react-native-windows

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.71.0.

New changes

• 50f354f2 Enable /PROFILE linker flag for vulcan compatibility ([email protected])

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.72.0.

New changes

• 8b3ae070 Promote 0.72 to legacy ([email protected])
• 1cc629b8 Enable /PROFILE linker flag for vulcan compatibility ([email protected])
• 8b3ae070 Bump @react-native-windows/cli to v0.72.4 (beachball)
• 8b3ae070 Bump @react-native-windows/codegen to v0.72.3 (beachball)

We're excited to release React Native Windows 0.73.1 targeting React Native 0.73.0. There have been many changes to both react-native-windows and react-native itself, and we would love your feedback on anything that doesn't work as expected. This release includes the commits to React Native Windows from 6/23/2023 – 10/12/2023.

Note: 0.73.0 was accidentally released early to npm, 0.73.1 is our official release that matches React Native 0.73.0

How to upgrade

You can view the changes made to the default new React Native Windows applications for C++ and C# using React Native Upgrade Helper. See this document for more details.

What's new from React Native Windows

Reliability

• Drops Cxx Modules in favor of TurboModules for networking Features to improve efficiency. Use TurboModules for networking in MSRN (#11168) · microsoft/react-native-windows@41e884a (github.com)
• Fixes FileReader turbo module's argument handling to use correct data types in FileReaderTurboModule::ReadAs*. Use correct data types in FileReaderTurboModule::ReadAs*(#11902) · microsoft/react-native-windows@df09b65 (github.com)
• Customers who specify their own version of Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT can now use versions >= 2.0.230524.3. Enable using newer CppWinRT versions that use WINRT_IMPL_LoadLibraryExW (#11953) · microsoft/react-native-windows@e68fcf4 (github.com)
• Properly detect the correct machine architecture for 32-bit Node on 64-bit Windows scenarios. Properly detect the correct machine architecture in CLI (#11978) · microsoft/react-native-windows@0547552 (github.com)
• Fix for NPE when blur command is received while React instance is shutting down. Fix bug when blur command received on node without XamlRoot (#12051) · microsoft/react-native-windows@97a386c (github.com)
• Prevents memory leaks by untracking responses managed by a custom response handler Untrack HTTP responses when processed by IResponseHandler (#12378) · microsoft/react-native-windows@70ca7ac (github.com)
• Updates fmt version from 8.0.0 to 10.1.0 Update fmt to 10.1.0 (#12413) · microsoft/react-native-windows@3b2d2a5(github.com)
• Regularly cleans list of long-lived objects. Release long lived JSI objects ASAP (#12387) · microsoft/react-native-windows@49001fa (github.com)

Accessibility

• Properly implements accessibilityState by allowing null values for accessibility states and clearing unset states. Fix accessibilityState to support states not being set (#11792) · microsoft/react-native-windows@13c1223 (github.com)

New Features

• Now able to use new CLI init-windows commands. Create new CLI init-windows command (#12123) · microsoft/react-native-windows@de07af9 (github.com)
• Define an HTTP module based on the modern REACT_MODULE type system. Define HTTP TurboModule (#11825) · microsoft/react-native-windows@873bbb0 (github.com)
• Adds cppStringType option to @rnw/codegen. Add cppStringType option to @rnw/codegen (#11833) · microsoft/react-native-windows@5a3dcf7 (github.com)
• Adds REACT_MODULE_NOREG which is REACT_MODULE but without auto registration. Add REACT_MODULE_NOREG which is REACT_MODULE but without auto registration (#11849) · microsoft/react-native-windows@19cf1ad (github.com)
• Allows the disabling Blob Cxx modules. Allow disabling Blob Cxx module (#11979) · microsoft/react-native-windows@bde337f (github.com)
• npx react-native codegen-windows will generate two files if there is any custom type to generate. The additional file NativeXXXDataTypes.g.h contains all generated custom types. Generate types and spec in two files for turbo module (#11990) · microsoft/react-native-windows@690d70c (github.com)
• Adds configConfig.windows.cppStringType in package.json for @rnw/codegen. Add configConfig.windows.cppStringType in package.json for @rnw/codeg… (#11848)· microsoft/react-native-windows@dcf95f7 (github.com)
• Enable the /PROFILE linker flag for all C++ release binaries Enable the /PROFILE linker flag for all C++ release binaries (#12492)· microsoft/react-native-windows@c49655a (github.com)

