How to access SEA module in GUNJS without using dynamic require in React Native expo - react-native

Question

So I've started this new project using React Native(Expo), and I've imported all packages including GunJS and SEA, however, when I run the app, I get the error that dynamic require is not supported by Metro. I checked the sea.js file and found that the devs use require(arg), which is not supported by React Native. This is a huge bummer and I haven't found any workaround. Is there any other way to access SEA?
import GUN from "gun";
import "gun/sea";
import { userContext } from "../global";
export const gun = GUN();
The below snippet is the sea.js file, which uses dynamic require.
/* UNBUILD */
function USE(arg, req){
return req? require(arg) : arg.slice? USE[R(arg)] : function(mod, path){
arg(mod = {exports: {}});
USE[R(path)] = mod.exports;
}

Answer 1

We got this fixed in the latest GitHub main (hopefully published soon).
Thanks to Aethiop! Who also wrote a great tutorial on this:
https://github.com/aethiop/jot

Answer 2

if you need to use SEA in react-native now without wait the gun community to fix this problem do this build API with nodejs and install gun in after going in your react-native app call this API
see ex:
//nodejs that manage sea so in my case I use auth feature sea
const fastify = require("fastify")();
const Gun = require('gun'); // in NodeJS
require('./sea/sae');
const gun = new Gun ({
peers: ['https://gun-serve.herokuapp.com/gun'],
})
const user = gun.user()
const ADDRESS = "0.0.0.0";
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
fastify.get("/", function (req, reply) {
reply.send("wellcome");
});
fastify.post('/userregist', async (request, reply) => {
try {
user.create(`${request.body.user}`,`${request.body.password}`, ({ err , pub}) => {
if (err) {
return reply.code(200).send({ "err": `${err}`})
} else {
return reply.code(200).send({"pub": `${pub}`})
}
});
} catch (error) {
request.log.error(error);
return reply.send(500);
}
})
fastify.post('/userlogin', async (request, reply) => {
try{
user.auth(`${request.body.user}`,`${request.body.password}`, ({ err, get, }) => {
if (err) {
return reply.code(200).send({ "err": `${err}`})
} else {
console.log('joshau get', get)
return reply.code(200).send({"pub": `${get}`})
}
});
} catch (error) {
request.log.error(error);
return reply.send(500);
}
})
fastify.listen(PORT, ADDRESS, (err, address) => {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
process.exit(1);
}
});
so i call api my app like that:
//my call api
const loginRequest = async (email, password) => {
try {
return await fetch('https://locahost:3000/userlogin', {
mode: 'no-cors', method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-type': 'application/json',
'Accept': ' application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
user: email,
password: password,
}),
})
} catch (error) {
return error;
}
};
// here is way i call it i comp
LoginRequest(email, password)
.then((res)=> {
res.json().then(function (text) {
if(text.err){
LOADING_STOP()
alert(`${text.err}`)
console.log('error message',text.err)
}else{
console.log('public key',text.pub)
LOADING_STOP()
navigation.replace("Dashboard");
}
}).catch((e)=> {
LOADING_STOP()
alert(e)
})

Answer 3

put import shim from "gun/lib/mobile"
at the top of your file. (before the SEA import) :D !
import shim from "gun/lib/mobile"
import SEA from 'gun/sea'