Research Alternate Datepicker / Timepicker Library Options

[tn3rb]

Chakra UI has no datepicker nor timepicker therefore we need to find alternatives

• please list potential candidates here with a brief list of pros/cons for each (if easily possible)

[nicolad]

First option, since we used that before is the components from blueprint:

• https://github.com/palantir/blueprint/blob/develop/packages/datetime/src/datepicker.md
• https://github.com/palantir/blueprint/blob/develop/packages/datetime/src/timepicker.md

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interesting aspect about those: DatePicker is built on top of the react-day-picker library.

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in case we will need to create our own clone, it has: Apache License 2.0

[nicolad]

another option is DateTimePicker from GB, which uses react-dates under the hood

[nicolad]

since those 2 ☝️ relies on external libs under the hood, I've taken a quick look at top 3 libs 👇

[nicolad]

Library	Pros	Cons	Stars
react-dates	- backed up by airbnb - internationalizable, accessible, mobile-friendly - theme support	- no TS support, it uses just PropTypes - it uses react-with-styles for library initilization - they do provide a way to override styles - they use interfaces for styles a bit uncommon way for CSS	10k
react-datepicker	Localization relies on date-fns - Accessibility support	- no TS support -	4.6k
react-day-picker	- v8 is coming! The next version will be a rewrite in TypeScript. Read more here - Localizable	- no TS support yet, TBD	3.7k

[tn3rb]

that link you posted regarding react-day-picker v8 also states that they will be rewriting to use date-fns as well as TypeScript

[manzoorwanijk]

Unofficial types for react-dates https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/react-dates/