fix: old arch is no longer available in 0.82

Author: tido64

android/react-native.gradle

@@ -8,8 +8,16 @@ ext.isBridgelessEnabled = { Project project, boolean isNewArchEnabled ->
     if (isNewArchEnabled) {
         def bridgelessEnabled = project.findProperty("react.bridgelessEnabled")
                                     ?: project.findProperty("bridgelessEnabled")
+
+        def version = getPackageVersionNumber("react-native", project.rootDir)
+        if (version >= v(0, 82, 0)) {
+            if (bridgelessEnabled != null) {
+                logger.warn("WARNING: As of 0.82, bridgeless can no longer be disabled")
+            }
+            return true
+        }
+
         if (bridgelessEnabled != "false") {
-            def version = getPackageVersionNumber("react-native", project.rootDir)
             def isSupported = version == 0 || version >= v(0, 73, 0)
 
             if (bridgelessEnabled == "true") {
@@ -38,8 +46,16 @@ ext.isFabricEnabled = { Project project ->
 ext.isNewArchitectureEnabled = { Project project ->
     def newArchEnabled = project.findProperty("react.newArchEnabled")
                              ?: project.findProperty("newArchEnabled")
+
+    def version = getPackageVersionNumber("react-native", project.rootDir)
+    if (version >= v(0, 82, 0)) {
+        if (newArchEnabled != null) {
+            logger.warn("WARNING: As of 0.82, New Architecture can no longer be disabled")
+        }
+        return true
+    }
+
     if (newArchEnabled == "true") {
-        def version = getPackageVersionNumber("react-native", project.rootDir)
         def isSupported = version == 0 || version >= v(0, 71, 0)
         if (!isSupported) {
             throw new GradleException([
@@ -50,5 +66,6 @@ ext.isNewArchitectureEnabled = { Project project ->
         }
         return isSupported
     }
+
     return false
 }

ios/features.mjs

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 /** @import { ApplePlatform, JSONObject } from "../scripts/types.ts"; */
 import { v } from "../scripts/helpers.js";
 
+/**
+ * @param {number} reactNativeVersion
+ */
+function isNewArchExclusive(reactNativeVersion) {
+  return reactNativeVersion >= v(0, 82, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {number} reactNativeVersion
  */
@@ -15,6 +22,10 @@ function supportsNewArch(reactNativeVersion) {
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
 export function isNewArchEnabled(reactNativeVersion, options) {
+  if (isNewArchExclusive(reactNativeVersion)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   if (!supportsNewArch(reactNativeVersion)) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -42,6 +53,10 @@ export function isNewArchEnabled(reactNativeVersion, options) {
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
 export function isBridgelessEnabled(reactNativeVersion, options) {
+  if (isNewArchExclusive(reactNativeVersion)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   if (isNewArchEnabled(reactNativeVersion, options)) {
     if (reactNativeVersion >= v(0, 74, 0)) {
       return options["bridgelessEnabled"] !== false;

test/ios/features.test.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ describe("isBridgelessEnabled()", () => {
   // Bridgeless mode is enabled by default starting with 0.74
   const defaultVersion = v(0, 74, 0);
 
+  // Bridgeless mode is always enabled starting with 0.82
+  const exclusiveVersion = v(0, 82, 0);
+
   before(() => {
     delete process.env["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"];
   });
@@ -43,6 +46,18 @@ describe("isBridgelessEnabled()", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("always returns true starting with 0.82", () => {
+    ok(isBridgelessEnabled(exclusiveVersion, {}));
+    ok(isBridgelessEnabled(exclusiveVersion, { fabricEnabled: false }));
+    ok(isBridgelessEnabled(exclusiveVersion, { fabricEnabled: true }));
+    ok(
+      isBridgelessEnabled(exclusiveVersion, {
+        fabricEnabled: true,
+        bridgelessEnabled: false,
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
   it("does not return true just because `RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED` is set", () => {
     // `RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED` does not enable bridgeless on older versions
     process.env["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] = "1";
@@ -108,6 +123,9 @@ describe("isNewArchEnabled()", () => {
   // New architecture is first publicly available in 0.68, but we'll require 0.71
   const firstAvailableVersion = v(0, 71, 0);
 
+  // New architecture is always enabled starting with 0.82
+  const exclusiveVersion = v(0, 82, 0);
+
   before(() => {
     delete process.env["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"];
   });
@@ -140,4 +158,10 @@ describe("isNewArchEnabled()", () => {
     ok(!isNewArchEnabled(firstAvailableVersion, {}));
     ok(!isNewArchEnabled(firstAvailableVersion, { fabric_enabled: true }));
   });
+
+  it("always returns true starting with 0.82", () => {
+    ok(isNewArchEnabled(exclusiveVersion, {}));
+    ok(isNewArchEnabled(exclusiveVersion, { fabricEnabled: false }));
+    ok(isNewArchEnabled(exclusiveVersion, { newArchEnabled: false }));
+  });
 });