What is source:rnv and how to change it to specific custom version from fork

[ParvinderjitSF]

What is the meaning of source:rnv. How easy it would to use the custom version of the react-native ?

[ElenaDiachenko]

@ParvinderjitSF
There is no easy way to change the react-native version because rnv also uses a project template that is configured according to the current react-native version. The term "source: rnv" refers to the location where the current plugin implementation is defined (in this case, it’s node_modules/@rnv/config-templates/renative.templates.json).

Steps for modifying the react-native version:

1. change the version in the package. json;
2. configure the plugin in renative. json;

 "plugins": {
        "react-native":{
            "version": "0.74.0",
            "disablePluginTemplateOverrides": true
        }
    },

3. use platform build overrides to change files which are modified according to react-native upgrade. ( https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/). All files located in your_project/appConfigs/base/builds/platform will replace the same files in the generated project inside platformBuilds.

Keep in mind that upgrading to a major version may not work due to possible breaking changes in cli.