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'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated for RN version >= 0.65

See original GitHub issue

Bug description:

Although this is not a bug per se, react-native-webview is not optimised for RN version >= 0.65

When I build Android I get a bunch of deprecation warnings

w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopHttpErrorEvent.kt: (5, 44): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopHttpErrorEvent.kt: (11, 3): 'constructor Event<T : Event<(raw) Event<*>>!>(Int)' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopHttpErrorEvent.kt: (22, 42): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopHttpErrorEvent.kt: (23, 21): 'receiveEvent(Int, String!, WritableMap?): Unit' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingErrorEvent.kt: (5, 44): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingErrorEvent.kt: (11, 3): 'constructor Event<T : Event<(raw) Event<*>>!>(Int)' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingErrorEvent.kt: (22, 42): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingErrorEvent.kt: (23, 21): 'receiveEvent(Int, String!, WritableMap?): Unit' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingFinishEvent.kt: (5, 44): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingFinishEvent.kt: (11, 3): 'constructor Event<T : Event<(raw) Event<*>>!>(Int)' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingFinishEvent.kt: (22, 42): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingFinishEvent.kt: (23, 21): 'receiveEvent(Int, String!, WritableMap?): Unit' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingProgressEvent.kt: (5, 44): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingProgressEvent.kt: (11, 3): 'constructor Event<T : Event<(raw) Event<*>>!>(Int)' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingProgressEvent.kt: (22, 42): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingProgressEvent.kt: (23, 21): 'receiveEvent(Int, String!, WritableMap?): Unit' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingStartEvent.kt: (5, 44): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingStartEvent.kt: (11, 3): 'constructor Event<T : Event<(raw) Event<*>>!>(Int)' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingStartEvent.kt: (22, 42): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopLoadingStartEvent.kt: (23, 21): 'receiveEvent(Int, String!, WritableMap?): Unit' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopMessageEvent.kt: (5, 44): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopMessageEvent.kt: (10, 75): 'constructor Event<T : Event<(raw) Event<*>>!>(Int)' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopMessageEvent.kt: (21, 42): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopMessageEvent.kt: (22, 21): 'receiveEvent(Int, String!, WritableMap?): Unit' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopRenderProcessGoneEvent.kt: (5, 44): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopRenderProcessGoneEvent.kt: (12, 3): 'constructor Event<T : Event<(raw) Event<*>>!>(Int)' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopRenderProcessGoneEvent.kt: (23, 42): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopRenderProcessGoneEvent.kt: (24, 21): 'receiveEvent(Int, String!, WritableMap?): Unit' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopShouldStartLoadWithRequestEvent.kt: (5, 44): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopShouldStartLoadWithRequestEvent.kt: (10, 89): 'constructor Event<T : Event<(raw) Event<*>>!>(Int)' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopShouldStartLoadWithRequestEvent.kt: (27, 42): 'RCTEventEmitter' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java
w: /node_modules/react-native-webview/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/events/TopShouldStartLoadWithRequestEvent.kt: (28, 21): 'receiveEvent(Int, String!, WritableMap?): Unit' is deprecated. Deprecated in Java

To Reproduce: Build a fresh project with the following setup

"react": "17.0.2",
"react-native": "0.65.0-rc.3",
"react-native-webview": "^11.13.0",

Expected behavior: Not to see any deprecation warnings while building the Android app

Screenshots/Videos: See build log above

Environment:

  • OS: Mac
  • OS version: 11.4
  • react-native version: 17.0.2
  • react-native-webview version: 0.65.0-rc.3

Issue Analytics

  • State:open
  • Created 2 years ago
  • Reactions:31
  • Comments:28

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ShankhadeepBanerjeecommented, May 23, 2022

adding this, org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m

in gradle.prperties solved the issue for me

3reactions
DjemsJazz23commented, Sep 21, 2022

Same in RN 0.70.1

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