---
id: testing-rn
title: Testing React Native Changes in the Sample App
sidebar_label: Testing React Native Changes
---
import useBaseUrl from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';

When making changes to the React Native integration, it can be helpful to test them directly in the [ReactNativeFlipperExample](https://github.com/facebook/flipper/tree/main/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample) we provide in the repository. However, the app builds against a production release of Flipper and not the version checked in in the repository.

In order to test against the changes you have made, you need to publish a Flipper release locally.

## Publishing a Local Release

First, create a unique version number. This step is optional but is helpful to prevent accidentally testing against the wrong version.

In the top-level `gradle.properties`, change the version:

```bash
...
# POM publishing constants
VERSION_NAME=0.44.99-SNAPSHOT # Change this one.
GROUP=com.facebook.flipper
...
```

Now, run `./gradlew installArchives -PRELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=false` in the root of the repository. This will place the artifact files in your local `~/.m2/repository` folder.

## Using the new Release

Usually, you need to change your project to also pick up files in `mavenLocal()`. As this is already done, you can directly change the `FLIPPER_VERSION` to the previously used identifier
in `react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/gradle.properties`:

```bash
# Version of flipper SDK to use with React Native
FLIPPER_VERSION=0.30.2
FLIPPER_VERSION=0.44.99-SNAPSHOT
```

Now run `yarn android` to rebuild, install and launch the RN sample app.

To test further changes, rerun the `./gradlew installArchives -PRELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=false` and `yarn android` steps.

## Full Diff

For a quick overview, here are the two changes you need to make:

```diff
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1ccd002a..100a7169 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.

 # POM publishing constants
-VERSION_NAME=0.44.1-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=0.44.99-SNAPSHOT
 GROUP=com.facebook.flipper
 POM_URL=https://github.com/facebook/flipper
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/facebook/flipper.git
diff --git a/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/gradle.properties b/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/gradle.properties
index 495c12e8..bc815d0e 100644
--- a/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/android/gradle.properties
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true

 # Version of flipper SDK to use with React Native
-FLIPPER_VERSION=0.30.2
+FLIPPER_VERSION=0.44.99-SNAPSHOT

```