[FEAT] WebView: Full support for new architecture#1060
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What does this PR do?
This PR enables Session Replay WebView recordings on the New Architecture and fixes issues related to runtime updates of WebView props. These issues could previously cause the Datadog Event Bridge to detach, resulting in Browser SDK sessions being created independently from the active React Native session.
To address this, the PR removes the legacy JS-based setup of the
DatadogEventBridgeand instead relies entirely on the native SDKs WebView instrumentation.This PR also removes the check for
isWebViewTrackingEnabledin Android old architecture, to properly support instrumentation of multiple WebView instances (thanks to @Woody-FE for their contribution with #1062).Motivation
New Architecture previously required the usage of our legacy approach, by setting up the Datadog Event Bridge JS-side due to missing support for custom native components in
react-native-webviewon Android for new architecture. This approach had side effects, especially when WebView props changed at runtime.By switching to native instrumentation and introducing a workaround to communicate first-party hosts to the native layer, we ensure correct linkage of Browser and React Native sessions, while also enabling WebView Session Replay.
Additional Notes
The Android workaround uses
injectedJavaScriptBeforeContentLoadedto deliver first-party hosts to the native layer, bypassing the limitation of not being able to define custom props for New Architecture native modules inreact-native-webview.iOS does not require this workaround; native instrumentation works as expected.
The legacy JS bridge setup is now removed
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