feat: add an option to specify react native version

Author: satya164

.github/workflows/build-templates.yml

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
             --type ${{ matrix.type }} \
             --languages ${{ matrix.language }} \
             --example ${{ matrix.example }}
+
           echo "work_dir=$WORK_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
           # Build Android for only some matrices to skip redundant builds

packages/create-react-native-library/src/index.ts

@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ type ArgName =
   | 'repo-url'
   | 'languages'
   | 'type'
-  | 'example';
+  | 'example'
+  | 'react-native-version';
 
 type ProjectLanguages =
   | 'java-objc'
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ type Answers = {
   languages: ProjectLanguages;
   type?: ProjectType;
   example?: ProjectExample;
+  reactNativeVersion?: string;
 };
 
 const LANGUAGE_CHOICES: {
@@ -207,6 +209,10 @@ const args: Record<ArgName, yargs.Options> = {
     description: 'Type of example app',
     choices: EXAMPLE_CHOICES.map(({ value }) => value),
   },
+  'react-native-version': {
+    description: 'Version of React Native to use, uses latest if not specified',
+    type: 'string',
+  },
 };
 
 async function create(argv: yargs.Arguments<any>) {
@@ -374,6 +380,7 @@ async function create(argv: yargs.Arguments<any>) {
     type = 'module-mixed',
     languages = type === 'library' ? 'js' : 'java-objc',
     example = 'native',
+    reactNativeVersion,
   } = {
     ...argv,
     ...(await prompts(
@@ -539,6 +546,7 @@ async function create(argv: yargs.Arguments<any>) {
     dest: folder,
     projectName: options.project.name,
     architecture,
+    reactNativeVersion,
   });
 
   spinner.text = 'Copying files';

packages/create-react-native-library/src/utils/generateExampleApp.ts

@@ -26,21 +26,18 @@ const PACKAGES_TO_ADD = {
   'babel-plugin-module-resolver': '^4.1.0',
 };
 
-const PACKAGES_TO_ADD_NEW_ARCH = {
-  'patch-package': '^6.4.7',
-  'postinstall-postinstall': '^2.1.0',
-};
-
 export default async function generateExampleApp({
   type,
   dest,
   projectName,
   architecture,
+  reactNativeVersion = 'latest',
 }: {
   type: 'expo' | 'native';
   dest: string;
   projectName: string;
   architecture: 'new' | 'mixed' | 'legacy';
+  reactNativeVersion?: string;
 }) {
   const directory = path.join(dest, 'example');
   const args =
@@ -52,6 +49,8 @@ export default async function generateExampleApp({
           `${projectName}Example`,
           '--directory',
           directory,
+          '--version',
+          reactNativeVersion,
           '--skip-install',
         ]
       : // `npx create-expo-app example --no-install`
@@ -95,14 +94,6 @@ export default async function generateExampleApp({
 
   Object.assign(devDependencies, PACKAGES_TO_ADD);
 
-  // Temporary until autolinking is fixed on iOS
-  // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/a5622165c198ac6e7ffff5883d4f269a2c974f2e
-  if (architecture === 'new' || architecture === 'mixed') {
-    scripts.postinstall = 'patch-package';
-
-    Object.assign(devDependencies, PACKAGES_TO_ADD_NEW_ARCH);
-  }
-
   await fs.writeFile(
     path.join(directory, 'package.json'),
     JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2)