fix(android): restore hard restart behavior - #301
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Android
restart()stopped performing a real process restart in 0.0.28 and started reloading the React context instead.That caused two regressions:
This PR restores the previous Android behavior using
ProcessPhoenix.triggerRebirth(). Since the whole process is restarted, it works independently ofReactNativeHostorReactHostand supports both the legacy and New Architecture paths.The optional restart reason is persisted before the process is terminated and restored when the application starts again, so the API introduced in 0.0.28 is preserved.
Also included:
Validated with Android compilation against:
Jest, TypeScript, ESLint, and the package build also pass.
Closes #292
Closes #300