This project is a cross-platform animation library for React Native that provides a declarative engine for building high-performance user interfaces. It functions by offloading animation logic and interaction processing to the native UI thread, ensuring that visual transitions remain smooth and responsive even when the main application thread is under heavy load.
The library distinguishes itself through a specialized architecture that transforms standard functions into units capable of executing directly on the native thread. It utilizes shared-memory synchronization to maintain consistent data values between the application logic and the native environment, enabling real-time updates without bridge latency. By employing a physics-based interpolation engine, the system simulates natural motion, inertial deceleration, and spring-based transitions that mimic real-world physical behavior.
The framework covers a broad range of interactive capabilities, including gesture-driven interface design, sensor-based motion, and dynamic layout management. It provides mechanisms to track hardware sensor data and virtual keyboard states, allowing interface elements to adjust automatically to device movement or on-screen input changes. These features are supported by a node-based system that caches evaluations to optimize performance and maintain high frame rates during complex interactions.
