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Description

First step in separating domains for SplitView on iOS. The native controller observes UIKit lifecycle and notifies a delegate, which is the React component view responsible of the Shadow Tree state updates and event emission.

Until now, RNSSplitScreenController reached into its RNSSplitScreenComponentView for the shadow state proxy and the event emitter and drove both directly. This PR inverts that: the controller reports column frames and appearance changes through RNSSplitScreenControllerDelegate, and the component view acts on them. The proxy and the emitter are no longer reachable from outside the component view.

Changes

  • Introducing RNSSplitScreenControllerDelegate
    -RNSSplitScreenComponentViewconforms to the delegate contract and is now directly responsible for shadow state updates and event emission
  • shadowStateProxy and reactEventEmitter were moved to the private API

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Go through some SplitView examples.

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🟢 Approval recommended

The refactor preserves existing behavior while cleanly encapsulating React-specific responsibilities.

Pull request overview

Refactors iOS SplitView responsibilities by routing layout and lifecycle notifications through a controller delegate.

Changes:

  • Adds RNSSplitScreenControllerDelegate.
  • Moves Shadow Tree updates and React event emission into the component view.
  • Removes external access to the shadow-state proxy and event emitter.
File summaries
File Description
ios/split/RNSSplitScreenShadowStateProxy.mm Removes component-aware frame conversion methods.
ios/split/RNSSplitScreenShadowStateProxy.h Narrows the proxy API to frame updates.
ios/split/RNSSplitScreenController.mm Reports layout and lifecycle changes through its delegate.
ios/split/RNSSplitScreenController.h Defines the delegate contract and property.
ios/split/RNSSplitScreenComponentView.mm Implements delegate callbacks for state updates and events.
ios/split/RNSSplitScreenComponentView.h Removes public proxy and emitter accessors.
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Split screen delegate integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Delegate contract
ios/split/RNSSplitScreenController.h
RNSSplitScreenControllerDelegate now defines column-frame and lifecycle callbacks. RNSSplitScreenController now has a weak delegate property.
Controller reporting and proxy API
ios/split/RNSSplitScreenController.mm, ios/split/RNSSplitScreenShadowStateProxy.h, ios/split/RNSSplitScreenShadowStateProxy.mm
The controller reports converted frames and lifecycle changes to its delegate. The shadow-state proxy retains only direct frame updates.
Component delegate integration
ios/split/RNSSplitScreenComponentView.h, ios/split/RNSSplitScreenComponentView.mm
The component view becomes the controller delegate and forwards frame changes to shadow state and lifecycle changes to React Native events. Private accessor declarations and implementations were removed.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 59252

Split-screen column geometry can be shifted when a column has a non-zero origin, causing React layout state to diverge from the native view. This should be corrected before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RNSSplitScreenController
  participant RNSSplitScreenComponentView
  participant RNSSplitScreenShadowStateProxy
  participant React Native events
  RNSSplitScreenController->>RNSSplitScreenComponentView: Report column frame
  RNSSplitScreenComponentView->>RNSSplitScreenShadowStateProxy: Update shadow state with frame
  RNSSplitScreenController->>RNSSplitScreenComponentView: Report lifecycle callback
  RNSSplitScreenComponentView->>React Native events: Emit lifecycle event
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main refactor: it decouples the iOS SplitViewController from React event emission and shadow state handling.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the delegate-based refactor, the responsibilities of RNSSplitScreenComponentView, and the movement of private APIs.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 1…
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In `@ios/split/RNSSplitScreenController.mm`:
- Line 83: Update reportColumnFrameInContextOfView: to convert self.view.bounds
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- (void)reportColumnFrameInContextOfView:(UIView *)ancestorView
{
CGRect frame = [self.view convertRect:self.view.frame toView:ancestorView];

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Convert self.view.bounds in reportColumnFrameInContextOfView:.

When the column has a non-zero origin, self.view.frame is already in superview coordinates, but convertRect:toView: interprets it in self.view coordinates. The delegate then receives a frame with the origin applied twice and stores it in Shadow Tree state.

Use self.view.bounds and add a non-zero-origin regression test.

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In `@ios/split/RNSSplitScreenController.mm` at line 83, Update
reportColumnFrameInContextOfView: to convert self.view.bounds instead of
self.view.frame, ensuring the column origin is applied only once. Add a
regression test covering a column with a non-zero origin and verify the delegate
receives the correct frame.

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