From 3ce06cc96969bcf089c3ad8af722f97b64b0d655 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jay Koutavas <jay@heynow.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 21:45:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Checkpoint

---
 .github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml     |  78 ++++++
 .github/workflows/publish-release.yml         | 231 ------------------
 .../ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts             |  84 +++++--
 3 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 248 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-release.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1843d8a7a690ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+name: Publish ReactAndroid AAR to GitHub Packages
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*' # Trigger publishing when a tag like v1.0.0, v0.2.1 is pushed
+
+jobs:
+  publish-aar:
+    name: Publish ReactAndroid AAR
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read    # To checkout the repository
+      packages: write   # To publish packages to GitHub Packages
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetches all history, useful for versioning or changelogs
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Set up NDK
+        uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        id: setup-ndk
+        with:
+          # Specify the NDK version your ReactAndroid build requires.
+          # This should match the version that was causing CXX1100 errors if not aligned.
+          ndk-version: r27 # Example for NDK 27. Adjust if 27.0.12077973 is r27 or a specific r2X version. Check nttld/setup-ndk docs for exact version string.
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '18.x' # Use a Node.js LTS version compatible with your RN version
+
+      - name: Install Yarn
+        run: npm install -g yarn
+
+      - name: Install JavaScript dependencies
+        # This step is crucial if your ReactAndroid build relies on codegen or other JS tooling.
+        # Adjust working-directory if your main package.json/yarn.lock is not in './packages/react-native'.
+        # If your JS project root is the repository root, you can remove `working-directory`.
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+        working-directory: ./packages/react-native
+
+      - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v2
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        # This action also handles caching Gradle dependencies for faster builds.
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+
+      - name: Get version from tag
+        id: get_version
+        # Extracts the version number from the tag (e.g., v1.2.3 -> 1.2.3)
+        # If your tags don't have a 'v' prefix, use: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Publish ReactAndroid AAR to GitHub Packages
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
+          # This property name 'libraryVersion' should match what you use in your
+          # ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts (e.g., project.property("libraryVersion") or rootProject.extra["libraryVersion"])
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_libraryVersion: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          # Pass the NDK path to Gradle. Your build.gradle.kts should be configured to use this.
+          ANDROID_NDK_LATEST_PATH: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }} # nttld/setup-ndk provides this output
+          # Common Gradle options for CI
+          GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
+        run: ./gradlew \
+          :packages:react-native:ReactAndroid:publishDebugPublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository \
+          :packages:react-native:ReactAndroid:publishReleasePublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository \
+          --info --stacktrace
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e3b151e875f26a..00000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,231 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish Release
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v0.*.*" # This should match v0.X.Y
-      - "v0.*.*-rc.*" # This should match v0.X.Y-RC.0
-jobs:
-  set_release_type:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'facebook/react-native'
-    outputs:
-      RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ steps.set_release_type.outputs.RELEASE_TYPE }}
-    env:
-      EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
-      REF: ${{ github.ref }}
-    steps:
-      - id: set_release_type
-        run: |
-          echo "Setting release type to release"
-          echo "RELEASE_TYPE=release" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-  prepare_hermes_workspace:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      HERMES_WS_DIR: /tmp/hermes
-      HERMES_VERSION_FILE: packages/react-native/sdks/.hermesversion
-    outputs:
-      react-native-version: ${{ steps.prepare-hermes-workspace.outputs.react-native-version }}
-      hermes-version: ${{ steps.prepare-hermes-workspace.outputs.hermes-version }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Prepare Hermes Workspace
-        id: prepare-hermes-workspace
-        uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-hermes-workspace
-        with:
-          hermes-ws-dir: ${{ env.HERMES_WS_DIR }}
-          hermes-version-file: ${{ env.HERMES_VERSION_FILE }}
-
-  build_hermesc_apple:
-    runs-on: macos-13
-    needs: prepare_hermes_workspace
-    env:
-      HERMES_WS_DIR: /tmp/hermes
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Build HermesC Apple
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-hermesc-apple
-        with:
-          hermes-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.output.hermes-version }}
-          react-native-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.output.react-native-version }}
-  build_apple_slices_hermes:
-    runs-on: macos-14
-    needs: [build_hermesc_apple, prepare_hermes_workspace]
-    env:
-      HERMES_WS_DIR: /tmp/hermes
-      HERMES_TARBALL_ARTIFACTS_DIR: /tmp/hermes/hermes-runtime-darwin
-      HERMES_OSXBIN_ARTIFACTS_DIR: /tmp/hermes/osx-bin
-      IOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "15.1"
-      XROS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "1.0"
-      MAC_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "10.15"
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        flavor: [Debug, Release]