Breaking Changes

• Follows RNW and bump minimum Node version to 18. Integrate RN Nightly 6/28, bumps node from 16 to 18 (#11858) · microsoft/react-native-windows@4dae247 (github.com)
• The Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsAppSDK experimental project has been deprecated and will no longer be supported (track it's replacement here: https://aka.ms/rnw-roadmap). Deprecate Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsAppSDK project (#11945) · microsoft/react-native-windows@7212312 (github.com)
• Hermes is now the default JS engine for all new projects and will eventually be the only supported JS engine. Make Hermes the default JS engine (#12371) · microsoft/react-native-windows@ffbe2ea (github.com)

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.70.0.

New changes

• 487f9ab9 Enable /PROFILE linker flag for vulcan compatibility ([email protected])

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.73.0-preview.1.

New changes

• df690ffc integrate RN-rc6 (email not defined)

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.73.0-preview.1.

New changes

• 310007a1 integrate rc5 ([email protected])

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.73.0-preview.1.

New changes

• 3b2d2a56 Update fmt to 10.1.0 (email not defined)
• 70ca7ac7 Untrack HTTP responses when processed by IResponseHandler (#12378) ([email protected])
• 2013fee7 Ensure both property and value exist for Blob's HTTP proxy (#12417) ([email protected])
• 49001fa7 Release long lived JSI objects ASAP ([email protected])
• d0ab2676 integrate rc4 ([email protected])
• bc842f75 Change Hermes package version to 0.1.18 ([email protected])

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.72.0.

New changes

• aecc90b6 Ensure both property and value exist for Blob's HTTP proxy (#12417) ([email protected])
• 2d508d27 Change Hermes package version to 0.1.18 ([email protected])
• 7c67ae00 Release long lived JSI objects ASAP ([email protected])
• fdfd0acb Untrack HTTP responses when processed by IResponseHandler (#12378) ([email protected])
• 060cd1a2 update fmt to 10.1.0 (email not defined)

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.67.0.

New changes

• 996cdab2 [0.67] Fix Secure Supply Chain compliance issues ([email protected])
• 996cdab2 [0.67] Compliance: Rename template Nuget.config files to stop triggering multi-feed warnings ([email protected])
• 996cdab2 Bump @react-native-windows/cli to v0.67.5 (beachball)

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.68.0.

New changes

• d72c4965 [0.68] Fix Secure Supply Chain compliance issues ([email protected])
• d72c4965 [0.68] Compliance: Rename template Nuget.config files to stop triggering multi-feed warnings ([email protected])
• d72c4965 Bump @react-native-windows/cli to v0.68.9 (beachball)

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.73.0-preview.1.

New changes

• ffbe2eac Make Hermes the default JS engine ([email protected])
• 25b485f8 Keep propertyBag alive for duration of InstanceDestroyed event ([email protected])
• 8424413f Cherry pick PRs #12143 #12211 ([email protected])
• cbdae1dd ReactContext should have a weak ref on the PropertyBag ([email protected])
• not avai Bump @react-native-windows/cli to v0.73.0-preview.2 (beachball)

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.72.0.

New changes

• 318d6227 Keep propertyBag alive for duration of InstanceDestroyed event ([email protected])

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.72.0.

New changes

• a4b80b74 ReactContext should have a weak ref on the PropertyBag ([email protected])

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.72.0.

New changes

• 34a36329 Fix peer dependencies for react-native ([email protected])

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.73.0-preview.1.

New changes

• cb8f4d63 Update app template's metro config with latest upstream changes ([email protected])
• dabdd032 integrate 0.73-rc3 ([email protected])

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.73.0-preview.1.

