Description

For react-native-windows we're continually integrating to newer nightly versions of react-native, and have to be able to initialize new projects with those versions. This new template package doesn't appear to have matching nightly versions as the react-native package (the way all of the other ancillary RN packages get matching nightly versions published).

Steps to reproduce

1. npx --yes @react-native-community/cli@latest init test3 --template [email protected]

React Native Community Template Version

0.75.0-nightly-20240618-5df5ed1a8

Affected Platforms

Build - Windows

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli@latest info

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: Windows 11 10.0.26120
  CPU: "(24) x64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 12-Cores     "
  Memory: 44.39 GB / 63.86 GB
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 18.18.0
    path: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.19
    path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Yarn\bin\yarn.CMD
  npm:
    version: 9.8.1
    path: C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Watchman: Not Found
SDKs:
  Android SDK: Not Found
  Windows SDK:
    AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense: Enabled
    AllowAllTrustedApps: Enabled
    Versions:
      - 10.0.18362.0
      - 10.0.19041.0
      - 10.0.22000.0
      - 10.0.22621.0
IDEs:
  Android Studio: AI-213.7172.25.2113.9123335
  Visual Studio:
    - 17.10.35013.160 (Visual Studio Enterprise 2022)
    - 16.11.34931.43 (Visual Studio Enterprise 2019)
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 18.0.2.1
    path: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javac.EXE
  Ruby: Not Found
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react: Not Found
  react-native: Not Found
  react-native-windows: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found

Stacktrace or Logs

Downloading template
⠋ Copying templateerror Installing pods failed. This doesn't affect project initialization and you can safely proceed.
However, you will need to install pods manually when running iOS, follow additional steps in "Run instructions for iOS" section.

✖ Copying template

Reproducer

https://github.com/Microsoft/react-native-windows

Screenshots and Videos

No response

Is there a way to automate cutting a tag against the template when React Native cuts a new tag? This should probably try use the CLI to build against the template, once it's successful then it tags.

Github Apps seem to have support for create events, but there must be something simpler. We're looking for ideas and implementation. Input is most welcome 😄.

Problem

We need accurate tags in the project for the currently supported versions of React Native, so the CLI can match and initialise the correct template. These might, in-fact, be the same commits but we need to be sure.

Currently supported versions

See here, but the list is:

Hey Everyone,

I posted at react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals#808

Hey now that the template is separate to the react native core, would it be possible to update to using [email protected] and [email protected] targeting for react native 0.76?

On a side note, I was confused as where this should be asked, I opt'ed for discussions-and-proposals as a full back because template only has issue types for bug report - this doesn't feel like a bug report.

I would be willing to help out with this

We should be contributing to the nightlies effort and building against nightlies. Up for grabs if anyone wants to contribute.