fix: improve subview foreach, use IdentifiablePlatformView

.changeset/major-sites-end.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'react-native-bottom-tabs': patch
+---
+
+feat: improve subview foreach on iOS

packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabBarFontSize.swift

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import UIKit
 import React
+import UIKit
 
 enum TabBarFontSize {
   /// Returns the default font size for tab bar item labels based on the current platform
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       attributes[.font] = RCTFont.update(
         nil,
         withFamily: family,
         size: NSNumber(value: size),
         weight: weight,
         style: nil,
         variant: nil,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     }
 
     // Add color if provided
-    if let color = color {
+    if let color {
       attributes[.foregroundColor] = color
     }
 

packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabItemEventModifier.swift

@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
     }
 #endif
 
     // Unfortunately, due to iOS 26 new tab switching animations, controlling state from JavaScript is causing significant delays when switching tabs.
     // See: https://github.com/callstackincubator/react-native-bottom-tabs/issues/383
     // Due to this, whether the tab prevents default has to be defined statically.
     if let index = tabBarController.viewControllers?.firstIndex(of: viewController) {
       let defaultPrevented = onClick?(index) ?? false
-      
+
       return !defaultPrevented
     }
-    
+
     return false
   }
 }
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
     }
 
     // Create gesture handler
-    let handler = LongPressGestureHandler(tabBar: tabController.tabBar, handler: { key, isLongPress in _ = onTabEvent(key,isLongPress) })
+    let handler = LongPressGestureHandler(tabBar: tabController.tabBar) { key, isLongPress in _ = onTabEvent(key, isLongPress) }
     let gesture = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: handler, action: #selector(LongPressGestureHandler.handleLongPress(_:)))
     gesture.minimumPressDuration = 0.5
 
     objc_setAssociatedObject(tabController.tabBar, &AssociatedKeys.gestureHandler, handler, .OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   }
 }
 
 private struct AssociatedKeys {
   static var gestureHandler: UInt8 = 0
 }
 
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@
     let location = recognizer.location(in: tabBar)
 
     // Get buttons and sort them by frames
     let tabBarButtons = tabBar.subviews.filter { String(describing: type(of: $0)).contains("UITabBarButton") }.sorted { $0.frame.minX < $1.frame.minX }
 
     for (index, button) in tabBarButtons.enumerated() {
       if button.frame.contains(location) {
         handler(index, true)
         break
       }

packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/LegacyTabView.swift

@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ struct LegacyTabView: AnyTabView {
   @ViewBuilder
   var body: some View {
     TabView(selection: $props.selectedPage) {
-      ForEach(props.children.indices, id: \.self) { index in
-        renderTabItem(at: index)
+      ForEach(props.children) { child in
+        if let index = props.children.firstIndex(of: child) {
+          renderTabItem(at: index)
+        }
       }
       .measureView { size in
         onLayout(size)
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ struct LegacyTabView: AnyTabView {
 
       if !tabData.hidden || isFocused {
         let icon = props.icons[index]
-        let child = props.children[safe: index] ?? PlatformView()
+        let child = props.children[safe: index]?.view ?? PlatformView()
         let context = TabAppearContext(
           index: index,
           tabData: tabData,

packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/NewTabView.swift

@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ struct NewTabView: AnyTabView {
   @ViewBuilder
   var body: some View {
     TabView(selection: $props.selectedPage) {
-      ForEach(props.children.indices, id: \.self) { index in
-        if let tabData = props.items[safe: index] {
+      ForEach(props.children) { child in
+        if let index = props.children.firstIndex(of: child),
+           let tabData = props.items[safe: index] {
           let isFocused = props.selectedPage == tabData.key
 
           if !tabData.hidden || isFocused {
             let icon = props.icons[index]
 
-            let platformChild = props.children[safe: index] ?? PlatformView()
-            let child = RepresentableView(view: platformChild)
             let context = TabAppearContext(
               index: index,
               tabData: tabData,
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ struct NewTabView: AnyTabView {
             )
 
             Tab(value: tabData.key, role: tabData.role?.convert()) {
-              child
+              RepresentableView(view: child.view)
                 .ignoresSafeArea(.container, edges: .all)
                 .tabAppear(using: context)
             } label: {

packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewImpl.swift

@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ struct TabViewImpl: View {
   }
 #endif
 
-
 #if !os(macOS)
   private func configureTransparentAppearance(tabBar: UITabBar, props: TabViewProps) {
     tabBar.barTintColor = props.barTintColor

packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProps.swift

@@ -25,21 +25,30 @@
 
 public enum TabBarRole: String {
   case search
-  
+
   @available(iOS 18, macOS 15, visionOS 2, tvOS 18, *)
   func convert() -> TabRole {
     switch self {
       case .search:
         return .search
     }
   }
 }
 
+struct IdentifiablePlatformView: Identifiable, Equatable {
+  let id = UUID()
+  let view: PlatformView
+
+  init(_ view: PlatformView) {
+    self.view = view
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  Props that component accepts. SwiftUI view gets re-rendered when ObservableObject changes.
  */
 class TabViewProps: ObservableObject {
-  @Published var children: [PlatformView] = []
+  @Published var children: [IdentifiablePlatformView] = []
   @Published var items: [TabInfo] = []
   @Published var selectedPage: String?
   @Published var icons: [Int: PlatformImage] = [:]
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@
 
   var filteredItems: [TabInfo] {
     items.filter {
       !$0.hidden || $0.key == selectedPage
     }
   }
 }

packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProvider.swift

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
   }
 
   override public func didUpdateReactSubviews() {
-    props.children = reactSubviews()
+    props.children = reactSubviews().map(IdentifiablePlatformView.init)
   }
 
 #if os(macOS)
@@ -218,15 +218,15 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
 #endif
     }
   }
-  
+
   @objc(insertChild:atIndex:)
   public func insertChild(_ child: UIView, at index: Int) {
     guard index >= 0 && index <= props.children.count else {
       return
     }
-    props.children.insert(child, at: index)
+    props.children.insert(IdentifiablePlatformView(child), at: index)
   }
-  
+
   @objc(removeChildAtIndex:)
   public func removeChild(at index: Int) {
     guard index >= 0 && index < props.children.count else {