react / react/metro

Load raw files as text and watch for changes

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Description

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Feature

What is the current behavior?
Using babel and metro, and a babel plugin called "babel-plugin-inline-import" I can import raw markdown as text in code. But like mentioned on their caveats, there seems to be a limitation on babel so that when the markdown file changes it does not propegate.

What is the expected behavior?
There are plugins for webpack like https://github.com/elliottsj/babel-inline-import-loader that does exactly this. A similar feature for metro would be nice. Perhaps it's even possible with metro's current features, but if so it seems to be badly documented, as I can't find anything.

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Research direction

The issue names Metro, Babel, and babel-plugin-inline-import but no repository files or tests. Start by reviewing Metro’s documented raw-file handling and watch configuration, then compare the plugin’s caveat with Metro’s current behavior. Done means a documented or implemented Metro-supported way to load raw markdown and propagate changes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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