From 892c8352cae25db8e5b5df27451e1bc0290a9558 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Coates <30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:41:48 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Use more accurate type in LinkingManager spec file (#45450)

Summary:
The `LinkingModule.getInitialURL` method is declared as returning a `Proimise<string>` but looking at the implementation it can also return null:

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/a96272e27eeee0c7a26e73bb32e55d3ef8d741aa/packages/react-native/Libraries/LinkingIOS/RCTLinkingManager.mm#L166
which is returned by
https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/a96272e27eeee0c7a26e73bb32e55d3ef8d741aa/packages/react-native/Libraries/Linking/Linking.js#L96
which happens to expand the type to the correct type for most external users.

React-native-window's turbomodule codegen is more type strict, and so cannot return null with the current spec.

## Changelog:

[INTERNAL] [FIXED] - Use more accurate type in LinkingManager spec file

Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/45450

Test Plan:
Type change only, so should only affect build time change which will be caught by CI.
Have verified that this type change allows react-native-windows to return null.

Reviewed By: robhogan

Differential Revision: D59816089

Pulled By: zeyap

fbshipit-source-id: 9810f150ce84b503883e72b1f29518d2e62258b6
---
 .../src/private/specs/modules/NativeLinkingManager.js           | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/private/specs/modules/NativeLinkingManager.js b/packages/react-native/src/private/specs/modules/NativeLinkingManager.js
index 2a8b73810aa..60d1aa0f1fe 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/private/specs/modules/NativeLinkingManager.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/private/specs/modules/NativeLinkingManager.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import * as TurboModuleRegistry from '../../../../Libraries/TurboModule/TurboMod
 
 export interface Spec extends TurboModule {
   // Common interface
-  +getInitialURL: () => Promise<string>;
+  +getInitialURL: () => Promise<?string>;
   +canOpenURL: (url: string) => Promise<boolean>;
   +openURL: (url: string) => Promise<void>;
   +openSettings: () => Promise<void>;