-        slice: [macosx, iphoneos, iphonesimulator, appletvos, appletvsimulator, catalyst, xros, xrsimulator]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Build Slice
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-apple-slices-hermes
-        with:
-          flavor: ${{ matrix.flavor }}
-          slice: ${{ matrix.slice}}
-          hermes-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.hermes-version }}
-          react-native-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.react-native-version }}
-
-  build_hermes_macos:
-    runs-on: macos-13
-    needs: [build_apple_slices_hermes, prepare_hermes_workspace]
-    env:
-      HERMES_WS_DIR: /tmp/hermes
-      HERMES_TARBALL_ARTIFACTS_DIR: /tmp/hermes/hermes-runtime-darwin
-    continue-on-error: true
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        flavor: [Debug, Release]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Build Hermes MacOS
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-hermes-macos
-        with:
-          hermes-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.hermes-version }}
-          react-native-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.react-native-version }}
-          flavor: ${{ matrix.flavor }}
-  prebuild_apple_dependencies:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/prebuild-ios.yml
-
-  build_hermesc_linux:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: prepare_hermes_workspace
-    env:
-      HERMES_WS_DIR: /tmp/hermes
-      HERMES_TARBALL_ARTIFACTS_DIR: /tmp/hermes/hermes-runtime-darwin
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Build HermesC Linux
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-hermesc-linux
-        with:
-          hermes-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.hermes-version }}
-          react-native-version: ${{ needs.prepare_hermes_workspace.outputs.react-native-version }}
-
-  build_hermesc_windows:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
-    needs: prepare_hermes_workspace
-    env:
-      HERMES_WS_DIR: 'D:\tmp\hermes'
-      HERMES_TARBALL_ARTIFACTS_DIR: 'D:\tmp\hermes\hermes-runtime-darwin'
-      HERMES_OSXBIN_ARTIFACTS_DIR: 'D:\tmp\hermes\osx-bin'
-      ICU_URL: "https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/releases/download/release-64-2/icu4c-64_2-Win64-MSVC2017.zip"
-      MSBUILD_DIR: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin'
-      CMAKE_DIR: 'C:\Program Files\CMake\bin'
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Build HermesC Windows
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-hermesc-windows
-        with:
-          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 }}
-          gradle-cache-encryption-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_CACHE_ENCRYPTION_KEY }}
-
-  build_npm_package:
-    runs-on: 8-core-ubuntu
-    needs:
-      [
-        set_release_type,
-        prepare_hermes_workspace,
-        build_hermes_macos,
-        build_hermesc_linux,
-        build_hermesc_windows,
-        build_android,
-        prebuild_apple_dependencies,
-      ]
-    container:
-      image: reactnativecommunity/react-native-android:latest
-      env:
-        TERM: "dumb"
-        GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
-        # By default we only build ARM64 to save time/resources. For release/nightlies, we override this value to build all archs.
-        ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_reactNativeArchitectures: "arm64-v8a"
-    env:
-      HERMES_WS_DIR: /tmp/hermes
-      GHA_NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHA_NPM_TOKEN }}
-      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 }}
-      REACT_NATIVE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REACT_NATIVE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          fetch-tags: true
-      - name: Build and Publish NPM Package
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-npm-package
-        with:
-          hermes-ws-dir: ${{ env.HERMES_WS_DIR }}
-          release-type: ${{ needs.set_release_type.outputs.RELEASE_TYPE }}
-          gha-npm-token: ${{ env.GHA_NPM_TOKEN }}
-          gradle-cache-encryption-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_CACHE_ENCRYPTION_KEY }}
-      - name: Publish @react-native-community/template
-        id: publish-template-to-npm
-        uses: actions/github-script@v6
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.REACT_NATIVE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          script: |
-            const {publishTemplate} = require('./.github/workflow-scripts/publishTemplate.js')
-            const version = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
-            const isDryRun = false
-            await publishTemplate(github, version, isDryRun);
-      - name: Wait for template to be published
-        timeout-minutes: 3
-        uses: actions/github-script@v6
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.REACT_NATIVE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          script: |
-            const {verifyPublishedTemplate, isLatest} = require('./.github/workflow-scripts/publishTemplate.js')
-            const version = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
-            await verifyPublishedTemplate(version, isLatest());
-      - name: Update rn-diff-purge to generate upgrade-support diff
-        run: |
-          curl -X POST https://api.github.com/repos/react-native-community/rn-diff-purge/dispatches \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: Bearer $REACT_NATIVE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-            -d "{\"event_type\": \"publish\", \"client_payload\": { \"version\": \"${{ github.ref_name }}\" }}"
-      - name: Verify Release is on NPM
-        timeout-minutes: 3
-        uses: actions/github-script@v6
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.REACT_NATIVE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          script: |
-            const {verifyReleaseOnNpm} = require('./.github/workflow-scripts/verifyReleaseOnNpm.js');
-            const {isLatest} = require('./.github/workflow-scripts/publishTemplate.js');
-            const version = "${{ github.ref_name }}";
-            await verifyReleaseOnNpm(version, isLatest());
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
index 7658a23fce3b62..bd6ece72be72bc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ plugins {
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.android)
 }
 
