@react-types/menu

This package provides TypeScript type definitions for Adobe's React Spectrum menu components. It's not a standalone component library—you'll need @react-aria/menu or @react-spectrum/menu for actual implementations. The types are well-structured and comprehensive, covering menu items, sections, separators, and keyboard interactions thoroughly.

The learning curve is gentle if you're already familiar with TypeScript and React. The type definitions are self-documenting with clear property names and sensible defaults. Error messages are typical TypeScript fare—helpful when you pass wrong prop types, though not particularly enlightened about menu-specific patterns. One minor frustration: the relationship between @react-types, @react-aria, and @react-spectrum packages isn't immediately obvious from documentation, so expect some initial confusion about which package does what.

Day-to-day usage is smooth once you understand the Adobe React Spectrum ecosystem. The types catch most mistakes at compile time, and IntelliSense works excellently. GitHub issues get responses, though the modular package structure means you sometimes need to hunt for the right repo to file issues against.

This is purely a TypeScript definitions package for React Spectrum's menu components - it contains no runtime code whatsoever. In production use, it adds zero bytes to your bundle and has no performance implications. The type definitions are well-structured and provide excellent autocomplete for menu props, keyboard interactions, and accessibility patterns.

The types align cleanly with @react-aria and @react-stately, making it straightforward to build custom menu implementations while maintaining type safety. Breaking changes between versions are rare and well-documented in changelogs. The separation of types into their own package is actually beneficial for dependency management - you can reference these types without pulling in implementation code.

From an operations perspective, there's literally nothing to worry about - no connection pooling, no retries, no logging hooks needed. It's just type definitions. The only gotcha is ensuring version alignment with your actual React Spectrum components to avoid type mismatches, but semantic versioning handles this reasonably well.

This package provides TypeScript type definitions for React Spectrum's menu components, and it really shines in day-to-day development. The types are comprehensive and well-structured, covering everything from basic menu items to complex selection states and keyboard interactions. IDE autocomplete works flawlessly, making it easy to discover available props without constantly referring to docs.

The type definitions integrate seamlessly with React Aria's composable architecture. You get proper inference for generics when working with collections, and discriminated unions help catch errors at compile time rather than runtime. Error messages are generally clear when you misuse props, though occasionally the generic constraints can produce verbose error output.

One minor annoyance is that this is a separate package from the actual component implementation, so you need to ensure version alignment between @react-types/menu and @react-aria/menu or @react-spectrum/menu. The types are also quite strict, which is mostly good but can require type assertions in edge cases where you're doing something unusual with menu composition.