react native Webview Process Terminated - react-native

Question

Im using react native to show a local HTML on a web view,
I have noticed that some times randomly, the webView crashes, and I get the message on console:
Webview Process Terminated
I have searched about it, but cannot find any answers?
what is that? why is happening? how to avoid it or reload web view after that error?
<WebView
style={styles.webContainer}
originWhitelist={['*']}
source={isAndroid ? {uri:'file:///android_asset/binaura.html'} : HTML_FILE}
javaScriptEnabled={true}
domStorageEnabled={true}
/>

Answer 1

If by "WebView" you mean react-native-webview:
This happens on iOS if the WebView is using too many resources, and results in either the WebView crashing (showing a blank white page) or the app freezing.
There is a callback property, onContentProcessDidTerminate (introduced in this PR), that you can use to listen for termination and force a reload of the WebView by updating its key. It's a bit of a hack, but it works.
Usage example:
class MyComponent extends Component {
state = {
webviewKey: 0,
}
reload() {
this.setState({
webviewKey: this.state.webviewKey + 1,
})
}
render() {
return (
<WebView
key={this.state.webviewKey}
onContentProcessDidTerminate={this.reload}
/>
)
}
}

Answer 2

#pjivers answer put us on the right track but the current react-native-webview already has a reload() method you can use. You only need a bit of ref setup to call it:
class MyComponent extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.webViewRef = React.createRef();
}
render() {
return (
<WebView
ref={this.webViewRef}
onContentProcessDidTerminate={this.webViewRef.current?.reload}
/>
)
}
}