Android Autolinking

[Taylor123]

The problem

Android auto linking does not currently work.

Environment

Plaid Link React Native	7.0.0-rc2
ReactNative Version	0.63.3
Occurs on Android	yes

react-native config output

"react-native-plaid-link-sdk": {
      "root": "app/node_modules/react-native-plaid-link-sdk",
      "name": "react-native-plaid-link-sdk",
      "platforms": {
        "ios": {
          "sourceDir": "app/node_modules/react-native-plaid-link-sdk/ios",
          "folder": "app/node_modules/react-native-plaid-link-sdk",
          "pbxprojPath": "app/node_modules/react-native-plaid-link-sdk/ios/RNLinksdk.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj",
          "podfile": null,
          "podspecPath": "app/node_modules/react-native-plaid-link-sdk/react-native-plaid-link-sdk.podspec",
          "projectPath": "app/node_modules/react-native-plaid-link-sdk/ios/RNLinksdk.xcodeproj",
          "projectName": "RNLinksdk.xcodeproj",
          "libraryFolder": "Libraries",
          "sharedLibraries": [],
          "plist": [],
          "scriptPhases": []
        },
        "android": null
      },
      "assets": [],
      "hooks": {},
      "params": []
    },

Expected Result

android react-native config should not be null

[JeroenMols]

Thank you for requesting this feature!

Looks interesting, we are going to look into adding support for this.

[JeroenMols]

We've managed to get autolinking work when we use ReactPackage, but not when we use TurboReactPackage.

Looking at the react-native-community-cli project it also seems like turbo packages aren't yet supported: react-native-community/cli#356

So I wonder if both are mutually exclusive? 🤔

@Taylor123 do you happen to know if we can support both autolinking and Turbo packages at the same time? Or do we have to choose one or the other?

[Taylor123]

I haven't personally used TurboReactPackage, so i'm not entirely sure. I'll be sure to post here if i gain any insight

[JeroenMols]

I've created a draft proposal that makes autolinking work (at the expense of app startup time). Please chime in with feedback and opinions.

[JeroenMols]

We've decided to stick to turbo modules for now as faster app initialization outweighs the easier integration (especially on the longer term)

In the future we may decide to revise this or to add auto linking support for Turbo Modules. (when that becomes possible)

[Taylor123]

@JeroenMols Makes sense, thanks for taking the time to look into this