Building Modern Cube UI Components: The Complete Guide to React Components for Cube.dev

What is Cube UI?

Cube UI represents the next evolution in building analytics interfaces for Cube.dev applications. Instead of writing custom components from scratch every time, Cube UI provides a comprehensive library of pre-built, production-ready React components that understand Cube.dev's data model natively.

Whether you're building a simple dashboard or a complex analytics platform, Cube UI components handle the heavy lifting of data visualization, query building, and user interaction, allowing you to focus on your business logic and user experience.

Creating React Components That Work Seamlessly with Cube.dev

The key to successful Cube UI development lies in understanding how React components can integrate naturally with Cube.dev's architecture. Here's how modern Cube UI components are structured:

1. Native Cube.dev Integration

The best Cube UI components don't just display data—they understand Cube.dev's semantic layer. This means they can automatically handle:

• Schema awareness: Components automatically discover available cubes, measures, and dimensions
• Query optimization: Smart caching and batching of Cube.dev API requests
• Type safety: Full TypeScript support with auto-generated types from your Cube schema
• Real-time updates: Automatic re-fetching when underlying data changes

import { QueryBuilder } from '@cubekit/react';

import { CubeProvider } from '@cubekit/react';

function App() {

  return (

    <CubeProvider

      cubeApiUrl="http://localhost:4000/cubejs-api/v1"

      cubeApiToken="your-token"

    >

      <QueryBuilder

        onQueryChange={(query) => console.log(query)}

        defaultQuery={{

          measures: ['Orders.count'],

          dimensions: ['Orders.status']

        }}

      />

    </CubeProvider>

  );

}

2. Component Architecture Best Practices

Modern Cube UI components follow a composable architecture that makes them flexible and reusable:

Making Data Access Easy with Simple Builder Interfaces

One of the biggest challenges in analytics applications is making complex data accessible to non-technical users. Cube UI solves this with intuitive builder interfaces that abstract away the complexity of query construction.

The Visual Query Builder Approach

Instead of requiring users to understand SQL or Cube.dev's query format, modern Cube UI components provide visual interfaces that feel natural and intuitive:

SELECT orders.status,

       COUNT(*) as count

FROM orders

WHERE created_at >= '2024-01-01'

GROUP BY orders.status

Key Builder Interface Features

Effective Cube UI builder interfaces share several important characteristics:

• Drag & Drop: Intuitive interaction patterns that feel natural
• Smart Suggestions: Context-aware recommendations based on selected data
• Real-time Preview: Immediate feedback as users build their queries
• Validation: Prevent invalid combinations and guide users toward valid queries
• Templates: Pre-built query templates for common use cases

// Example: Simple builder interface with validation

const [query, setQuery] = useState({

  measures: [],

  dimensions: [],

  filters: []

});

<QueryBuilder

  query={query}

  onQueryChange={setQuery}

  enableValidation={true}

  showPreview={true}

  suggestionsEnabled={true}

/>

Using CubeKit AI Service to Power AI Chat Interfaces

The future of data interaction is conversational. CubeKit's AI service transforms natural language questions into Cube.dev queries, making analytics accessible to everyone in your organization.

How the AI Service Works

The CubeKit AI service understands your Cube.dev schema and can translate natural language into optimized queries:

Implementing AI Chat Interfaces

The ConversationBuilder component makes it easy to add AI-powered chat to your Cube UI:

import { ConversationBuilder } from '@cubekit/react';

function AIAnalyticsChat() {

  return (

    <ConversationBuilder

      aiApiUrl="https://api.cubekit.dev/ai"

      aiApiKey="your-api-key"

      enableVoiceInput={true}

      showQueryExplanation={true}

      onQueryGenerated={(query) => {

        console.log('AI generated query:', query);

      }}

    />

  );

}

Simple Integration Within Any React App

One of the biggest advantages of modern Cube UI components is how easily they integrate into existing React applications. Whether you're building a new app or adding analytics to an existing platform, the integration process is straightforward.

Installation and Setup

Getting started with Cube UI components requires minimal setup:

npm install @cubekit/react

# Optional: Install peer dependencies

npm install react@^18.0.0 react-dom@^18.0.0

Basic Integration Pattern

Here's how to integrate Cube UI components into your existing React application:

// App.jsx - Root level setup

import { CubeKitProvider } from '@cubekit/react';

import { QueryBuilder, DashboardBuilder } from '@cubekit/react';

function App() {

  return (

    <CubeKitProvider

      config={{

        cubeApiUrl: process.env.REACT_APP_CUBE_API_URL,

        cubeApiToken: process.env.REACT_APP_CUBE_API_TOKEN,

        pollInterval: 60000

      }}

    >

      <Router>

        <Routes>

          <Route path="/analytics" element={<AnalyticsPage />} />

          <Route path="/dashboard" element={<DashboardPage />} />

        </Routes>

      </Router>

    </CubeKitProvider>

  );

}

Component-Level Integration

Each Cube UI component can be used independently or combined with others:

// AnalyticsPage.jsx - Using multiple components

import { QueryBuilder, ChartVisualization } from '@cubekit/react';

import { useState } from 'react';

function AnalyticsPage() {

  const [currentQuery, setCurrentQuery] = useState(null);

  return (

    <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-6">

      <QueryBuilder

        onQueryChange={setCurrentQuery}

        className="h-full"

      />

      {currentQuery && (

        <ChartVisualization

          query={currentQuery}

          chartType="bar"

          responsive={true}

        />

      )}

    </div>

  );

}

Styling and Theming

Cube UI components are designed to work seamlessly with your existing design system, offering multiple styling approaches to fit your development workflow:

Best Practices for Cube UI Development

To get the most out of Cube UI components in your React applications, follow these essential best practices that ensure optimal performance, user experience, and maintainability:

The Future of Cube UI

As analytics applications become more sophisticated, Cube UI components will continue to evolve. We're seeing exciting trends toward more intelligent, collaborative, and accessible interfaces:

Getting Started with Cube UI

Ready to transform your Cube.dev applications with modern UI components? Here's how to get started:

The future of analytics UIs is here, and it's built with React, powered by Cube.dev, and enhanced with AI. Start building your modern Cube UI today and see how much faster you can ship professional analytics applications.