-version = project.findProperty("VERSION_NAME")?.toString()!!
+// Use 'libraryVersion' property for CI/command-line, fallback to VERSION_NAME, then SNAPSHOT
+version = project.findProperty("libraryVersion")?.toString()
+    ?: project.findProperty("VERSION_NAME")?.toString()
+    ?: "0.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
-group = "com.facebook.react"
+group = "com.github.isubscribed" // Your GitHub Packages group ID
 
 // We download various C++ open-source dependencies into downloads.
 // We then copy both the downloaded code and our custom makefiles and headers into third-party-ndk.
@@ -40,7 +43,8 @@ val reactNativeRootDir = projectDir.parent
 
 // We put the publishing version from gradle.properties inside ext. so other
 // subprojects can access it as well.
-extra["publishing_version"] = project.findProperty("VERSION_NAME")?.toString()!!
+// Use the determined project version
+extra["publishing_version"] = project.version
 
 // This is the version of CMake we're requesting to the Android SDK to use.
 // If missing it will be downloaded automatically. Only CMake versions shipped with the
@@ -489,15 +493,25 @@ android {
   // Used to override the NDK path/version on internal CI or by allowing
   // users to customize the NDK path/version from their root project (e.g. for Apple Silicon
   // support)
-  if (rootProject.hasProperty("ndkPath") && rootProject.properties["ndkPath"] != null) {
-    ndkPath = rootProject.properties["ndkPath"].toString()
-  }
-  if (rootProject.hasProperty("ndkVersion") && rootProject.properties["ndkVersion"] != null) {
-    ndkVersion = rootProject.properties["ndkVersion"].toString()
+  val rootProjectNdkPath = rootProject.findProperty("ndkPath")?.toString()
+  val rootProjectNdkVersion = rootProject.findProperty("ndkVersion")?.toString()
+
+  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: rootProjectNdkPath = '$rootProjectNdkPath'")
+  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: rootProjectNdkVersion = '$rootProjectNdkVersion'")
+  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: libs.versions.ndkVersion.get() = '${libs.versions.ndkVersion.get()}'")
+
+  if (!rootProjectNdkPath.isNullOrBlank()) {
+    project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: Using ndkPath from rootProject: '$rootProjectNdkPath'. AGP should infer version. ndkVersion will not be set by this script.")
+    ndkPath = rootProjectNdkPath
+    // DO NOT set ndkVersion here. If AGP has a default or another plugin sets it,
+    // this path-based configuration should ideally take precedence or AGP will use the NDK at this path
+    // and infer its version.
+  } else if (!rootProjectNdkVersion.isNullOrBlank()) {
+    ndkVersion = rootProjectNdkVersion
   } else {
     ndkVersion = libs.versions.ndkVersion.get()
   }
-
+  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: Final applied android.ndkPath='${ndkPath}', android.ndkVersion='${ndkVersion}'")
   compileOptions {
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
@@ -713,12 +727,48 @@ kotlin {
 tasks.withType<Test> { jvmArgs = listOf("-Xshare:off") }
 
