The use of use_frameworks!

[mjmasn]

This might be more of a question for the https://github.com/forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-iOS project but posting here because it affects React Native in particular.

Is there a reason we need to use use_frameworks! in the Podfile / is there any way to avoid having to do this?

I think back in 8.3 we could modify an import or two and remove use_frameworks! with no ill effects. With 9.2 it just causes a long string of errors that I haven't been able to resolve.

With the way the React Native ecosystem is heading it seems to be frowned upon to use use_frameworks! and it's actually totally broken if trying to use Hermes or Flipper.

We're between a rock and a hard place at the moment because with the React Native 0.66 upgrade we also needed to upgrade React Native Reanimated to version 2, which uses turbomodules and therefore crashes if we try to use chrome debugger on Android. But we can't switch to Hermes which would allow direct debugging via Flipper because we can't enabled either Hermes or Flipper without getting build errors (cause by use_frameworks) on iOS.

Related reading:
facebook/react-native#32451
facebook/hermes#548
react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals#206
software-mansion/react-native-reanimated#1663 (comment)

[hugo-chq]

Also running into an issue trying to use Reanimated 2 (seemingly related to use_frameworks),
even now that Reanimated 2 doesn't rely on turbomodules, it unfortunately still can't be used as is

[hugo-chq]

Looks like the Reanimated issue might be resolvable with Reanimated 2 beta 3 2.2.4, and this change to from @mjmasn software-mansion/react-native-reanimated#2525 (comment)

where they mention AppDelegate.m/.h weren't updated with changes match the latest react-native default starter project,
https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.58.6&to=0.66.0

would it be possible to get those AppDelegate changes ( mostly related to RCTBridgeDelegate ) in this starter project, or are they potentially incompatible? thanks

[gkotula]

Hi everyone, is the use of use_frameworks! still causing issues, or is the latest version of Mobile SDK working when integrating Flipper or Hermes?

As far as the AppDelegate changes, we will take a look at it, thanks!

[wmathurin]

In our upcoming version of Mobile SDK (10.2), we are no longer using use_frameworks in our template app pod files.
See forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-Templates#348

[mjmasn]

Fantastic, thanks for the update @wmathurin