New changes

• 6ad09bc5 Implement BlobCollector (#12269) ([email protected])

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.71.0.

New changes

• ce7c2173 Implement BlobCollector (#12269) ([email protected])

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.72.0.

New changes

• 36fc7ba4 Implement BlobCollector (#12269) ([email protected])

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.72.0.

New changes

• d6f66d93 Conditionally register WebSocket Cxx module (#12218) ([email protected])

We're excited to release React Native Windows 0.73.0-preview.1 targeting React Native 0.73.0-rc.1. There have been many changes to both react-native-windows and react-native itself, and we would love your feedback on anything that doesn't work as expected. This release includes the commits to React Native Windows from 6/23/2023 – 10/12/2023.

How to upgrade

You can view the changes made to the default new React Native Windows applications for C++ and C# using React Native Upgrade Helper. See this document for more details.

What's new from React Native Windows

Reliability

• Drops Cxx Modules in favor of TurboModules for networking Features to improve efficiency. Use TurboModules for networking in MSRN (#11168) · microsoft/react-native-windows@41e884a (github.com)
• Fixes FileReader turbo module's argument handling to use correct data types in FileReaderTurboModule::ReadAs*. Use correct data types in FileReaderTurboModule::ReadAs*(#11902) · microsoft/react-native-windows@df09b65 (github.com)
• Customers who specify their own version of Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT can now use versions >= 2.0.230524.3. Enable using newer CppWinRT versions that use WINRT_IMPL_LoadLibraryExW (#11953) · microsoft/react-native-windows@e68fcf4 (github.com)
• Properly detect the correct machine architecture for 32-bit Node on 64-bit Windows scenarios. Properly detect the correct machine architecture in CLI (#11978) · microsoft/react-native-windows@0547552 (github.com)
• Fix for NPE when blur command is received while React instance is shutting down. Fix bug when blur command received on node without XamlRoot (#12051) · microsoft/react-native-windows@97a386c (github.com)

Accessibility

• Properly implements accessibilityState by allowing null values for accessibility states and clearing unset states. Fix accessibilityState to support states not being set (#11792) · microsoft/react-native-windows@13c1223 (github.com)

New Features

• Now able to use new CLI init-windows commands. Create new CLI init-windows command (#12123) · microsoft/react-native-windows@de07af9 (github.com)
• Define an HTTP module based on the modern REACT_MODULE type system. Define HTTP TurboModule (#11825) · microsoft/react-native-windows@873bbb0 (github.com)
• Adds cppStringType option to @rnw/codegen. Add cppStringType option to @rnw/codegen (#11833) · microsoft/react-native-windows@5a3dcf7 (github.com)
• Adds REACT_MODULE_NOREG which is REACT_MODULE but without auto registration. Add REACT_MODULE_NOREG which is REACT_MODULE but without auto registration (#11849) · microsoft/react-native-windows@19cf1ad (github.com)
• Allows the disabling Blob Cxx modules. Allow disabling Blob Cxx module (#11979) · microsoft/react-native-windows@bde337f (github.com)
• npx react-native codegen-windows will generate two files if there is any custom type to generate. The additional file NativeXXXDataTypes.g.h contains all generated custom types. Generate types and spec in two files for turbo module (#11990) · microsoft/react-native-windows@690d70c (github.com)
• Adds configConfig.windows.cppStringType in package.json for @rnw/codegen. Add configConfig.windows.cppStringType in package.json for @rnw/codeg… (#11848)· microsoft/react-native-windows@dcf95f7 (github.com)

Breaking Changes

• Follows RNW and bump minimum Node version to 18. Integrate RN Nightly 6/28, bumps node from 16 to 18 (#11858) · microsoft/react-native-windows@4dae247 (github.com)
• The Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsAppSDK experimental project has been deprecated and will no longer be supported. Deprecate Microsoft.ReactNative.WindowsAppSDK project (#11945) · microsoft/react-native-windows@7212312 (github.com)