redbooth/react-native-auto-updater
React Native Auto Updater
This framework provides a system for managing and distributing dynamic code patches directly to installed mobile clients. By delivering remote JavaScript bundles, it enables the deployment of features and bug fixes while bypassing traditional application store submission and review processes.
The library functions as a cross-platform update manager that utilizes manifest-driven version control to track and fetch specific code releases. It distinguishes itself through granular configuration controls, allowing developers to define update frequencies and apply version filtering to ensure that only intended release types reach end users.
The system includes utilities for monitoring installation progress and retrieving current version information to verify the state of the client environment. These capabilities are supported by native bridge communication, which facilitates the background fetching of assets and the injection of new bundles into the local file system.
Features
- Over-the-Air Updates - Deploys JavaScript code updates directly to mobile devices, bypassing standard app store review cycles.
- Mobile Application Updaters - Manages the configuration of update frequency and version filtering for mobile application code.
- Mobile Patching Frameworks - Provides a framework for distributing dynamic code changes to installed mobile clients to fix bugs or deploy features.
- Client Manifest Tracking - Uses remote manifest files to track available versions and determine which bundles the client should fetch.
- Cross-Platform Deployments - Streamlines the release of updates across iOS and Android platforms to maintain consistent feature parity.
- Version and Compatibility Management - Tracks and controls installed application versions to ensure compatibility and stability across user devices.
- Bundle Injections - Overwrites the primary application bundle on the device file system to apply code updates.
- JavaScript-to-Native Bridges - Provides a communication layer between JavaScript and native device APIs to facilitate secure file system and network operations.
