Bridging Data Types in React Native
The React Native bridge only moves serializable data, so values crossing between JS and native must be primitives, arrays, or plain objects. You face this building native modules. The footgun is passing functions or class instances; the bridge strips them.
The React Native bridge is an asynchronous message pipe between JavaScript and native code that only accepts serializable payloads. Every argument, return value, and event must be a primitive, array, or plain object. You hit this writing native modules for cameras, sensors, or payments. The footgun is treating the bridge like a normal function call. Passing callbacks, class instances, or Date objects directly causes silent failures, runtime errors, or expensive serialization that drops frames.
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