RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative

docs in CONTRIBUTING.md do not allow to build a functional development environment (4.44.0)

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Description

Description:

I tried to install the latest version 4.44.0 on my mac m1 and I get errors upon invocation

Environment Information:
  • Rocket.Chat App Version: 4.44.0
Steps to reproduce:
  1. Go to CONTRIBUTING.md and install cleanely
  2. run yarn android
Expected behavior:

The android simulator should work with the app in it

Actual behavior:

The amulator shows a blank screen, terminal shows Welcome to metro and I get the next warning..

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with CONTRIBUTING.md and reproduce the setup on a macOS M1 system by running yarn android. Review the blank Android simulator and the @rocket.chat/message-parser configuration warning, then update the documented setup so the development environment launches the app successfully in the simulator.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react-native, typescript
Domain
documentation, mobile
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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