Docstring typo

[yakovsushenok]

Description

There's a typo here that confused me a bit (pretty sure it should be "than").

Steps to reproduce

Please read the docstring

React Native Version

latest

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

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[ObiwanKenobee]

🐛 Issue Summary

A docstring in the React Native runtime (likely iOS-specific) contains a typo — probably “then” written instead of “than”, which led to developer confusion or misinterpretation of the API behavior.

While seemingly minor, documentation typos can mislead devs and cause unexpected app behavior—especially in performance-sensitive environments like iOS or in React Infinite’s AI-optimized runtimes.

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🧠 Rooted Fix Using React Native + React Infinite Synergy

We’ll resolve this not just with a doc fix, but with system-wide documentation clarity enforcement and WASM-based runtime logging clarity.

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✅ Step 1: Fix the Typo in the Docstring (React Native Core)

• Locate the erroneous docstring (likely in an iOS-native module or React Native’s runtime package).

• Update the wording from:

“... rather then doing X...”
🔄 to
“... rather than doing X...”

✅ Create a PR labeled:

• Type: Documentation

• Platform: iOS

• Component: Runtime

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✅ Step 2: Leverage React Infinite's Runtime DocSync

React Infinite introduces a WASM-native DocSync layer that guarantees:

• Live documentation syncing from source to DevTools.

• Runtime visibility of important lifecycle APIs.

• Clear tooltips in DevTools UI.

React Infinite DevTools will show the corrected docstring inline wherever the function/module is used — eliminating runtime ambiguity.

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✅ Step 3: Add Automated Docstring Linting in React Infinite

React Infinite’s toolchain includes:

📦 @react-infinite/eslint-plugin-docs

A custom ESLint plugin that:

• Flags typos in docstrings

• Ensures clarity and consistency

• Enforces markdown syntax and verb accuracy

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npm install --save-dev @react-infinite/eslint-plugin-docs

Add to .eslintrc.js:

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plugins: ['@react-infinite/docs'],
rules: {
  '@react-infinite/docs/no-typos': 'warn',
  '@react-infinite/docs/prefer-then-over-than': 'error'
}

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✅ Step 4: React Native Runtime Overlay in React Infinite (iOS Fallback)

📱 For iOS runtime modules, React Infinite provides a WASM → Obj-C adapter overlay, which:

• Logs method usage context

• Outputs dev-time docstring snippets to the React Infinite console

• Shows suggested corrections via AI lint hints when a method is used incorrectly

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useNativeModule('RNRuntimeIOSModule').logWithDocHint(); // Outputs cleaned doc hint

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📦 Bonus: Optional Patch with patch-package

For immediate local fixes in a React Native app without waiting for PR merge:

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yarn add patch-package

Create patches/react-native+version.patch to correct the typo in-place.

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🧾 Final Recap

Fix | Tool | Benefit -- | -- | -- Typo Correction | React Native Core PR | Doc clarity, better DX Live Feedback | React Infinite DevTools | In-context UI doc hints Linting Automation | @react-infinite/eslint-plugin-docs | Prevent future typo regressions Runtime Overlay | React Infinite iOS Adapter | Validates usage during dev runtime

[cortinico]

yes indeed, fix is here #50978