change(ios): make root VC notify on viewDidAppear/-Disappear

Author: hannojg

packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTDefaultReactNativeFactoryDelegate.mm

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #import "RCTDefaultReactNativeFactoryDelegate.h"
 #import <ReactCommon/RCTHost.h>
+#import <React/RCTViewController.h>
 #import "RCTAppSetupUtils.h"
 #import "RCTDependencyProvider.h"
 #if USE_THIRD_PARTY_JSC != 1
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ - (NSURL *_Nullable)sourceURLForBridge:(nonnull RCTBridge *)bridge
 
 - (UIViewController *)createRootViewController
 {
-  return [UIViewController new];
+  return [RCTViewController new];
 }
 
 - (RCTBridge *)createBridgeWithDelegate:(id<RCTBridgeDelegate>)delegate launchOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions

packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTViewController.h

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@interface RCTViewController : UIViewController
+
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END

packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTViewController.m

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//
+//  RCTViewController.m
+//  React-Core
+//
+//  Created by Hanno Goedecke on 27.04.26.
+//
+
+#import "RCTViewController.h"
+#import <React/UIViewController+React.h>
+
+@interface RCTViewController ()
+
+@end
+
+@implementation RCTViewController
+
+- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
+{
+  [super viewDidAppear:animated];
+  [self reactNotifyViewControllerDidAppear:animated];
+}
+
+- (void)viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated
+{
+  [super viewDidDisappear:animated];
+  [self reactNotifyViewControllerDidDisappear:animated];
+}
+
+@end

packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTWrapperViewController.h

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+#import <React/RCTViewController.h>
 
 @class RCTWrapperViewController;
 
-@interface RCTWrapperViewController : UIViewController
+@interface RCTWrapperViewController : RCTViewController
 
 - (instancetype)initWithContentView:(UIView *)contentView NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;