skip native library loading for frame processors, wip: failing to launch app

- Fix currentActivity reference in CameraViewModule
- Convert Map to MutableMap in CameraViewManager for RN 0.79 compatibility

package/android/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ target_include_directories(
 # Link everything together
 target_link_libraries(
         ${PACKAGE_NAME}
-        ${LOG_LIB}                          # <-- Logcat logger
+        ${LOG_LIB}                      # <-- Logcat logger
-        android                             # <-- Android JNI core
+        android                         # <-- Android JNI core
-        ReactAndroid::jsi                   # <-- RN: JSI
+        ReactAndroid::jsi               # <-- RN: JSI
-        # ReactAndroid::reactnativejni      # <-- Temporarily disabled for RN 0.79+ compatibility
+        ReactAndroid::reactnative       # <-- RN: React Native JNI bindings (RN 0.76+)
-        fbjni::fbjni                        # <-- fbjni
+        fbjni::fbjni                    # <-- fbjni
-        GLESv2                              # <-- OpenGL (for VideoPipeline)
+        GLESv2                          # <-- OpenGL (for VideoPipeline)
-        EGL                                 # <-- OpenGL (EGL) (for VideoPipeline)
+        EGL                             # <-- OpenGL (EGL) (for VideoPipeline)
 )
 
 # Optionally also add Frame Processors here

package/android/build.gradle

@@ -133,8 +133,16 @@ android {
   }
 
   compileOptions {
-    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+  }
+
+  kotlinOptions {
+    jvmTarget = "17"
+    freeCompilerArgs += [
+      "-opt-in=kotlin.RequiresOptIn",
+      "-opt-in=com.facebook.react.annotations.UnstableReactNativeAPI"
+    ]
   }
 
   externalNativeBuild {
@@ -157,6 +165,7 @@ android {
             "**/libhermes-executor-debug.so",
             "**/libhermes_executor.so",
             "**/libreactnativejni.so",
+            "**/libreactnative.so",
             "**/libturbomodulejsijni.so",
             "**/libreact_nativemodule_core.so",
             "**/libjscexecutor.so"

package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/CameraViewManager.kt

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class CameraViewManager : ViewGroupManager<CameraView>() {
       .put("cameraError", MapBuilder.of("registrationName", "onError"))
       .put("cameraCodeScanned", MapBuilder.of("registrationName", "onCodeScanned"))
       .put("onVideoChunkReady", MapBuilder.of("registrationName", "onVideoChunkReady"))
-      .build()
+      .build()?.toMutableMap()
 
   override fun getName(): String = TAG
 

package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/CameraViewModule.kt

@@ -29,14 +29,10 @@ class CameraViewModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContextBase
     var sharedRequestCode = 10
 
     init {
-      try {
+      // Skip loading native library for React Native 0.79+ compatibility
-        // Load the native part of VisionCamera.
+      // Frame Processors are disabled (react-native-worklets-core not installed)
-        // Includes the OpenGL VideoPipeline, as well as Frame Processor JSI bindings
+      // The native library has incompatible JNI signatures for RN 0.79+
-        System.loadLibrary("VisionCamera")
+      Log.i(TAG, "VisionCamera native library not loaded - Frame Processors disabled for RN 0.79+ compatibility")
-      } catch (e: UnsatisfiedLinkError) {
-        Log.e(VisionCameraProxy.TAG, "Failed to load VisionCamera C++ library!", e)
-        throw e
-      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -73,15 +69,11 @@ class CameraViewModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContextBase
     }
 
   @ReactMethod(isBlockingSynchronousMethod = true)
-  fun installFrameProcessorBindings(): Boolean =
+  fun installFrameProcessorBindings(): Boolean {
-    try {
+    // Frame Processors are disabled for React Native 0.79+ compatibility
-      val proxy = VisionCameraProxy(reactApplicationContext)
+    Log.i(TAG, "Frame Processor bindings not installed - Frame Processors disabled for RN 0.79+ compatibility")
-      VisionCameraInstaller.install(proxy)
+    return false
-      true
+  }
-    } catch (e: Error) {
-      Log.e(TAG, "Failed to install Frame Processor JSI Bindings!", e)
-      false
-    }
 
   @ReactMethod
   fun takePhoto(viewTag: Int, options: ReadableMap, promise: Promise) {
@@ -157,7 +149,7 @@ class CameraViewModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContextBase
   }
 
   private fun canRequestPermission(permission: String): Boolean {
-    val activity = currentActivity as? PermissionAwareActivity
+    val activity = reactApplicationContext.currentActivity as? PermissionAwareActivity
     return activity?.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(permission) ?: false
   }
 

package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/frameprocessor/VisionCameraProxy.kt

@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class VisionCameraProxy(private val reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) {
     FrameProcessorPluginRegistry.getPlugin(name, this, options)
 
   // private C++ funcs
-  // Commented out due to React Native 0.79+ API compatibility issues
+  // Keep this declared (even though we don't call it) so JNI can register it
-  // private external fun initHybrid(jsContext: Long, jsCallInvokerHolder: CallInvokerHolderImpl, scheduler: VisionCameraScheduler): HybridData
+  // The native library expects this method signature to exist
+  @DoNotStrip
+  @Keep
+  private external fun initHybrid(jsContext: Long, jsCallInvokerHolder: Any, scheduler: VisionCameraScheduler): HybridData
 }