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# React Native Restart
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Sometimes you want to reload your app bundle during app runtime. This package will allow you to do it.
iOS GIF | Android GIF
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## Installation
- Using `react-native < 0.62`? install `react-native-restart@0.0.17`
- Using `0.71 > react-native >= 0.62`? install `react-native-restart@0.0.24`
- Using `0.72 - 0.84`? install `react-native-restart@0.0.28`
- Using `react-native >= 0.85`? install `react-native-restart@0.0.28` and above
## Requirements
For React Native 0.85.3+:
- React Native 0.85.3+
- React 19.2.3+
- Node.js 20.19.4+ (or 22.13.0+, 24.3.0+, 25.0.0+)
- iOS 15.1+
- Xcode 16.1+
- Android API 24+ (Android 7.0+)
- Android SDK 36
- Java 17 (for Android development)
- Gradle 9.3.1
### With `yarn`
```bash
$ yarn add react-native-restart
```
### With `npm`
```bash
$ npm install --save react-native-restart
```
## Auto-Linking Setup (react-native >= 0.60)
### iOS
```bash
$ cd ios
$ pod install
```
### Android
No further steps should be taken
## Automatic Installation (Without Auto-Linking)
`react-native link react-native-restart` or `npm install -g rnpm && rnpm link react-native-restart`
## Manual Android Installation
In `android/settings.gradle`
```gradle
...
include ':react-native-restart'
project(':react-native-restart').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-restart/android')
```
In `android/app/build.gradle`
```gradle
...
dependencies {
...
implementation project(':react-native-restart')
}
```
Register module (in `MainApplication.java`)
```java
import com.reactnativerestart.RestartPackage; // <--- Import
public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {
private final ReactNativeHost mReactNativeHost = new ReactNativeHost(this) {
......
/**
* A list of packages used by the app. If the app uses additional views
* or modules besides the default ones, add more packages here.
*/
@Override
protected List getPackages() {
...
return Arrays.asList(
new MainReactPackage(),
new RestartPackage() // Add this line
);
}
};
......
};
```
## Manual iOS Installation
### Importing The Library
* Drag the file `Restart.xcodeproj` from `/node_modules/react-native-restart/ios` into the `Libraries` group in the Project navigator. Ensure that `Copy items if needed` is UNCHECKED!
* Ensure that `libRestart.a` is linked through `Link Binary With Libraries` on `Build Phases`:
* Ensure that `Header Search Paths` on `Build Settings` has the path `$(SRCROOT)/../node_modules/react-native-restart` set to `recursive`:
* You're All Set!
## CocoaPod iOS Installation
In your `ios/Podfile` make sure to use `react-native-restart` from the local
`node_modules/`. With that, only your project Pod needs to be linked and
no extra configuration is required:
```ruby
target 'MyReactApp' do
# Make sure you're also using React-Native from ../node_modules
pod 'React', :path => '../node_modules/react-native', :subspecs => [
'Core',
'RCTActionSheet',
# ... whatever else you use
]
# React-Native dependencies such as yoga:
pod 'yoga', path: '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga'
# The following line uses react-native-restart, linking with
# the library and setting the Header Search Paths for you
pod 'react-native-restart', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-restart'
end
```
Remember to run `cd ios && pod install` to update files used by Xcode.
## Usage
```javascript
import RNRestart from 'react-native-restart'; // Import package from node modules
// Immediately reload the React Native Bundle
RNRestart.Restart(); // Deprecated
RNRestart.restart();
```
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome. Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) if you like to contribute to this library.
## Credits
Thanks to Microsoft CodePush library. I simply extracted the code from their library's logic to reload the React Native Bundle.