Reanimated 2 failed to create a worklet, maybe you forgot to add Reanimated's babel plugin? - react-native

Question

This is my babel file
My code:
import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react'
import { View, useWindowDimensions, Button } from 'react-native'
import Animated, { runOnUI } from 'react-native-reanimated';
export default function Login() {
const { width, height } = useWindowDimensions();
// const value = useSharedValue(0);
function someWorklet(greeting: any) {
'worklet';
console.log("Hey I'm running on the UI thread");
}
return (
<View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'flex-end', alignItems: 'center' }}>
<Button title="click me" onPress={() => runOnUI(someWorklet)('Howdy')} />
</View>
);
}
The package I installed is "react-native-reanimated": "^2.1.0"
I followed their installation process: React Native Reanimated instalation guide.
The error is:
Reanimated 2 failed to create a worklet, maybe you forgot to add Reanimated's babel plugin?

Answer 1

I have found this issue on this link.
These are the steps that I have followed for having my project up and running without any errors:
Run yarn add react-native-reanimated#next react-native-gesture-handler
I have added import 'react-native-gesture-handler' to App.tsx file at the top of the file before importing any packages
You should update the babel.config.js file and add react-native-reanimated/plugin to plugins
module.exports = {
presets: ["module:metro-react-native-babel-preset"],
plugins: [
"react-native-reanimated/plugin",
],
};
The last thing you should do is run your project by removing the cache yarn start --reset-cache

Answer 2

Here is what worked for me in an Expo project.
This is my babel.config.js.
Note that react-native-reanimated/plugin must be at the last plugin in the plugins array of the babel.config.js.
module.exports = function (api) {
api.cache(true);
return {
presets: ["babel-preset-expo"],
plugins: [
[
"module-resolver",
{
extensions: [".tsx", ".ts", ".js", ".json"],
},
],
"react-native-reanimated/plugin",
],
};
};
Make sure you add react-native-reanimated/plugin as the last element of the plugins
Then stop the expo-server and run the following command:
expo r -c
It's all done.

Answer 3

Clearing the cache worked for me, run:
npx react-native start --reset-cache

Answer 4

If you are using Expo try to start your app with expo r -c in order to clear caches associated with your project.

Answer 5

Just add the below code in babel.config.js
module.exports = {
presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
// add the below line
plugins: ['react-native-reanimated/plugin'],
// this should be always last line
};
then if you need to clear the package manager cache and start it clean if you are using
yarn
yarn start --reset-cache
npx
npx react-native start --reset-cache
and it worked for me

Answer 6

I faced the same issue. The following command solved the issue:
npm install react-native-reanimated#~2.2.0

Answer 7

I also came around this problem while implementing the reanimated 2 package. For me it seems a half configured installation issue. I am using React Native CLI and Windows Machine.
This is what worked for me :
Delete the node_modules folder and run this just to be sure.
npx react-native start --reset-cache
Run
npm install
In babel.cofig.js add these lines. the Reanimated plugin has to be the last item in the plugins array.
//babel.config.js
module.exports = {
...
plugins: [
...
'react-native-reanimated/plugin', // << add
],
};
Turn on Hermes engine by editing android/app/build.gradle
project.ext.react = [
enableHermes: true
]
5.Plug Reanimated in MainApplication.java. This file is present in android/app/src/main/java/com/appname folder.
import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSIModulePackage; // << add
import com.swmansion.reanimated.ReanimatedJSIModulePackage; // << add
...
private final ReactNativeHost mReactNativeHost = new ReactNativeHost(this) {
...
#Override
protected String getJSMainModuleName() {
return "index";
}
**#Override //<<add this function
protected JSIModulePackage getJSIModulePackage() {
return new ReanimatedJSIModulePackage();
}**
};
This is actually availaible in there installation docs.
https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-reanimated/docs/fundamentals/installation

Answer 8

I just add react-native-reanimated/plugin to babel.config.json in plugins array
module.exports = {
presets: [some thing],
plugins: [
"react-native-reanimated/plugin",
],
};
and after that expo start -c
and error solved no need do extra steps

Answer 9

Just adding "plugins: ['react-native-reanimated/plugin']", in my babel.config did the trick for me.
My babel.config.js file look like this now.
module.exports = {
presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
plugins: ['react-native-reanimated/plugin'],
};
then I fully cleaned my RN project by running these:
watchman watch-del-all
rm -rf yarn.lock package-lock.json node_modules
rm -rf android/app/build
rm ios/Pods ios/Podfile.lock
rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData
npm install && cd ios && pod update && cd ..
npm start -- --reset-cache
You should run one by one or one line command.
watchman watch-del-all && rm -rf yarn.lock package-lock.json node_modules && rm -rf android/app/build && rm ios/Pods ios/Podfile.lock && rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData && npm install && cd ios && pod update && cd ..
Hope this help to someone.

