chore(0.78): Merge up to React Native 0.78.3 upstream (#2621)

## Summary:

Merge up to upstream React Native 0.78.3. Make sure to update our peer
dependency.

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Co-authored-by: Nicola Corti <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Alex Hunt <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Riccardo Cipolleschi <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Christian Falch <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Phil Pluckthun <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: chrsmys <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Ritesh Shukla <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: zhongwuzw <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Oskar Kwaśniewski <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Fabrizio Cucci <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: React Native Bot <[email protected]>

Author: 12 people

.github/actions/build-hermesc-linux/action.yml

@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         sudo apt update
-        sudo apt install -y git openssh-client cmake build-essential \
+        sudo apt install -y git openssh-client build-essential \
             libreadline-dev libicu-dev jq zip python3
+
+        # Install cmake 3.28.3-1build7
+        sudo apt-get install cmake=3.28.3-1build7
+        sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/cmake /usr/local/bin/cmake
     - name: Restore Hermes workspace
       uses: ./.github/actions/restore-hermes-workspace
     - name: Linux cache

.github/actions/build-hermesc-windows/action.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Windows cache
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
-        key: v2-hermes-${{ github.job }}-windows-${{ inputs.hermes-version }}-${{ inputs.react-native-version }}
+        key: v3-hermes-${{ github.job }}-windows-${{ inputs.hermes-version }}-${{ inputs.react-native-version }}
         path: |
           D:\tmp\hermes\win64-bin\
           D:\tmp\hermes\hermes\icu\
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ runs:
         New-Item -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $Env:HERMES_WS_DIR\icu
         New-Item -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $Env:HERMES_WS_DIR\deps
         New-Item -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $Env:HERMES_WS_DIR\win64-bin
+    - name: Downgrade CMake
+      shell: powershell
+      run: choco install cmake --version 3.31.6 --force
     - name: Build HermesC for Windows
       shell: powershell
       run: |
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ runs:
           $Env:PATH += ";$Env:CMAKE_DIR;$Env:MSBUILD_DIR"
           $Env:ICU_ROOT = "$Env:HERMES_WS_DIR\icu"
 
-          cmake -S hermes -B build_release -G 'Visual Studio 16 2019' -Ax64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION=True -DHERMES_ENABLE_WIN10_ICU_FALLBACK=OFF
+          cmake -S hermes -B build_release -G 'Visual Studio 17 2022' -Ax64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION=True -DHERMES_ENABLE_WIN10_ICU_FALLBACK=OFF
           if (-not $?) { throw "Failed to configure Hermes" }
           echo "Running windows build..."
           cd build_release

.github/workflows/nightly.yml

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
           react-native-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.react-native-version }}
 
   build_hermesc_windows:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     needs: prepare_hermes_workspace
     env:
       HERMES_WS_DIR: 'D:\tmp\hermes'

.github/workflows/publish-release.yml

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
           react-native-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.react-native-version }}
 
   build_hermesc_windows:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     needs: prepare_hermes_workspace
     env:
       HERMES_WS_DIR: 'D:\tmp\hermes'
@@ -131,26 +131,6 @@ jobs:
           hermes-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.hermes-version }}
           react-native-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.react-native-version }}
 
-  build_android:
-    runs-on: 8-core-ubuntu
-    needs: [set_release_type]
-    container:
-      image: reactnativecommunity/react-native-android:latest
-      env:
-        TERM: "dumb"
-        GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
-        ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SIGNING_PWD: ${{ secrets.ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SIGNING_PWD }}
-        ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SIGNING_KEY }}
-        ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
-        ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Build Android
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-android
-        with:
-          release-type: ${{ needs.set_release_type.outputs.RELEASE_TYPE }}
-
   build_npm_package:
     runs-on: 8-core-ubuntu
     needs:
@@ -160,7 +140,6 @@ jobs:
         build_hermes_macos,
         build_hermesc_linux,
         build_hermesc_windows,
-        build_android,
       ]
     container:
       image: reactnativecommunity/react-native-android:latest

.github/workflows/test-all.yml

@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ jobs:
           react-native-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.react-native-version }}
 
   build_hermesc_windows:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     needs: prepare_hermes_workspace
     env:
       HERMES_WS_DIR: 'D:\tmp\hermes'

.nx/version-plans/version-plan-1754530314848.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+__default__: patch
+---
+
+Sync to upstream React Native 0.78.3 release

build.gradle.kts

@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ nexusPublishing {
     sonatype {
       username.set(sonatypeUsername)
       password.set(sonatypePassword)
+      nexusUrl.set(uri("https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/"))
+      snapshotRepositoryUrl.set(uri("https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/"))
     }
   }
 }

package.json

@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
     "@definitelytyped/dtslint": "^0.0.127",
     "@jest/create-cache-key-function": "^29.6.3",
     "@nx/js": "^21.2.4",
-    "@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.78.2",
-    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.78.2",
+    "@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.78.3",
+    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.78.3",
     "@tsconfig/node18": "1.0.1",
     "@types/react": "^19.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.1.1",

packages/assets/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/assets-registry",
-  "version": "0.78.2",
+  "version": "0.78.3",
   "description": "Asset support code for React Native.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/babel-plugin-codegen",
-  "version": "0.78.2",
+  "version": "0.78.3",
   "description": "Babel plugin to generate native module and view manager code for React Native.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/traverse": "^7.25.3",
-    "@react-native/codegen": "0.78.2"
+    "@react-native/codegen": "0.78.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.25.2"