Post install script for installing Indy binary dependencies for Android

[cvarjao]

Summary of Changes

Externalize dependency for indy-sdk-react-native (android)

Related Issues

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[TimoGlastra]

This will run after every install right? Maybe you can add some form of check to see if this setup has already be done, that way on multiple runs it will actually only run once

[cvarjao]

I think that can be optimized for sure. I am assuming npm install or npm ci is not something that developer runs very frequently, so I didn't think the overhead was too much. I've added to the existing postinstall, since I am not sure what patch-package is used for. I will add some extra checks to allow for caching

[TimoGlastra]

patch-package is used for patching files in the node_modules directory (see patches directory)

[TimoGlastra]

I'm curious to hear a bit more about your setup. Are you consuming bifold as a library? How would that work? Do you import files/components from this package?

[cvarjao]

I'm curious to hear a bit more about your setup. Are you consuming bifold as a library? How would that work? Do you import files/components from this package?

The bootstrapping workflow that I am thinking does something like:

npx react-native init MyWallet --template @aries-framework/bifold-template

@aries-framework/bifold-template is package published in npm. That template will generate the whole project (it is a clone of react-native-template-typescript and in the package.json will have something like:

{
 "dependencies": {
    "@aries-framework/bifold": "^1.0.0"
  }
}

The generated/default index.js will looks something like:

 import Bifold from '@aries-framework/bifold'

 const Base = () => {
   useEffect(() => {
     LogBox.ignoreLogs(['VirtualizedLists', 'Mediator Invitation', 'Non-serializable values'])
   }, [])
 
   return (
     <NavigationContainer>
       <Bifold.App />
     </NavigationContainer>
   )
 }

[cvarjao]

@TimoGlastra, here is a crude idea of what I am thinking.

[TimoGlastra]

Haven't tested, but otherwise LGTM.

I'm still in favour of not adding this for the main repo as it complicates setup, but fine with merging.

@JamesKEbert what are your thoughts?

[TimoGlastra]

patch-package is used for patching files in the node_modules directory (see patches directory)

[jleach]

I think this issue has gone stale. We can re-introduce it once we get the Indy SDK for Apple Silicon tested and in the bag.