#Configuration

React Native Enterprise Framework ships with a ready-to-use GitHub Actions:

• callstackincubator/ios
• callstackincubator/android

which you can include in your GHA workflows to build iOS and Android apps and store native artifacts to reuse across CI jobs and local dev environment through RNEF CLI.

#Workflow permissions

Make sure to include the following workflow permissions for your project:

Settings -> Actions -> General -> Workflow Permissions -> Read and write permissions

#GitHub Workflow Setup

This is the recommended base setup for a GitHub Workflow file running our GitHub Actions:

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - '**'

concurrency:
  group: remote-build-ios-${{ github.ref }}

This configuration:

• Runs the workflow on pushes to the main branch
• Runs the workflow on pull requests to any branch

#Optimizing CI/CD Performance with paths-ignore

When using GitHub Actions workflows with RNEF, you can optimize your CI/CD pipelines by using paths-ignore to skip unnecessary workflow runs. This can significantly reduce CI time and costs, especially in large repositories where not all changes require rebuilding the mobile applications.

#How to implement paths-ignore

Add a paths-ignore section to your workflow's trigger configuration to specify which file patterns should not trigger the workflow:

name: Mobile Build

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
    paths-ignore:
      - '*.md'                    # Skip documentation changes
      - 'docs/**'                 # Skip documentation directory
      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**' # Skip issue templates
      - 'web/**'                  # Skip web-specific code
      - 'server/**'               # Skip backend code
      - 'design/**'               # Skip design files
  # You can set similar config for pull_request hook

#Generate GitHub Personal Access Token for downloading cached builds

You'll be asked about this token when cached build is available while running the npx rnef run: command.

#Fine-grained tokens for organizations

Generate a fine-grained Personal Access Token and set Resource owner to your organization. Ensure the following repository permissions:

• Actions: Read
• Contents: Read
• Metadata: Read-only

#Personal classic access token for individual developers

Generate GitHub Personal Access Token for downloading cached builds with repo permissions.