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Description

Closes #4505.

RNScreensFragmentFactory currently identifies screen fragments by checking whether the restored class name starts with the library package. R8 can repackage those classes when optimized resource shrinking is enabled, so the check falls through to normal fragment restoration and the screen fragment constructor throws.

This change makes restoration independent of class and package names.

Changes

  • Added an internal RNScreensNonRestorableFragment marker for fragments owned by the library.
  • Marked the legacy screen/modal fragments and the Stack v5 / Tabs fragments.
  • Updated RNScreensFragmentFactory to load the fragment class and check the marker with isAssignableFrom before substituting AutoRemovingFragment.
  • Added targeted consumer R8 rules that preserve the marker relationship while still allowing unused implementations to be shrunk and live classes to be obfuscated.
  • Included the consumer rules in the published npm package and Android AAR.

Test plan

Used the maintainer-confirmed reproducer from https://github.com/t0maboro/RNS4505 with React Native 0.86.2, android.r8.optimizedResourceShrinking=true, minification, and resource shrinking enabled.

Control (react-native-screens 4.25.0):

  1. Built and installed the release APK on an Android 36 emulator.
  2. Confirmed R8 moved ScreenFragment and ScreenStackFragment to v3.D and v3.N.
  3. Pushed Home -> Second -> Third, backgrounded the app, killed its process, and relaunched it.
  4. Relaunch crashed with Unable to instantiate fragment v3.N and Screen fragments should never be restored.

Patched build from this branch:

  1. Packed the branch as an npm tarball and rebuilt the same release reproducer.
  2. Confirmed the consumer rules are present in the release AAR and merged into the app's R8 configuration.
  3. Confirmed R8 still obfuscated/repackaged the marker, factory, and live screen fragments; it also removed the unused modal implementation.
  4. Inspected the optimized DEX and confirmed each live screen fragment still implements the obfuscated marker interface.
  5. Repeated the same navigation, background, process-kill, and cold-start sequence.
  6. The app relaunched normally and the crash log remained empty.

Additional checks:

  • yarn lint-android
  • yarn check-types
  • FabricExample/android/gradlew :app:assembleDebug --console=plain -PreactNativeArchitectures=arm64-v8a
  • FabricExample/android/gradlew :react-native-screens:compileDebugKotlin --rerun-tasks --console=plain -PreactNativeArchitectures=arm64-v8a
  • FabricExample/android/gradlew :react-native-screens:bundleReleaseAar --console=plain -PreactNativeArchitectures=arm64-v8a
  • Reproducer android/gradlew :app:assembleRelease --console=plain -PreactNativeArchitectures=arm64-v8a

Checklist

  • Included a code example that can be used to test this change (linked reproducer).
  • No visual changes.
  • No public API changes.
  • Local CI-equivalent lint, type-check, debug build, and R8 release build pass.

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Android fragment restoration now uses the internal RNScreensNonRestorableFragment marker interface. Screen fragments implement the marker, and RNScreensFragmentFactory uses type assignability to select AutoRemovingFragment without relying on package names. Consumer R8 rules preserve this relationship.

Changes

Fragment restoration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Marker contract and restoration routing
android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/fragment/restoration/RNScreensNonRestorableFragment.kt, android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/fragment/restoration/RNScreensFragmentFactory.kt, android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/legacy/ScreenFragment.kt, android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/legacy/ScreenModalFragment.kt, android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/stack/screen/StackScreenFragment.kt, android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/tabs/screen/TabsScreenFragment.kt
Adds the marker interface and applies it to screen fragment classes. The factory checks type assignability and routes matching classes to AutoRemovingFragment; other classes use the superclass factory.
Consumer R8 rule packaging
android/consumer-rules.pro, android/build.gradle, package.json
Adds consumer rules for the marker interface and its implementations. The Android build publishes the rules, and the package file list includes them.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d44ca

This change makes fragment restoration independent of obfuscated package names and includes the required R8 rules; the optimized release reproducer confirms normal relaunch behavior, so no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks.

Suggested reviewers: kkafar, t0maboro

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 7 files. (3 skipped: 3 … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Check name Status Explanation
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #4505 by removing package-name detection, marking library-owned fragments, preserving the marker relationship through R8, and preventing the fragment restoration crash in opt…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All changes support the linked issue, including marker integration, fragment factory updates, consumer R8 rules, and packaging configuration. No unrelated changes are evident.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main Android change: making fragment restoration safe when R8 repackages classes.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the R8 fragment-restoration issue, the marker-based fix, consumer rules, and validation results.
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The changes satisfy issue #4505 by removing package-name detection, marking library-owned fragments, preserving the marker relationship through R8, and preventing the fragment restoration crash in optimized release builds.

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Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 7 files. (3 skipped: 3 unsupported.)


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Hey, thanks for the PR!

This looks promising. I have just a single remark regarding naming, that needs to be answered before we proceed here.

@kkafar kkafar self-assigned this Aug 25, 2026

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android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/fragment/restoration/RNScreensFragmentFactory.kt (1)

11-15: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Add consumer keep rules for the marker relationship.

RNScreensFragmentFactory dynamically loads each restored class and checks RNScreensNonRestorableFragment with isAssignableFrom. R8 may not preserve this reflective relationship without explicit rules. The factory may then call super.instantiate(...), which can invoke a constructor that throws Screen fragments should never be restored. Preserve the marker and its four implementations, and test process-death restoration in a minified release build.

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In
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around lines 11 - 15, Add consumer R8 keep rules for
RNScreensNonRestorableFragment and all four implementing fragments so the
reflective isAssignableFrom check in RNScreensFragmentFactory remains valid;
preserve the marker relationship and verify process-death restoration in a
minified release build.

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Addressed the CodeRabbit R8 stability comment in d44ca608.

I added targeted consumer rules for RNScreensNonRestorableFragment and its live implementations, wired them into the Android AAR, and included the rules file in the npm package. The rules preserve the marker relationship without broadly disabling optimization: the minified reproducer still obfuscates/repackages the marker, factory, and screen fragments, and removes the unused modal implementation.

Validation performed:

  • verified the release AAR contains the consumer rules;
  • verified the app's merged R8 configuration contains them;
  • inspected the optimized DEX and confirmed the live screen fragments still implement the obfuscated marker;
  • rebuilt the RN 0.86.2 minified release reproducer and repeated process-death/cold-start on Android 36 with no fragment restoration crash.

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