ReactXP not compatible with react-native 0.65 without patch

[mikehardy]

AccessibilityInfo.fetch was finally removed, this PR needs a merge+release for ReactXP to work with react-native 0.65+: #1126

If anyone else runs into this, there's a patch-package / https://github.com/ds300/patch-package format patch attached on the PR, works

[mikehardy]

@fbartho @deregtd @berickson1 @msfterictraut sincere apologies for the direct ping just wanted to mention that without the pull request linked here, which was reviewed and only on pause while we waited for a compatibility window (that has passed I think...) reactxp does not work at all with react-native 0.65+ as the deprecated accessibility property the PR moves away from was finally dropped

[berickson1]

To be perfectly honest, I haven't kept up with react-native for the last year or so due to shifting job responsibilities. That being said, it does sound reasonable to make this breaking change that bumps the minimum RN version and change the usage of this API

[mikehardy]

Thanks @berickson1 - I just saw @erictraut merge some dependabot PRs using that handle vs mserictraut, perhaps he's the best ping with that handle :-)

[erictraut]

Hi @mikehardy, yes I've been merging dependabot PRs because it takes just a second, but I haven't been involved in any of the recent substantive discussions related to reactxp. I unfortunately don't have any time to dedicate to it at this time.

[kg-currenxie]

Same here. Needing patch to upgrade to 0.65. 0.66 is already out as well. More people are likely to run into this issue

[realityworks]

Project is no longer supported... This is why cross platform is dangerous.

[mikehardy]

This is why cross platform is dangerous.

I love making sweeping generalizations from one project as well! Open source comments are also super dangerous ;-)

I think in reality it is just that react-native-web "won" the mindshare here, at the same time that microsoft poured a bunch of resources into real macos and windows ports (have you seen those? they're quite lively!) meaning this repo is just not really needed.

Best part though: ReactXP just enabled you to write pretty-much standard react-native code which is still dangerously cross platform, so you can probably just drop your ReactXP code right into a react-native / react-native-web template (try https://github.com/plaut-ro/luna but be careful, it's cross-platform) and it'll go.

[mikehardy]

Here's some more dangerously cross-platform stuff, one line command to init react-native-web + typescript + firebase with a fully built-out authentication signed-out/signed-in flow https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase-authentication-example/ - if you're not careful it will work on all platforms though, so take care using it