React Native (Without React!)

Build mobile apps using Rasen's reactive paradigm, bypassing React entirely.

Experimental

React Native support is experimental and under active development.

Overview

Rasen's React Native package directly interfaces with the Fabric architecture:

import { view, text, touchableOpacity, registerApp } from '@rasenjs/react-native'

Setup

1. Create a React Native Project

npx react-native init MyApp
cd MyApp

2. Install Dependencies

npm install @rasenjs/core @rasenjs/react-native @rasenjs/reactive-vue @vue/reactivity

3. Configure Entry Point

// index.js
import { useReactiveRuntime } from '@rasenjs/reactive-vue'
import { registerApp, view, text } from '@rasenjs/react-native'
import { ref } from '@vue/reactivity'

useReactiveRuntime()

const App = () => {
  const greeting = ref('Hello Rasen!')

  return view({
    style: { flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' },
    children: [
      text({ style: { fontSize: 24 }, children: greeting })
    ]
  })
}

registerApp('MyApp', App)

Components

view

The fundamental container:

view({
  style?: ViewStyle,
  children?: RNMountFunction[]
})

text

Text display:

text({
  style?: TextStyle,
  children: string | (() => string)
})

textInput

Text input:

const inputText = ref('')

textInput({
  value: inputText.value,
  placeholder: 'Enter text...',
  onChangeText: (text) => inputText.value = text,
  style: { borderWidth: 1, padding: 10 }
})

touchableOpacity

Pressable with opacity feedback:

touchableOpacity({
  onPress: () => console.log('Pressed!'),
  style: { padding: 15, backgroundColor: '#007AFF', borderRadius: 8 },
  children: text({ style: { color: 'white' }, children: 'Press Me' })
})

scrollView

Scrollable container:

scrollView({
  style: { flex: 1 },
  children: [
    // Long list of items
  ]
})

image

Image display:

image({
  source: { uri: 'https://example.com/image.png' },
  style: { width: 100, height: 100 }
})

Example: Counter App

import { useReactiveRuntime } from '@rasenjs/reactive-vue'
import { view, text, touchableOpacity, registerApp } from '@rasenjs/react-native'
import { ref } from '@vue/reactivity'

useReactiveRuntime()

const App = () => {
  const count = ref(0)

  return view({
    style: { 
      flex: 1, 
      justifyContent: 'center', 
      alignItems: 'center',
      backgroundColor: '#f5f5f5'
    },
    children: [
      text({
        style: { fontSize: 72, fontWeight: 'bold', color: '#333' },
        children: () => `${count.value}`
      }),
      view({
        style: { flexDirection: 'row', marginTop: 30, gap: 20 },
        children: [
          touchableOpacity({
            onPress: () => count.value--,
            style: {
              width: 60,
              height: 60,
              borderRadius: 30,
              backgroundColor: '#f44336',
              justifyContent: 'center',
              alignItems: 'center'
            },
            children: text({ 
              style: { color: 'white', fontSize: 32 }, 
              children: '-' 
            })
          }),
          touchableOpacity({
            onPress: () => count.value++,
            style: {
              width: 60,
              height: 60,
              borderRadius: 30,
              backgroundColor: '#4CAF50',
              justifyContent: 'center',
              alignItems: 'center'
            },
            children: text({ 
              style: { color: 'white', fontSize: 32 }, 
              children: '+' 
            })
          })
        ]
      })
    ]
  })
}

registerApp('CounterApp', App)

How It Works

1. No React — Components are pure Rasen functions
2. Direct Fabric — Interfaces with React Native's native layer
3. Reactive Updates — Vue/Signals trigger native view updates

Differences from React Native

Aspect	React Native	Rasen RN
Component model	React components	Pure functions
State	useState/Redux	Vue ref/Signals
Reconciliation	React reconciler	Direct Fabric
Bundle size	React + RN	Rasen core only

Limitations

• Limited component coverage (expanding)
• No React Native ecosystem compatibility
• Experimental status