Open Source Software Contributions
I contribute upstream when building my apps exposes a missing feature or a library bug. The work ranges from native file-preview APIs and map-camera controls to authentication, database tooling and styling fixes.
Status checked October 9th, 2026
expo/expo
- [ios][file-system] Recover from abandoned preview presentationsPR #51169 · Merged
Rejects abandoned iOS preview requests and clears their state so later file previews can open.
- [maps] Add camera tilt and bearing while preserving camera scalePR #51123 · Open
Adds map-camera tilt and heading controls while preserving position and scale. Builds on Spence Pope’s feature with co-author credit.
- [maps] Correct camera update Promise return typesPR #51102 · Merged
Corrects map-camera Promise types so TypeScript callers can handle completion and cancellation.
- [android][maps] Support immediate camera moves with duration 0PR #51101 · Merged
Allows duration-zero camera moves on Android for immediate repositioning without animation.
- [file-system] Add static preview APIs and iOS multi-file previewsPR #50696 · Merged
Adds static file-preview APIs and iOS multi-file browsing through Quick Look, preserving existing instance methods.
- [ios][font] Preserve registrations after duplicate font namesPR #50561 · Merged
Preserves font registrations when iOS encounters duplicate font names.
- [ios][file-system] Fix preview reopening during dismissalPR #47947 · Merged
Handles iOS preview reopening during dismissal so a new request does not race the outgoing viewer.
- [widgets] Make deprecated config fields optionalPR #47933 · Merged
Makes deprecated widget configuration fields optional in TypeScript.
- [ios][apple-authentication] Run requests on main queuePR #47733 · Merged
Runs Apple authentication requests on the iOS main queue.
- [router] Export `Theme` typePR #47476 · Merged
Exports the router Theme type for typed navigation themes.
- [docs][maps] Add custom marker icon examplesPR #47296 · Merged
Documents custom map-marker image references and sizing on iOS and Android.
- [expo-maps][android] Avoid blank marker snippet callout spacePR #47271 · Merged
Removes empty Android map-marker snippet space when only a title is supplied.
- Add native file previews to expo-file-systemPR #46867 · Merged
Adds native file previews through iOS Quick Look and Android ACTION_VIEW, with capability checks and documentation.
- [expo-widgets] Inherit ios.deploymentTarget for widget extensionPR #46193 · Merged
Makes widget extensions inherit the app’s configured iOS deployment target.
- [widgets] Allow string widget family typesPR #46135 · Merged
Accepts string widget-family values in typed configuration while retaining enum-style usage.
- [expo-ui] support `ColorValue` in `foregroundStyle` on iOSPR #44349 · Merged
Supports React Native ColorValue inputs consistently in iOS foreground styles and gradients.
- [docs] Add hasVideoLink to Android production build tutorialPR #43658 · Merged
Adds the missing video-link flag to Expo’s Android production-build tutorial.
- Shared React Native asset registryIssue #50558 · Closed
Isolated two different asset registries that prevented libraries from finding bundled fonts and images. Supplied a reproduction and a resolver patch; the maintainer replaced the virtual registry in the final fix.
- Precompiled Worklets launch crashIssue #46209 · Closed
Traced an iOS launch crash to a missing feature flag in the precompiled Worklets framework. Reproduced it in a clean app; the maintainer rebuilt the artifacts.
software-mansion/enriched-markdown
Reports Android image height during text measurement so following content does not overlap.
- fix(ios): add font attribute to inline math attachmentsPR #459 · Merged
Retains font attributes on iOS inline-math attachments so they align with the surrounding text.
uni-stack/uniwind
- fix: reset root parser state before sibling rulesPR #710 · Merged
Stops CSS root-parser state leaking into sibling rules, with regression coverage for nested styles.
- fix: reconcile native styles when layout effects reconnectPR #690 · Merged
Refreshes native styles after React Activity or Suspense reconnects effects, without discarding component state.
clerk/javascript
- test(expo): explore aligned Kotlin dependencies on SDK 58PR #9975 · Draft
Explores aligning Kotlin dependencies in Expo SDK 58 Android integration tests. This remains experimental work.
- test(expo): enable R8 in Android release testsPR #9974 · Open
Enables Android shrinking in Expo release tests and adds a narrow consumer rule for a missing Kotlin annotation.
- fix(shared): avoid false offline detection in React NativePR #8084 · Merged
Fixes false offline detection in React Native so fresh authentication-token requests can proceed.
- fix(expo): preserve native Google sign-in error messagesPR #9464 · Merged
Co-authored the Google sign-in error fix after reporting Android provider failures being treated as user cancellation. The maintainer continued the implementation and credited my original patch.
software-mansion/react-native-reanimated
Fixes a Worklets Bundle Mode resolver cycle that can cause a startup stack overflow with Uniwind.
shashwatak/satellite-js
- feat: add a JavaScript-only entry pointPR #192 · Open
Adds a JavaScript-only entry point so React Native can use orbital propagation without resolving optional WASM loaders.
heroui-inc/heroui-native
Keeps controlled bottom sheets visible and interactive after a rapid close and reopen.
- fix(input): preserve native ref types in published declarationsPR #504 · Merged
Keeps native input-ref types compatible with the consumer’s React Native version in published declarations.
Lets outside taps reach the overlay around iOS Dialog and Select panels so dismissal works.
Remeasures open dropdown anchors when the app window changes, including iPad rotation and resizing.
- fix(select): preserve content-fit label sizingPR #468 · Merged
Preserves intrinsic text width in content-fit Select triggers and menus so labels remain visible.
getsentry/sentry-react-native
- fix(ios): Preserve quoted Expo bundle script invocationsPR #6796 · Merged
Preserves quoted Expo build-script paths so iOS bundling works in directories containing spaces.
software-mansion-labs/react-native-streamdown
- docs: clarify Worklets watch folders in monoreposPR #36 · Open
Clarifies Worklets watch-folder setup for hoisted and symlinked monorepo dependencies.
- docs: update Worklets import forwarding setupPR #22 · Merged
Updates Worklets import-forwarding instructions so markdown preprocessing can run on the worker runtime.
get-convex/convex-js
- Expose a typed validatorToJson helperPR #187 · Open
Proposes a typed validatorToJson helper so callers can inspect validator schemas without unsafe casts.
- Fix Clerk session refresh authPR #161 · Accepted upstream
Refreshes Convex authentication when Clerk replaces a session, fixing sign-out/sign-in flows that otherwise remain unauthenticated until reload.
- cli: find stable TypeScript 7 in side-by-side installsPR #178 · Accepted upstream
Finds the stable TypeScript 7 compiler alongside the TypeScript 6 compatibility API, with regression tests for compiler selection.
react/react-native
- [iOS] Make scrollToEnd include adjusted content insetPR #57523 · Open
Uses adjusted iOS content insets when scrolling to the end, matching the endpoint reachable by dragging.
react-native-google-signin/google-signin
- fix(expo): declare AppCheckCore modular dependenciesPR #1519 · Merged
Declares modular CocoaPods dependencies needed by Google Sign-In in fresh Expo iOS builds.
get-convex/convex-backend
- docs: document stable TypeScript 7 setupPR #504 · Accepted upstream
Documents stable TypeScript 7 installation, side-by-side compatibility and migration from the native preview.
get-convex/geospatial
- Broad map queries and Convex read limitsIssue #57 · Open
Documented broad rectangle queries exhausting read limits with about 3,150 points, including timing measurements, a tiled workaround and metadata-query overhead.