How to build an invoicing app with Next.js, Redux, and jspdf

[OmaJuliet]

What is your article idea?

This article will be a detailed guide on how to build an interactive invoicing app step by step using technologies like Next.js, Redux for state management, and jspdf to make the invoices downloadable.

What are the objectives of your article?

Introduction to Next.js and Redux:

• Brief overview of Next.js and Redux

Setting up the Next.js project:

• Creating the Next.js Project
• Step-by-step guide to setting up a Next.js project
• Installing necessary dependencies and configuring the development environment
• Integrating Redux into the Next.js app
• Configuring Redux store in the Next.js application

Implementing functionality with Redux:

• Building components for creating, editing, and deleting invoices
• Implementing Redux actions and reducers to handle invoice data
• Integrating form validation and error handling

Integrating jspdf for PDF invoicing:

• Overview of the jspdf library for generating PDF documents in JavaScript
• Installing and configuring jspdf library in the Nextjs project
• Implementing the logic to convert the invoice data into a PDF document
• Customizing PDF layout
• Adding a download button to each invoice

Conclusion

• Overview and a quick recap of the article

What is your expertise as a developer or writer?

Beginner

What type of post is this?

Tutorial

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• I have read the Write for the Community program guidelines.

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Hi @OmaJuliet ,

This looks good. Could we please use Strapi as the backend to store all invoice data?

Please let me know if you have any questions.

[OmaJuliet]

Alright, I'll use Strapi for the backend

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

@OmaJuliet , thank you. I can't wait to see your contribution! 🥳

[OmaJuliet]

Hello @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku , for this tutorial, you said I should use Strapi as the backend storage for the invoice data. The invoice data is already being managed and stored in the Redux store, so should I use one instead of the two?

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Hi @OmaJuliet ,

I would advise you use Strapi to store the data for historical reasons. You can use the both of them, but for simplicity, I would suggest you use Strapi alone. Store your data in Strapi so they can be accessed anytime as the redux store is for complex state management and not a database as well.

Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you!

[OmaJuliet]

Great @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku . Thanks.

[OmaJuliet]

Hi @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku
This article is ready for review. Here's the draft link: https://hackmd.io/@Juliet-Oma/SkQt8yXfC

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Hi @OmaJuliet ,

Thank you for your contribution! 🚀. I will add this to the review backlog. Meanwhile, I checked the demo videos. Is it possible you provide a GIFs of them since their durations are not long. If Hackmd limits the size upload, you can share them here. Just make sure they are clear enough and are viewable. That would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

Please do well to join our Discord community channel "#Write for the Community" if you haven't, https://discord.gg/invite/strapi. 😊

[OmaJuliet]

Hi @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku I planned to use Giphy to make the videos into GIF but it wasn't clear. The GIF came out very blurry.
I've joined the Discord channel

[OmaJuliet]

@Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku
I've created the GIFs and embedded them in the article. Check if they're ok.

Here are the links for them:
https://media.giphy.com/media/UTfX3ebXfSw48oClNz/giphy.gif
https://media.giphy.com/media/WF3SwxCvc8LCxuTIhg/giphy.gif

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Thank you @OmaJuliet.

Could you please provide clear ones.They look quite blurry. @OmaJuliet .

[OmaJuliet]

Yeah, I will @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Thank you @OmaJuliet

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Hi @OmaJuliet ,

Thanks for your contribution. I left some comments in your draft. Please review it. Thank you!

[OmaJuliet]

All done @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku