feat: migrate from React.forwardRef to React 19 ref-as-prop pattern #104
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Overview
This PR migrates the entire @rn-primitives library from the deprecated
React.forwardRef
pattern to React 19's new ref-as-prop pattern, ensuring full compatibility with React 19 while maintaining backward compatibility.Problem
React 19 has deprecated
React.forwardRef
in favor of acceptingref
as a regular prop. The library had 496 usages offorwardRef
across all packages and applications, which would generate deprecation warnings and potentially break in future React versions.Solution
Systematically converted all components from:
To:
Changes Made
Core Infrastructure
packages/types
: Updated all type definitions to include optionalReact.Ref<T>
in prop typespackages/slot
: Converted all Slot components (Pressable, View, Text, Image) - critical since other packages depend on thesepackages/hooks
: FixeduseAugmentedRef
to accept optional refs for React 19 compatibilityAll Primitive Packages (32 total)
Converted every primitive component across all packages:
Application Components
Verification
React.forwardRef
usages remain in the packages directoryImpact
Testing
The conversion maintains identical runtime behavior. Components accept refs the same way, forward them correctly, and maintain all existing functionality. The change is purely internal to how refs are handled within the component definitions.
This makes @rn-primitives fully React 19 compatible! 🎉
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