How to Add shadcn Charts to a Next.js App Without Writing Recharts Boilerplate
Charts look like a small task on a ticket. Then you open the Recharts docs and remember how much setup every chart needs: a config object for labels and colors, axes, a tooltip, a legend, colors that work in dark mode, and a container that resizes properly. Most of us copy all of that from the last project and rename the keys. The shadcn/ui chart component removes part of this work. It wraps Recharts with theme-aware colors and tooltips. But you still write every chart by hand....
Charts look like a small task on a ticket. Then you open the Recharts docs and remember how much setup every chart needs: a config object for labels and colors, axes, a tooltip, a legend, colors that work in dark mode, and a container that resizes properly. Most of us copy all of that from the last project and rename the keys. The shadcn/ui chart component removes part of this work. It wraps Recharts with theme-aware colors and tooltips. But you still write every chart by hand....