juliangarnier/anime

[FEATURE] Support for react-native

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#1017 opened on Jun 10, 2025

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Description

Describe the bug

I would like to use this library to make animations with Three.js using react-native with Expo.dev

Provide a minimal reproduction demo of the bug

import { registerRootComponent } from 'expo'
import React from 'react'
import { View, Text, Platform } from 'react-native'
import { animate } from 'animejs'

export default function App({}) {
    return (
        <View>
            <Text>{Platform.OS}</Text>
        </View>
    )
}

registerRootComponent(App)

Error

[runtime not ready]: ReferenceError: Property 'document' doesn't exist, js engine: hermes

anonymous
    &platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&lazy=true&transform.engine=hermes&transform.bytecode=1&transform.routerRoot=app&unstable_transformProfile=hermes-stable:46467:24
loadModuleImplementation
    &platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&lazy=true&transform.engine=hermes&transform.bytecode=1&transform.routerRoot=app&unstable_transformProfile=hermes-stable:253:13
guardedLoadModule
    &platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&lazy=true&transform.engine=hermes&transform.bytecode=1&transform.routerRoot=app&unstable_transformProfile=hermes-stable:162:37
metroRequire
    &platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&lazy=true&transform.engine=hermes&transform.bytecode=1&transform.routerRoot=app&unstable_transformProfile=hermes-stable:82:91
anonymous
    &platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&lazy=true&transform.engine=hermes&transform.bytecode=1&transform.routerRoot=app&unstable_transformProfile=hermes-stable:3849:24
loadModuleImplementation
    &platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&lazy=true&transform.engine=hermes&transform.bytecode=1&transform.routerRoot=app&unstable_transformProfile=hermes-stable:253:13
guardedLoadModule
    &platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&lazy=true&transform.engine=hermes&transform.bytecode=1&transform.routerRoot=app&unstable_transformProfile=hermes-stable:155:46
metroRequire
    &platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&lazy=true&transform.engine=hermes&transform.bytecode=1&transform.routerRoot=app&unstable_transformProfile=hermes-stable:82:91
global
    &platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&lazy=true&transform.engine=hermes&transform.bytecode=1&transform.routerRoot=app&unstable_transformProfile=hermes-stable:190717:3

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Describe the expected behavior

As soon as I comment the line to import animejs everything works perfectly.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptreact native
Domain
mobile
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
React Native development environmentUnderstanding of anime.js internal animation engineKnowledge of DOM vs non DOM rendering
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
The error indicates 'document' is not available in React Native's Hermes engine. Investigate anime.js source code to identify all uses of document, window, and other browser globals. Propose a conditional polyfill or abstraction that allows the library to operate in headless JavaScript environments. Review any existing comments in the issue for suggested approaches and check if the assigned developer has shared progress.