How to find Create React App version and update it?

[sabahang]

Hi,

I know that Ionic cli for React uses CRA behind the scenes but I couldn't find a way to check which version of it is being used in any given ionic-cli version. I checked both Ionic framework repo and this repo and searched in package.json but doesn't seem to be there. Where can I find this info?
Can I upgrade CPA independently from Ionic or CPA updates should only come by updating Ionic (or Ionic CLI)?

[imhoffd]

Hi @sabahang!

We don't use create-react-app to actually create Ionic React apps. We download a ready-to-go starter template from our starters.

This may change in the future. You can follow this issue for updates: #3499

[mirkonasato]

Ionic projects generated with the CLI have a react-scripts dependency in their package.json ; that's probably what you're interested in. (The react-scripts package is part of create-react-app.)

There's nothing stopping you from updating the react-scripts version in your Ionic project. However there's always the risk that a newer react-scripts version may include changes that break some @ionic/cli functionality. The only way to find out if a combination of react-scripts and @ionic/cli versions is compatible is to try and see if it works I suppose.