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React Native and Expo app patterns — Expo Router navigation, state separation (server/client/route/form), TanStack Query data fetching with Zod, performant lists, NativeWind/StyleSheet styling, native APIs, and secure storage. Use when building or editing React Native / Expo screens, components, navigation, or data layers.
npx skill4agent add affaan-m/ecc react-native-patternsrules/react-native/typescript/expo-*<div>app/<div>app/components/features/app/
_layout.tsx # root stack
(tabs)/
_layout.tsx # tab navigator
index.tsx # Home
user/[id].tsx # dynamic route
components/
features/
user/UserProfile.tsx// app/user/[id].tsx
import { useLocalSearchParams, router } from 'expo-router'
import { z } from 'zod'
import { UserProfile } from '@/features/user/UserProfile'
const Params = z.object({ id: z.string().uuid() })
export default function UserRoute() {
const parsed = Params.safeParse(useLocalSearchParams())
if (!parsed.success) {
router.replace('/not-found')
return null
}
return <UserProfile userId={parsed.data.id} />
}| Concern | Common choices |
|---|---|
| Server state (remote data) | a server-cache library (TanStack Query, SWR) |
| Client/UI state | a lightweight store (Zustand, Jotai) or Context |
| Route/navigation state | Expo Router params |
| Form state | a form library (e.g. React Hook Form) + schema validation |
| Secrets / tokens | |
| Non-secret persistence | |
useStateuseEffectimport { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
import { z } from 'zod'
const User = z.object({ id: z.string(), email: z.string().email() })
type User = z.infer<typeof User>
export function useUser(id: string) {
return useQuery({
queryKey: ['user', id],
queryFn: async (): Promise<User> => User.parse(await api.getUser(id)),
})
}
export function useUpdateEmail(id: string) {
const qc = useQueryClient()
return useMutation({
mutationFn: (email: string) => api.updateEmail(id, email),
onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['user', id] }),
})
}import { FlatList } from 'react-native'
<FlatList
data={items}
keyExtractor={(item) => item.id}
renderItem={renderItem} // memoized
initialNumToRender={10}
windowSize={5}
/>FlashListStyleSheet.create()// NativeWind
<View className="p-4 rounded-2xl bg-white">
<Text className="text-base font-semibold">Hello</Text>
</View>
// StyleSheet
const styles = StyleSheet.create({ card: { padding: 16, borderRadius: 16, backgroundColor: '#fff' } })
<View style={styles.card}>...</View>use*import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
import * as Location from 'expo-location'
type LocationState =
| { status: 'loading' }
| { status: 'denied' }
| { status: 'granted'; coords: Location.LocationObjectCoords }
export function useCurrentLocation() {
// Track status, not just coords — so the UI can tell "still loading" apart
// from "permission denied" and show an actionable message.
const [state, setState] = useState<LocationState>({ status: 'loading' })
useEffect(() => {
let active = true
;(async () => {
const { status } = await Location.requestForegroundPermissionsAsync()
if (status !== 'granted') {
if (active) setState({ status: 'denied' })
return
}
const pos = await Location.getCurrentPositionAsync({})
if (active) setState({ status: 'granted', coords: pos.coords })
})()
return () => { active = false } // ignore stale result after unmount
}, [])
return state
}import * as SecureStore from 'expo-secure-store'
await SecureStore.setItemAsync('auth_token', token) // Keychain / Keystore
const token = await SecureStore.getItemAsync('auth_token')// app/(tabs)/orders.tsx
import { memo, useCallback } from 'react'
import { FlatList, Text, View } from 'react-native'
import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
import { z } from 'zod'
const OrderSchema = z.object({ id: z.string(), total: z.number(), status: z.string() })
const OrdersSchema = z.array(OrderSchema)
type Order = z.infer<typeof OrderSchema>
function useOrders() {
return useQuery({
queryKey: ['orders'],
queryFn: async () => OrdersSchema.parse(await api.listOrders()),
})
}
// Memoized so its reference is stable across renders (see the lists guidance).
const OrderRow = memo(function OrderRow({ item }: { item: Order }) {
return (
<View className="px-4 py-3 border-b border-neutral-200">
<Text className="font-medium">#{item.id}</Text>
<Text className="text-neutral-500">{item.status} · ${item.total}</Text>
</View>
)
})
export default function OrdersScreen() {
const { data, isLoading, isError, refetch, isRefetching } = useOrders()
const renderItem = useCallback(({ item }: { item: Order }) => <OrderRow item={item} />, [])
if (isLoading) return <Centered><Text>Loading…</Text></Centered>
if (isError) return <Centered><Text accessibilityRole="alert">Could not load orders.</Text></Centered>
if (!data?.length) return <Centered><Text>No orders yet.</Text></Centered>
return (
<FlatList
data={data}
keyExtractor={(o) => o.id}
onRefresh={refetch}
refreshing={isRefetching}
renderItem={renderItem}
/>
)
}import { useForm, Controller } from 'react-hook-form'
import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod'
import { z } from 'zod'
import { TextInput, Button, Text } from 'react-native'
const Schema = z.object({ email: z.string().email('Invalid email') })
type FormValues = z.infer<typeof Schema>
export function EmailForm({ onSubmit }: { onSubmit: (v: FormValues) => void }) {
const { control, handleSubmit, formState: { errors } } = useForm<FormValues>({
resolver: zodResolver(Schema),
defaultValues: { email: '' },
})
return (
<>
<Controller
control={control}
name="email"
render={({ field: { value, onChange, onBlur } }) => (
<TextInput
value={value}
onChangeText={onChange}
onBlur={onBlur}
autoCapitalize="none"
keyboardType="email-address"
accessibilityLabel="Email address"
/>
)}
/>
{errors.email && <Text accessibilityRole="alert">{errors.email.message}</Text>}
<Button title="Save" onPress={handleSubmit(onSubmit)} />
</>
)
}// WRONG: large array mapped inside a ScrollView (no virtualization, janky, high memory)
<ScrollView>{items.map((i) => <Row key={i.id} item={i} />)}</ScrollView>
// RIGHT: FlatList / FlashList
// WRONG: server data copied into a client store (two sources of truth, stale data)
const useStore = create((set) => ({ users: [], setUsers: (u) => set({ users: u }) }))
useEffect(() => { getUsers().then(setUsers) }, [])
// RIGHT: useQuery owns server state; derive what you need
// WRONG: tokens in AsyncStorage (not encrypted)
await AsyncStorage.setItem('auth_token', token)
// RIGHT: expo-secure-store
// WRONG: trusting deep-link params
const { id } = useLocalSearchParams(); fetchUser(id)
// RIGHT: validate with Zod before use
// WRONG: inline style object recreated every render on a hot path
<View style={{ padding: 16, backgroundColor: '#fff' }} />
// RIGHT: StyleSheet.create at module scope, or NativeWind className
// WRONG: real secret shipped in the bundle
const STRIPE_SECRET = 'sk_live_...'
// RIGHT: keep privileged calls server-side; ship only public keys protected by backend rulesuse*renderItemkeyExtractorreact-native-reanimatedexpo-secure-storefrontend-patternscoding-standardstdd-workflowe2e-testingsecurity-review