 /* Publishing Configuration */
-apply(from = "./publish.gradle")
-
-// We need to override the artifact ID as this project is called `ReactAndroid` but
-// the maven coordinates are on `react-android`.
-// Please note that the original coordinates, `react-native`, have been voided
-// as they caused https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210
-publishing {
-  publications { getByName("release", MavenPublication::class) { artifactId = "react-android" } }
+// apply(from = "./publish.gradle") // Removed for GitHub Packages publishing
+
+afterEvaluate {
+  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Configuring Maven publishing.")
+  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Available publications before configuration: ${publishing.publications.names}")
+
+  publishing {
+    publications {
+      // Configure the 'release' publication (created by AGP via android.publishing block)
+      getByName("release", MavenPublication::class) {
+        project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Configuring 'release' publication.")
+        artifactId = "react-android" // Keep original artifactId or change if needed
+        // groupId and version are inherited from project.group and project.version
+        pom {
+          name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid") // Customize
+          description.set("Custom build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.") // Customize
+          url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native") // TODO: Update to your fork's URL
+        }
+      }
+      // Configure the 'debug' publication (created by AGP)
+      // This is necessary if you want to publish debug variants or if your publish task targets it.
+      (findByName("debug") as? MavenPublication)?.apply {
+          project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Configuring 'debug' publication.")
+          artifactId = "react-android-debug" // Differentiate debug artifactId
+          pom {
+            name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid (Debug)") // Customize
+            description.set("Custom debug build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.") // Customize
+            url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native") // TODO: Update to your fork's URL
+          }
+        }
+    }
+    repositories {
+      maven {
+        
+        name = "GitHubPackages"
+        url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/isubscribed/react-native") // Replace with your fork's owner/repo
+        credentials {
+          username = System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR") ?: project.findProperty("gpr.user")?.toString() // For local publishing
+          password = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN") ?: project.findProperty("gpr.key")?.toString()   // For local publishing
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Finished configuring Maven publishing.")
 }

From a243fc5e0a37af3231d07dd1efdf01672811482a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jay Koutavas <jay@heynow.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 13:11:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] checkpoint on local build/publish

---
 .github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml     |  1 -
 .../ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts             | 67 ++++++++++---------
 .../react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml    |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
index 1843d8a7a690ba..ae0694ec7b646c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,5 @@ jobs:
           # Common Gradle options for CI
           GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
         run: ./gradlew \
-          :packages:react-native:ReactAndroid:publishDebugPublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository \
           :packages:react-native:ReactAndroid:publishReleasePublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository \
           --info --stacktrace
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
index bd6ece72be72bc..5c6ced0cebff98 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
@@ -500,15 +500,19 @@ android {
   project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: rootProjectNdkVersion = '$rootProjectNdkVersion'")
   project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: libs.versions.ndkVersion.get() = '${libs.versions.ndkVersion.get()}'")
 
