[Android] Problem updating swiper views

I have a need for a swiper with dynamic items, some may be added or removed at runtime. This works fine on iOS, but has problems on Android.

Which OS ?

Android

Version

Which versions are you using:

• react-native-swiper v? 1.5.4
• react-native v0.?.? 0.46.4

Expected behaviour

Having a swiper with 4 items and adding some new items (say 2 more for a total of 6) should allow for 6 items to transition between.

Actual behaviour

Depending on the initial amount of items in the swiper, if additional items are added, those additional items will not render correctly. They'll appear blank, and when swiping back to one of the pre-existing items (from the blank views) the transition animation will not occur and instead will jump straight to the item (however swiping between the pre-existing items will have the transition animation).

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a swiper with a certain amount of items.
2. Call setState increasing the amount of items in the swiper.
3. Swipe between the items to see the issue.

Additional notes

The issue seems to be directly related to the swiper's initial state. So if the swiper is initially created with 5 items, then it will only be able to stay at 5 or go lower. Increasing it will cause this issue.

No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the Android case with react-native-swiper 1.5.4 and React Native 0.46.4: increase the item count after mounting, then swipe through the new items. Done means newly added items render and transitions behave like the pre-existing items.