react-native-macos

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[deprecated in favor of https://microsoft.github.io/react-native-windows/] React Native for macOS is an experimental fork for writing desktop apps using Cocoa

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  • .buckconfig
  • .editorconfig
  • .eslintignore
  • .eslintrc
  • .flowconfig
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
  • .npmignore
  • breaking-changes.md
  • build.gradle
  • cli.js
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • DockerTests.md
  • gradlew
  • gradlew.bat
  • Jenkinsfile
  • jest-preset.json
  • LICENSE
  • LICENSE-docs
  • React.podspec
  • README.md
  • Releases.md

πŸš€ Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/ptmt/react-native-macos

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd react-native-macos

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Docker

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker build -f ContainerShip/Dockerfile.android -t react-native-macos .

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

docker run -p 8080:80 react-native-macos

Runs the built image as an actual container.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

3. Gradle (Java/Kotlin)

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • JDK (Java) Required to build and run Java/Kotlin projects.
  • Gradle If the repo includes gradlew (Gradle Wrapper), you don't need to install Gradle separately.
cd RNTester/android/app

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

./gradlew build

Builds the project using Gradle.

βœ… A BUILD SUCCESSFUL message means it worked. The output is created under build/.

4. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
$ npm install react-native-macos-cli -g

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

βœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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