+  // Rely on root project properties (influenced by ANDROID_NDK and libs.versions.toml via root build.gradle)
+  // Ensure your ANDROID_NDK env var points to NDK 27.0.12077973
+  // Ensure libs.versions.toml has ndkVersion = "27.0.12077973"
   if (!rootProjectNdkPath.isNullOrBlank()) {
-    project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: Using ndkPath from rootProject: '$rootProjectNdkPath'. AGP should infer version. ndkVersion will not be set by this script.")
+    project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: Setting ndkPath from rootProject: '$rootProjectNdkPath'")
     ndkPath = rootProjectNdkPath
-    // DO NOT set ndkVersion here. If AGP has a default or another plugin sets it,
-    // this path-based configuration should ideally take precedence or AGP will use the NDK at this path
-    // and infer its version.
-  } else if (!rootProjectNdkVersion.isNullOrBlank()) {
-    ndkVersion = rootProjectNdkVersion
+  }
+
+  if (!rootProjectNdkVersion.isNullOrBlank()) {
+    project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: Setting ndkVersion from rootProject: '$rootProjectNdkVersion'")
+    ndkVersion = libs.versions.ndkVersion.get()
   } else {
+    project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: Fallback: Setting ndkVersion from libs.versions.toml: '${libs.versions.ndkVersion.get()}'")
     ndkVersion = libs.versions.ndkVersion.get()
   }
   project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] NDK Config: Final applied android.ndkPath='${ndkPath}', android.ndkVersion='${ndkVersion}'")
@@ -730,45 +734,44 @@ tasks.withType<Test> { jvmArgs = listOf("-Xshare:off") }
 // apply(from = "./publish.gradle") // Removed for GitHub Packages publishing
 
 afterEvaluate {
-  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Configuring Maven publishing.")
-  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Available publications before configuration: ${publishing.publications.names}")
-
   publishing {
     publications {
-      // Configure the 'release' publication (created by AGP via android.publishing block)
-      getByName("release", MavenPublication::class) {
-        project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Configuring 'release' publication.")
-        artifactId = "react-android" // Keep original artifactId or change if needed
-        // groupId and version are inherited from project.group and project.version
+      // create the "release" publication so you can tweak its coordinates:
+      create<MavenPublication>("release") {
+        from(components.getByName("release"))
+        artifactId = "react-android"
         pom {
-          name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid") // Customize
-          description.set("Custom build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.") // Customize
-          url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native") // TODO: Update to your fork's URL
+          name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid")
+          description.set("Custom build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.")
+          url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native")
         }
       }
-      // Configure the 'debug' publication (created by AGP)
-      // This is necessary if you want to publish debug variants or if your publish task targets it.
-      (findByName("debug") as? MavenPublication)?.apply {
-          project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Configuring 'debug' publication.")
-          artifactId = "react-android-debug" // Differentiate debug artifactId
-          pom {
-            name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid (Debug)") // Customize
-            description.set("Custom debug build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.") // Customize
-            url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native") // TODO: Update to your fork's URL
-          }
+      // if you also want to publish the debug AAR:
+      create<MavenPublication>("debug") {
+        from(components.getByName("debug"))
+        artifactId = "react-android-debug"
+        pom {
+          name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid (Debug)")
+          description.set("Debug build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.")
+          url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native")
         }
+      }
     }
     repositories {
       maven {
-        
         name = "GitHubPackages"
-        url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/isubscribed/react-native") // Replace with your fork's owner/repo
+        url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/isubscribed/react-native")
         credentials {
-          username = System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR") ?: project.findProperty("gpr.user")?.toString() // For local publishing
-          password = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN") ?: project.findProperty("gpr.key")?.toString()   // For local publishing
+          username = System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR")
+          password = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
         }
       }
     }
   }
-  project.logger.lifecycle("[ReactAndroid] In afterEvaluate: Finished configuring Maven publishing.")
+}
+
+tasks.register("printComponents") {
+  doLast {
+    components.names.forEach { println(it) }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 43c8bb3c463e67..664b9d19b16572 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ minSdk = "24"
 targetSdk = "35"
 compileSdk = "35"
 buildTools = "35.0.0"
-ndkVersion = "27.1.12297006"
+ndkVersion = "27.0.12077973"
 # Dependencies versions
 agp = "8.8.2"
 androidx-annotation = "1.6.0"

