fix(metro-resolver-symlinks): include mtime to make hash more unique (#…

…3076)

.changeset/cuddly-readers-burn.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@rnx-kit/metro-resolver-symlinks": patch
+---
+
+Ensure hash uniqueness when `experimental_retryResolvingFromDisk` is enabled

packages/metro-resolver-symlinks/src/utils/patchMetro.ts

@@ -132,7 +132,13 @@ export function patchMetro(options: Options): void {
       // `ReferenceError` will always be thrown when Metro encounters a file
       // that does not exist in the Haste map.
       if (e instanceof ReferenceError) {
-        return filePath;
+        // Paths generated by pnpm setups include version numbers and/or hashes
+        if (filePath.includes(".pnpm-store") || filePath.includes(".store")) {
+          return filePath;
+        }
+
+        const stat = fs.lstatSync(filePath);
+        return filePath + "|" + stat.mtime.toISOString();
       }
 
       throw e;