React native - exclude compiling folder content - react-native

I am thinking of putting my folder with design files in my open source project but being afraid that they will be used within compiling for ios or android app.
Is there a way to exclude this folder?
Thank you in advance.

If it's an open source project, I think you should keep resources in your repo and add them to your projects .npmignore file. This way, when you get the module via npm install, the resource files won't even be in node_modules folder and users that use your open source project won't need to change anything in their config files.

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Is necessary to git ignore .expo-shared folder in react native project?

I started using react native 2 months ago , and when i create i project by expo init, I see that .expo-shared is not ignored, and it seems like it contains someting like a token,
so as a newbie with a web development background, I wanna know if it is okay to push it to the public repository.
There's a README in that folder which says:
> Why do I have a folder named ".expo-shared" in my project?
The ".expo-shared" folder is created when running commands that produce state that is intended to be shared with all developers on the project. For example, "npx expo-optimize".
> What does the "assets.json" file contain?
The "assets.json" file describes the assets that have been optimized through "expo-optimize" and do not need to be processed again.
> Should I commit the ".expo-shared" folder?
Yes, you should share the ".expo-shared" folder with your collaborators.
So that should answer your question
I have not git-ignored mine and all is well, but as this is an expo internal folder, you could add it to the git ignore file without problems.

how to show original file structure in intellij?

I imported seldon-core to intellij, which tried to separate the files to different projects automatically.
How to disable this? I need to view all the files in original/same structure with the git repo, like:
Thanks
UPDATE
It STILL DOES NOT work now even I did the following:
When importing project, we need choose Project format as .ipr (file based).
Then, we need select Project Files
Have you tried switching between the options under projects? There is an option with project files
Project Files shows the exact file structure as your git repo.

Can ios/build folder be ignored in a React-Native project?

I'm currently working on a project alone but soon I'll be working with other people on my React-Native project and everytime I commit changes, there's A LOT of files that changed in this folder and I'm afraid this could cause a lot of problems if I were to work with a team on this project. Can I add this folder to my .gitignore file without having any problems? Also the size of this folder is very huge, something like 537Mb so far.
Side question: is the content of this folder generated by React-Native when it compiles the whole project?
Thanks
Yes, you can ignore this folder, it's generated every time you build a project
Here is safe list which you can add to .gitignore to ignore xcode unnecessary files:
# Xcode
#
build/
Pods/
*.pbxuser
!default.pbxuser
*.mode1v3
!default.mode1v3
*.mode2v3
!default.mode2v3
*.perspectivev3
!default.perspectivev3
xcuserdata
*.xccheckout
*.moved-aside
DerivedData
*.hmap
*.ipa
*.xcuserstate
project.xcworkspace
Also you can clean project if it comes to that big size:
(Product -> Clean or CMD+Shift+K)

Can I Copy Over React Native Files Initialized Under One Project Over To Another Separately Initialized Project?

Let's say I initialize a project under react-native init <filename>, installed a bunch of node packages, and added code.
Then separately I initialize a different project under react-viro init <filename>, installed a bunch of node packages, and added code.
If I wanted to combine what I created under react-native init into what I created under react-viro init, is it as simple as copying files over and reinstalling missing node packages into the react-viro project?
Assuming you are working in the ./src folder, every file is independent of iOS or Android as part of the JavaScript bundle.
You can simply copy the .js files over and install the node packages in that project.
You probably should not copy any files that are outside the ./src folder, but I also suspect you wouldn't need to. Files in the Android and iOS folders are rarely touched as they contain operating system config settings and custom modules that you would have wrote in the native languages.
If the file renders JSX, you will be safe to just copy it over and hook it back up.
To state it another way, go into the folder that has node_modules in it. You shouldn't copy anything that is in that folder except additional files that you created. This is where people normally create an src folder and place all their JavaScript. You probably have an index file in there that points to ./src/app.js or you may have an index.ios.js and index.android.js that both point to a ./src/app.js. Anything inside src is safe.
That's my best answer without seeing your folders and files.
If you intend to copy code from one react native project to another, make sure the code you intend to copy is JS and not any native files. Make sure you do register the correct component using AppRegistry. Rest assured you can copy the code from one project to another.
Assuming you have a project at folder
/my-project/android
/my-project/ios
/my-project/src
Copy my-project and paste it at your desired folder like
/new-my-project
Change git origin
git remote set-url origin https://gitlab.com/..../**.git
Open /new-my-project/android in Android Studio, and then rename app/java/com.myproject to com.newmyproject
Go to app/build.grade and change com.myproject to com.newmyproject and sync
Create firebase project and download google-services.json file and add to new-my-project/android/app
Build application, then test application under metro bundler
npx react-native start
Create keystore, test notifications, change base_url_api, test apk etc Android finish now, iOS
Update pods on new-my-project/ios
pod install && pod update
open myproject.xcworkspace
Change bundle identifier to org.reactjs.native.newmyproject, version to 1.0, build to 1 and desired Display name. Let it index completely
Setup in firbase and replace GoogleService-Info.Plist file and Clean build folder in xcode
Go to developer.apple.com and create identifiers, APNS certificates, profiles
Download certificates from keychain and upload to firebase
Build the project in simulator/device and test it.
Done

load local files outside NWJS app

When I work locally I want to share code among two or more (nwjs and other kinds of) projects. Folder structure:
-project 1
-project 2
-shared code
When releasing the apps I build the external files into a file inside each project app.
But I cannot access files outside the node-webkit/nwjs app folder.
I tried things like:
Setting "chromium-args": "--allow-file-access-from-files" in the manifest file but I think this is default now.
Using file:/// and chromium-extension:/// prepending the relative paths but I think this is only for absolute paths?
Load files dynamically and using path.relative( process.cwd(), "../shared_code/scripts/controllers/searchController.js" );
The user of the app will be able to put it anywhere on his computer.
Is it possible to load js and css files and images from outside the nwjs project folder locally?
nwjs sdk version 0.19.5
I had a similar problem trying to load images outside of the NW.js application. I found that this fixed my issues. Try adding this to your JSON manifest file. This worked for me...
"chromium-args": "--allow-file-access-from-files --allow-file-access --user-data-dir"
Just so you know, I had originally tried this...
"chromium-args": "--allow-file-access-from-files --allow-file-access --user-data-dir --mixed-context"
But it stopped jquery loading.
You can then access files with file:/// and use absolute paths anywhere on the machine.
I hope that helps.
For sharing code, when the code is (or can be) a node module, it's very helpful to be able to npm link it into your project. (It works the same with NW.js apps as for Node.js:)
cd shared-code
npm link
cd ../project-1
npm link shared-code
cd ../project-2
npm link shared-code