From d114ec270c806e4ba431fbdb215d26358f26c568 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jay Koutavas <jay@heynow.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 13:39:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] checkpoint

---
 .../ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts             | 25 +++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
index 5c6ced0cebff98..19986e2fc951e2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ import de.undercouch.gradle.tasks.download.Download
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar
+
 plugins {
+  alias(libs.plugins.android.library)
   id("maven-publish")
   id("com.facebook.react")
-  alias(libs.plugins.android.library)
   alias(libs.plugins.download)
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.android)
 }
@@ -734,11 +736,19 @@ tasks.withType<Test> { jvmArgs = listOf("-Xshare:off") }
 // apply(from = "./publish.gradle") // Removed for GitHub Packages publishing
 
 afterEvaluate {
+
+  // ensure the sources‐jar always runs **after** codegen is done
+  tasks.named("releaseSourcesJar") {
+    dependsOn("generateCodegenArtifactsFromSchema")
+  }
+  tasks.named("debugSourcesJar") {
+    dependsOn("generateCodegenArtifactsFromSchema")
+  }
+
   publishing {
     publications {
-      // create the "release" publication so you can tweak its coordinates:
       create<MavenPublication>("release") {
-        from(components.getByName("release"))
+        from(components["release"])
         artifactId = "react-android"
         pom {
           name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid")
@@ -746,9 +756,8 @@ afterEvaluate {
           url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native")
         }
       }
-      // if you also want to publish the debug AAR:
       create<MavenPublication>("debug") {
-        from(components.getByName("debug"))
+        from(components["debug"])
         artifactId = "react-android-debug"
         pom {
           name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid (Debug)")
@@ -775,3 +784,9 @@ tasks.register("printComponents") {
     components.names.forEach { println(it) }
   }
 }
+
+tasks.register("printPublications") {
+  doLast {
+    println(">>> publications: " + publishing.publications.names)
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file

From 1e578c68cc3c8bc3b381c7a373d92c30921a413e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jay Koutavas <jay@heynow.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 13:48:56 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] First successful publication (locally)

---
 .../ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts             | 30 +++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
index 19986e2fc951e2..b367811c04e767 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
@@ -732,12 +732,18 @@ kotlin {
 
 tasks.withType<Test> { jvmArgs = listOf("-Xshare:off") }
 
-/* Publishing Configuration */
-// apply(from = "./publish.gradle") // Removed for GitHub Packages publishing
+// -----------------------------
+// Publishing Configuration
+// -----------------------------
+// Upstream ReactNative ships both release & debug AARs to Maven Central via a top‑level publish.gradle.
+// Here, we adapt that flow to push our patched artifacts into our GitHub Packages fork.
 
-afterEvaluate {
+// We removed the generic publish.gradle include, opting for an in‑place Kotlin DSL block
+// that binds our build artifacts to GitHub Packages.
 
-  // ensure the sources‐jar always runs **after** codegen is done
+afterEvaluate {
+  // 1) Ensure codegen-generated sources are packaged into the sources JAR
+  //    (releaseSourcesJar / debugSourcesJar rely on generated code under build/generated/source/codegen)
   tasks.named("releaseSourcesJar") {
     dependsOn("generateCodegenArtifactsFromSchema")
   }
@@ -747,7 +753,9 @@ afterEvaluate {
 
