Expose DotSlash prefetching as unstable_prepareDebuggerShell (#53434)

Summary:
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/53434

Changelog: [Internal]

The React Native DevTools standalone shell is distributed as a DotSlash file that downloads the required binaries lazily. This diff gives integrations a mechanism for kicking off the download early (but without slowing down `npm install react-native`). This will be integrated into dev-middleware in an upcoming diff.

Reviewed By: huntie

Differential Revision: D78413091

fbshipit-source-id: caf2010edd1bcdd139d37d7849212cd1cbb64f46
This commit is contained in:
Moti Zilberman
2025-08-27 02:50:05 -07:00
committed by Facebook GitHub Bot
parent 0f4e5c382e
commit 7046c24702
7 changed files with 468 additions and 2 deletions
+74 -2
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@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
* @format
*/
import {
prepareDebuggerShellFromDotSlashFile,
spawnAndGetStderr,
} from './private/LaunchUtils';
const {spawn} = require('cross-spawn');
const path = require('path');
@@ -15,6 +20,11 @@ const path = require('path');
// The 'dev' flavor will use a stock Electron binary and run the shell code from the `electron/` directory.
type DebuggerShellFlavor = 'prebuilt' | 'dev';
const DEVTOOLS_BINARY_DOTSLASH_FILE = path.join(
__dirname,
'../../bin/react-native-devtools',
);
async function unstable_spawnDebuggerShellWithArgs(
args: string[],
{
@@ -74,6 +84,68 @@ async function unstable_spawnDebuggerShellWithArgs(
});
}
export type DebuggerShellPreparationResult = $ReadOnly<{
code:
| 'success'
| 'likely_offline'
| 'platform_not_supported'
| 'possible_corruption'
| 'unexpected_error',
humanReadableMessage?: string,
verboseInfo?: string,
}>;
/**
* Attempts to prepare the debugger shell for use and returns a coded result
* that can be used to advise the user on how to proceed in case of failure.
* In particular, this function will attempt to download and extract an
* appropriate binary for the "prebuilt" flavor.
*
* This function should be called early during dev server startup, in parallel
* with other initialization steps, so that the debugger shell is ready to use
* instantly when the user tries to open it (and conversely, the user is
* informed ASAP if it is not ready to use).
*/
async function unstable_prepareDebuggerShell(
flavor: DebuggerShellFlavor,
): Promise<DebuggerShellPreparationResult> {
const [binaryPath, baseArgs] = getShellBinaryAndArgs(flavor);
try {
switch (flavor) {
case 'prebuilt':
const prebuiltResult = await prepareDebuggerShellFromDotSlashFile(
DEVTOOLS_BINARY_DOTSLASH_FILE,
);
if (prebuiltResult.code !== 'success') {
return prebuiltResult;
}
break;
case 'dev':
break;
default:
flavor as empty;
throw new Error(`Unknown flavor: ${flavor}`);
}
const {code, stderr} = await spawnAndGetStderr(binaryPath, [
...baseArgs,
'--version',
]);
if (code !== 0) {
return {
code: 'unexpected_error',
verboseInfo: stderr,
};
}
return {code: 'success'};
} catch (e) {
return {
code: 'unexpected_error',
verboseInfo: e.message,
};
}
}
function getShellBinaryAndArgs(
flavor: DebuggerShellFlavor,
): [string, Array<string>] {
@@ -82,7 +154,7 @@ function getShellBinaryAndArgs(
return [
// $FlowIssue[cannot-resolve-module] fb-dotslash includes Flow types but Flow does not pick them up
require('fb-dotslash'),
[path.join(__dirname, '../../bin/react-native-devtools')],
[DEVTOOLS_BINARY_DOTSLASH_FILE],
];
case 'dev':
return [
@@ -98,4 +170,4 @@ function getShellBinaryAndArgs(
}
}
export {unstable_spawnDebuggerShellWithArgs};
export {unstable_spawnDebuggerShellWithArgs, unstable_prepareDebuggerShell};
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
/**
* Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
*
* This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
* LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
*
* @flow strict-local
* @format
*/
import type {DebuggerShellPreparationResult} from '../';
const {spawn} = require('cross-spawn');
async function spawnAndGetStderr(
command: string,
args: string[],
): Promise<{
code: number,
stderr: string,
}> {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const child = spawn(command, args, {
stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'pipe'],
encoding: 'utf8',
windowsHide: true,
});
let stderr = '';
child.stderr.on('data', data => {
stderr += data;
});
child.on('error', error => {
reject(error);
});
child.on('close', (code, signal) => {
resolve({
code,
stderr,
});
});
});
}
async function prepareDebuggerShellFromDotSlashFile(
filePath: string,
): Promise<DebuggerShellPreparationResult> {
const {code, stderr} = await spawnAndGetStderr(
// $FlowIssue[cannot-resolve-module] fb-dotslash includes Flow types but Flow does not pick them up
require('fb-dotslash'),
['--', 'fetch', filePath],
);
if (code === 0) {
return {code: 'success'};
}
if (
stderr.includes('dotslash error') &&
stderr.includes('no providers succeeded')
) {
if (stderr.includes('failed to verify artifact')) {
return {
code: 'possible_corruption',
humanReadableMessage:
'Failed to verify the latest version of React Native DevTools. ' +
'Using a fallback version instead. ',
verboseInfo: stderr,
};
}
return {
code: 'likely_offline',
humanReadableMessage:
'Failed to download the latest version of React Native DevTools. ' +
'Using a fallback version instead. ' +
'Connect to the internet or check your network settings.',
verboseInfo: stderr,
};
}
if (
stderr.includes('dotslash error') &&
stderr.includes('platform not supported')
) {
return {
code: 'platform_not_supported',
humanReadableMessage:
'The latest version of React Native DevTools is not supported on this platform. ' +
'Using a fallback version instead.',
verboseInfo: stderr,
};
}
return {
code: 'unexpected_error',
humanReadableMessage:
'An unexpected error occured while installing the latest version of React Native DevTools. ' +
'Using a fallback version instead.',
verboseInfo: stderr,
};
}
export {spawnAndGetStderr, prepareDebuggerShellFromDotSlashFile};