react / react/react-native

Keyboard.addListener ignores its context argument

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Description

Description

The public Keyboard.addListener(eventType, listener, context?) signature accepts a listener context, but the implementation forwards only the event type and callback to NativeEventEmitter. The supplied context is therefore silently discarded.

Expected behavior

When a context is supplied, keyboard event callbacks should run with that object as this, matching the underlying NativeEventEmitter contract.

React Native Version

0.87.1 and current main

Affected Platforms

JavaScript runtime - All

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Research direction

Start at the public Keyboard.addListener(eventType, listener, context?) entry point and trace how it forwards arguments to NativeEventEmitter. Verify that callbacks supplied with a context execute with that object as this, while existing behavior remains unchanged when no context is provided.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react-native
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
76/100

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