   publishing {
     publications {
+      // 2) Mirror upstream: publish both release and debug components
       create<MavenPublication>("release") {
+        // Attach the AAR output created by AGP for the 'release' buildType
         from(components["release"])
         artifactId = "react-android"
         pom {
@@ -757,6 +765,7 @@ afterEvaluate {
         }
       }
       create<MavenPublication>("debug") {
+        // Attach the debug AAR as an optional artifact
         from(components["debug"])
         artifactId = "react-android-debug"
         pom {
@@ -768,17 +777,26 @@ afterEvaluate {
     }
     repositories {
       maven {
+        // Push to your fork's GitHub Packages registry
         name = "GitHubPackages"
         url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/isubscribed/react-native")
         credentials {
-          username = System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR")
-          password = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+          // try a project property first (so you can set -Pgpr.user=foo locally),
+          // then fall back to the GitHub Actions env
+          username = (project.findProperty("gpr.user") as String?)
+              ?: System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR")
+          password = (project.findProperty("gpr.key") as String?)
+              ?: System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
         }
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
+/**********************
+ * Some utility tasks 
+ **********************/
+
 tasks.register("printComponents") {
   doLast {
     components.names.forEach { println(it) }

From a1bd126196fb0dacfb0d844eb624f3a8fae99a8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jay Koutavas <jay@heynow.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 16:22:54 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] We got a consumable aar published locally

---
 .github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml           |  4 +---
 packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts | 12 +-----------
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
index ae0694ec7b646c..4149360ada3513 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,4 @@ jobs:
           ANDROID_NDK_LATEST_PATH: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }} # nttld/setup-ndk provides this output
           # Common Gradle options for CI
           GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
-        run: ./gradlew \
-          :packages:react-native:ReactAndroid:publishReleasePublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository \
-          --info --stacktrace
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: ./gradlew :packages:react-native:ReactAndroid:publishReleasePublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
index b367811c04e767..289677aa0dd08f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ version = project.findProperty("libraryVersion")?.toString()
     ?: project.findProperty("VERSION_NAME")?.toString()
     ?: "0.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
-group = "com.github.isubscribed" // Your GitHub Packages group ID
+group = "com.facebook.react"
 
 // We download various C++ open-source dependencies into downloads.
 // We then copy both the downloaded code and our custom makefiles and headers into third-party-ndk.
@@ -764,16 +764,6 @@ afterEvaluate {
           url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native")
         }
       }
-      create<MavenPublication>("debug") {
-        // Attach the debug AAR as an optional artifact
-        from(components["debug"])
-        artifactId = "react-android-debug"
-        pom {
-          name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid (Debug)")
-          description.set("Debug build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.")
-          url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native")
-        }
-      }
     }
     repositories {
       maven {

From 367732f6bac55ee2a85e16fc07a901dc1b7244a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jay Koutavas <jay@heynow.com>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 16:32:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] We're not going to bother with having the ci pipeline do
 the builds. We'll do them locally with:  ./gradlew \  
 :packages:react-native:ReactAndroid:publishReleasePublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository
 \  
 :packages:react-native:ReactAndroid:publishDebugPublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository

