The roadhog project is a command-line tool / scaffolding utility aimed at simplifying how front-end React applications are built, tested, and deployed. It provides a familiar workflow — much like Create React App — with built-in commands such as dev, build, and test, streamlining the development lifecycle for React projects. Because it's built on top of react-dev-utils, it brings optimizations and configurations (bundling, hot reloading, testing setup) out-of-the-box, but also allows more configuration than a zero-config starter, giving developers a balance between convenience and flexibility. This makes roadhog suitable both for quick prototypes and for more serious production-grade React applications. By abstracting away the tedious setup details, roadhog lets developers focus on writing code and UI rather than build config. For teams or projects that need a repeatable, standardized React build pipeline (especially in large codebases), it offers consistency and ease of setup.
Features
- CLI tool for React projects with dev, build, and test commands
- Based on react-dev-utils, offering a familiar and performant build & dev workflow
- More configurable than a “zero-config” starter — supports custom webpack/bundling adjustments
- Easy way to scaffold a new React app with minimal boilerplate
- Supports a smooth developer experience: hot-reloading, build optimizations, testing setup
- Suitable for both small prototypes and larger, production-oriented React codebases