Answer 10

Delete node_modules and reinstall, and make sure to delete all caches and all previous settings -- RN caches, packager caches, simulator caches and settings, etc. It might even help to go to a previous version of your app when you hadn't tried to install version 2 at all.
I am using expo and following all these steps was helpful :- https://forums.expo.io/t/how-to-clear-the-expo-and-react-native-packager-caches-metro-watchman-haste/1352

Answer 11

Add this code in babel.config.js
module.exports = {
presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
env: {
production: {
plugins: [
],
},
},
plugins: [
[
'module-resolver',
{
extensions: ['.tsx', '.ts', '.js', '.json'],
},
],
'react-native-reanimated/plugin'
]
};
and then rebuild your application or run yarn start --reset-cache

Answer 12

follow these steps
expo install react-native-reanimated
After the installation completed, add the Babel plugin to babel.config.js:
api.cache(true);
return {
presets: ['babel-preset-expo'],
plugins: ['react-native-reanimated/plugin'],
};
};
expo start --clear

Answer 13

In my condition i will change my babel.config.js to different this
module.exports = function (api) {
api.cache(true);
return {
presets: ["babel-preset-expo"],
plugins: [
[
"module-resolver",
{
extensions: [".tsx", ".ts", ".js", ".json"],
},
],
"react-native-reanimated/plugin",
],
};
};
Don't Forget to type this command on your project directory
expo r -c

Answer 14

After you add the Babel plugin, restart your development server and clear the bundler cache: expo start --clear.
Note: If you load other Babel plugins, the Reanimated plugin has to be the last item in the plugins array.

Answer 15

I tried this on a freshly created expo project (tabs template). It generated the following default babel.config.js:
module.exports = function(api) {
api.cache(true);
return {
presets: ['babel-preset-expo']
};
};
I added just one line, like this:
module.exports = function(api) {
api.cache(true);
return {
presets: ['babel-preset-expo'],
plugins: ['react-native-reanimated/plugin']
};
};
and cleared the rebuild cache (yarn start -c).
This worked for me.

Answer 16

Sometimes you have done all setups but you are getting errors then just type this cmd:
npx react-native start --reset-cache
It will be helpful.

Answer 17

I had the same issue yesterday and when I did a Google search I landed here. After some digging here is what I understood:
Reanimated v2's latest version does not run in Expo when in debug mode. So I tried to open the developer options to turn off debugging by shaking the device but I was not able to.
Then I found that you can toggle to production mode once the Metro Bundler server connection is established. Once you toggle to production mode in Expo, the app works.
Enabling Production mode in Expo

Answer 18

You can try
yarn add react-native-reanimated#next
npx react-native start --reset-cache
Add Reanimated's babel plugin to your babel.config.js.
module.exports = {
presets: [
'module:metro-react-native-babel-preset',
'#babel/preset-typescript'
],
plugins: ['react-native-reanimated/plugin'],
};

Answer 19

It's worked for me. My babel.config was:
module.exports = {
presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
env: {
production: {
plugins: [
'react-native-paper/babel',
'react-native-reanimated/plugin',
],
},
},
};
I changed to this:
module.exports = {
presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
plugins: [
'react-native-paper/babel',
'react-native-reanimated/plugin',
]
};
And did all the instructions at https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-reanimated/docs/fundamentals/installation

Answer 20

If you are using expo, what worked for me is
expo doctor --fix-dependencies

Answer 21

install expo
expo install react-native-reanimated
add babel.config.js
plugins: ['react-native-reanimated/plugin']
start server
expo start --clear

Answer 22

I had to upgrade from 2.8.0 to 2.9.1 (the latest stable version). Also 3.0.0-rc worked too.
You can see the latest versions on the Versions tab here.
Change it in your package.json file:
"react-native-reanimated": "2.9.1",
And run yarn again to download the package.
We had a .babelrc and babel.config.json and only the config had our reanimated plugin so I consolidated them but that didn't fix the issue.

Answer 23

For "react-native-reanimated": "~2.12.0"
Step 1:
Add import 'react-native-gesture-handler' to App.ts file at the top of the file before importing any packages
Step 2:
Go to the babel.config.js and add plugins array:-
module.exports = function (api) {  
api.cache(true);  
return {     '
presets: ["babel-preset-expo"],    
plugins: ["react-native-reanimated/plugin"//must be in the end of plugins array],
  };
};
Step 3:
  Run npx expo -c
Resources:   
*1.*https://reactnavigation.org/docs/drawer-navigator
2-https://www.reanimated2.com/docs/fundamentals/installation
3-https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67130651/reanimated-2-failed-to-create-a-worklet-maybe-you-forgot-to-add-reanimateds-ba/68694681#68694681