---
 .github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml     | 75 -------------------
 .../ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts             | 25 ++++---
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4149360ada3513..00000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-isubscribed.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish ReactAndroid AAR to GitHub Packages
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*' # Trigger publishing when a tag like v1.0.0, v0.2.1 is pushed
-
-jobs:
-  publish-aar:
-    name: Publish ReactAndroid AAR
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read    # To checkout the repository
-      packages: write   # To publish packages to GitHub Packages
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetches all history, useful for versioning or changelogs
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: '17'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-
-      - name: Set up NDK
-        uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
-        id: setup-ndk
-        with:
-          # Specify the NDK version your ReactAndroid build requires.
-          # This should match the version that was causing CXX1100 errors if not aligned.
-          ndk-version: r27 # Example for NDK 27. Adjust if 27.0.12077973 is r27 or a specific r2X version. Check nttld/setup-ndk docs for exact version string.
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '18.x' # Use a Node.js LTS version compatible with your RN version
-
-      - name: Install Yarn
-        run: npm install -g yarn
-
-      - name: Install JavaScript dependencies
-        # This step is crucial if your ReactAndroid build relies on codegen or other JS tooling.
-        # Adjust working-directory if your main package.json/yarn.lock is not in './packages/react-native'.
-        # If your JS project root is the repository root, you can remove `working-directory`.
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-        working-directory: ./packages/react-native
-
-      - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
-        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v2
-
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        # This action also handles caching Gradle dependencies for faster builds.
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
-
-      - name: Get version from tag
-        id: get_version
-        # Extracts the version number from the tag (e.g., v1.2.3 -> 1.2.3)
-        # If your tags don't have a 'v' prefix, use: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Publish ReactAndroid AAR to GitHub Packages
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
-          # This property name 'libraryVersion' should match what you use in your
-          # ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts (e.g., project.property("libraryVersion") or rootProject.extra["libraryVersion"])
-          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_libraryVersion: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
-          # Pass the NDK path to Gradle. Your build.gradle.kts should be configured to use this.
-          ANDROID_NDK_LATEST_PATH: ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }} # nttld/setup-ndk provides this output
-          # Common Gradle options for CI
-          GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
-        run: ./gradlew :packages:react-native:ReactAndroid:publishReleasePublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
index 289677aa0dd08f..e6faf5b76c962c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ plugins {
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.android)
 }
 
-// Use 'libraryVersion' property for CI/command-line, fallback to VERSION_NAME, then SNAPSHOT
-version = project.findProperty("libraryVersion")?.toString()
-    ?: project.findProperty("VERSION_NAME")?.toString()
-    ?: "0.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
-
-group = "com.facebook.react"
-
 // We download various C++ open-source dependencies into downloads.
 // We then copy both the downloaded code and our custom makefiles and headers into third-party-ndk.
 // After that we build native code from src/main/jni with module path pointing at third-party-ndk.
@@ -751,16 +744,30 @@ afterEvaluate {
     dependsOn("generateCodegenArtifactsFromSchema")
   }
 
+  group = "com.facebook.react"
+  version = "0.79.2"
   publishing {
     publications {
       // 2) Mirror upstream: publish both release and debug components
       create<MavenPublication>("release") {
-        // Attach the AAR output created by AGP for the 'release' buildType
         from(components["release"])
+        groupId    = "com.facebook.react"
         artifactId = "react-android"
+        version    = "0.79.2"
         pom {
           name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid")
-          description.set("Custom build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.")
+          description.set("Release build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.")
+          url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native")
+        }
+      }
+      create<MavenPublication>("debug") {
+        from(components["debug"])
+        groupId    = "com.facebook.react"
+        artifactId = "react-android-debug"
+        version    = "0.79.2"
+        pom {
+          name.set("Aura Patched ReactAndroid (Debug)")
+          description.set("Debug build of ReactAndroid AAR for the Aura project.")
           url.set("https://github.com/isubscribed/react-native")
         }
       }

From 32f3f0de29ea1d8dd0574f64ab13d1e8b0549fa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jay Koutavas <jay@heynow.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 09:42:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Remove duplicate code gen

---
 packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts | 12 +++++-------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
index e6faf5b76c962c..796438bc01600f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
@@ -735,13 +735,11 @@ tasks.withType<Test> { jvmArgs = listOf("-Xshare:off") }
 // that binds our build artifacts to GitHub Packages.
 
 afterEvaluate {
-  // 1) Ensure codegen-generated sources are packaged into the sources JAR
-  //    (releaseSourcesJar / debugSourcesJar rely on generated code under build/generated/source/codegen)
-  tasks.named("releaseSourcesJar") {
-    dependsOn("generateCodegenArtifactsFromSchema")
-  }
-  tasks.named("debugSourcesJar") {
-    dependsOn("generateCodegenArtifactsFromSchema")
+  // make sure both sources-jar tasks wait for codegen
+  listOf("releaseSourcesJar", "debugSourcesJar").forEach { name ->
+    tasks.named(name) {
+      dependsOn("generateCodegenArtifactsFromSchema")
+    }
   }
 
   group = "com.facebook.react"