React Native & Expo

⚛️ React Native & Expo

React Native applications compile to native Android and iOS folder targets. If you're using Expo, you can build locally using Expo CLI or prebuild to native directories.

📁 Typical Build Paths

Depending on how your compilation is configured, your compiled binaries will typically reside in:

• Android APK: ./android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk
• Android AAB: ./android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab
• iOS IPA: ./ios/build/Build/Products/Release-iphoneos/MyApp.ipa (or customized Xcode path)

⚙️ Setup & Link

Initialize BuildShare in your project root by pointing to your native build output folders:

buildshare init \
  --project-name "My React Native App" \
  --package-name "com.example.rnapp" \
  --android-path "./android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk" \
  --ios-path "./ios/build/Build/Products/Release-iphoneos/MyApp.ipa"

This generates .buildshare/project.json linking your workspace.

🤖 Automation Scripts

Add these scripts to your package.json to compile and distribute in a single command:

{
  "scripts": {
    "build:android": "cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease",
    "distribute:android": "npm run build:android && buildshare upload android --no-confirm",
    "distribute:ios": "npx react-native run-ios --configuration Release && buildshare upload ios --no-confirm"
  }
}

Now you can distribute updates with simple commands:

npm run distribute:android