote, SubscriptionToggle)
Root -- Lessons-specific	AnalyticsHelper, FloatingSupport, SupportModal	LessonsApp
./login	LoginPage, LogoutPage	B1Admin, B1App, B1Transfer, LessonsApp
./markdown	MarkdownEditor, MarkdownPreviewLight (shared); MarkdownPreview, HtmlEditor (admin content editing)	B1Admin, B1App, LessonsApp
./donations	MultiGatewayDonationForm, RecurringDonations, PaymentMethods, StripePaymentMethod, DonationHelper/getPaymentProvider (shared); FundDonations (admin only)	B1Admin, B1App
./forms	FormSubmissionEdit (renders ConversationalForm when the form's displayMode is conversational)	B1Admin, B1App
./website	Page-rendering core shared by the editor and renderer (Element + the per-type renderers resolved via ElementRegistry, StyleHelper, DroppableArea, DraggableWrapper, Theme, YoutubeBackground, SectionDivider/parseDividerConfig); site-wide widgets (AnnouncementBanner, Launcher + their parse*Config helpers); Animate, ElementBlock, NonAuthDonationWrapper, SermonElement used only by the public-facing renderer	B1Admin (editor), B1App (editor components + renderer)

B1Transfer and LessonsApp use only the root and login entry points -- the donations, forms, and website subpaths are consumed exclusively by B1Admin and B1App today.

Setup for Local Development

This package lives in the Packages workspace alongside the other shared libraries:

1. Clone the workspace:

   git clone https://github.com/ChurchApps/Packages.git

2. Install dependencies at the workspace root:

   cd Packages && yarn install

3. Launch the Vite playground from the package directory:

   cd apphelper && yarn dev

   The playground dev server starts at http://localhost:3001. Copy playground/dotenv.sample to playground/.env and fill in the required values first.

To build the package for consumption (compiles to dist/ and copies locale/CSS assets), run yarn workspace @churchapps/apphelper build -- or yarn build at the root to build every package in dependency order. To test an unpublished build inside a consuming app, use a temporary Yarn portal -- see Local Development Against a Consuming App.

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The playground is the fastest way to develop and test AppHelper components. It hot-reloads the Vite dev server so you can see changes in real time.

Publishing

Releases go through changesets: run yarn changeset at the workspace root with every change, then yarn publish-all when ready to release. See the Shared Libraries Overview for the full flow.

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Never remove or rename an export until the replacement is published and every consumer has been migrated -- grep all consuming repos before merging a removal.

Related Articles

• Helpers -- The base utility package used alongside AppHelper
• Web Apps -- The web applications that consume this package
• Shared Libraries Overview -- Workspace setup, release flow, and local-link workflow