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Description

react-native-screens already owns the Android CoordinatorLayout ancestors that participate in nested scroll for both the current native-stack path and Stack v5.

Native integrations that need to observe or consume the same AndroidX nested-scroll transaction currently have no neutral extension point, so they must either patch screens or introduce another scroll owner.

This PR adds an optional Android-only nested-scroll delegate seam at those existing screen-owned coordinators.

The ordering is intentionally conservative:

React Native nested-scroll source
        ↓
react-native-screens / existing CoordinatorLayout behavior
        ↓ signed remainder only
optional external delegate

react-native-screens always keeps first priority.

If no delegate factory is installed, the existing path is unchanged.

The seam has no dependency on Material3, Expo, React Navigation, or any external package, and it does not add a JS API.

Changes

  • add public native Android ScreenNestedScrollDelegate, ScreenNestedScrollDelegateFactory, and ScreenNestedScrollInterop contracts;
  • add an internal ScreenNestedScrollCoordinatorLayout shared by:
    • legacy/current native-stack ScreensCoordinatorLayout;
    • Stack v5 StackHeaderCoordinatorLayout;
  • preserve TYPE_TOUCH and TYPE_NON_TOUCH independently;
  • run existing screens behavior first and forward only signed remaining distance to the delegate;
  • clamp delegate consumption to the available signed remainder;
  • expose only the nearest screen coordinator for a source so nested screens cannot deliver the same transaction twice;
  • when the delegate is the only reason an inner screen accepts nested scroll, preserve normal outer-ancestor priority by bridging the original target to the first accepting ancestor before forwarding the remainder;
  • preserve fling priority as screens -> bridged ancestor -> delegate;
  • forward screen attach, layout, and detach lifecycle to the delegate;
  • add a FabricExample test-only delegate/probe and a dedicated Stack v5 E2E scenario.

The test implementation lives outside the production package so it exercises the public seam in the same way an external native consumer would.

The public factory is process-wide and allows a single external owner. Installing a different factory while one is already installed fails closed.

Test plan

New dedicated scenario:

test-stack-nested-scroll-interop-android

Post-rebase validation on Android API 34 arm64-v8a against current upstream main (8fe8b874ee1d5a68d6d0ce48b4ac350787176e78):

  • nested-scroll interop E2E: 9/9 PASS
  • existing test-stack-lift-on-scroll-android: 14/14 PASS

The new E2E coverage verifies:

  1. real Stack v5 touch observation with zero delegate consumption;
  2. screens behavior first, delegate receives only the remainder;
  3. push creates a new screen/source and pop restores the original pair;
  4. nested Stack v5 keeps outer ancestor behavior ahead of the inner delegate;
  5. outer ancestor still wins when the delegate consumes the remainder;
  6. signed reverse consumption expands the native header correctly;
  7. independently tracked TOUCH/NON_TOUCH interleaving through the real RN target and Android parent chain;
  8. a declining delegate is inert;
  9. removing the factory entirely preserves the stock path and creates no delegate.

The lifecycle interleaving test deliberately drives TYPE_TOUCH / TYPE_NON_TOUCH through ViewParentCompat using a real React Native scroll target.

It validates this seam's per-type state; it does not claim that every stock React Native version emits TYPE_NON_TOUCH from the child itself.

Broader Fabric E2E validation before the final rebase completed with 33 passing suites, 25 skipped suites, and one events.e2e.ts suite that failed in beforeAll at device.launchApp() / Detox isReady, before any Events test body ran.

events.e2e.ts then passed 9/9 twice consecutively in isolated reruns.

This is reported separately rather than calling the full run green.

Checklist

  • Included code example that can be used to test this change.
  • For API changes, updated relevant public types. (Native Android API only; no JS API change.)
  • Ensured that CI passes

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added Android nested-scroll interoperability for Stack v5 screens.
    • External integrations can observe or consume remaining scroll movement while preserving native header behavior.
    • Added support for touch, momentum, fling, screen transitions, nested stacks, and lifecycle coordination.
    • Added controls and metrics for observing, consuming, disabling, and resetting nested-scroll behavior.
  • Tests

    • Added an interactive Android scenario and comprehensive end-to-end coverage for nested-scroll behavior, fallback handling, lifecycle interleaving, and factory removal.

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Adds an Android nested-scroll delegate seam for Stack v5. The change coordinates standard behaviors, ancestor parents, and optional delegates. FabricExample exposes a probe for lifecycle and consumption metrics. A new scenario and Detox suite validate scrolling, navigation, nested stacks, lifecycle interleaving, and disabled paths.

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Nested-scroll interoperability

Layer / File(s) Summary
Delegate contract and factory registry
android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/common/nestedscroll/ScreenNestedScrollInterop.kt
Defines the delegate lifecycle contract and synchronized factory registry.
Coordinator and ancestor dispatch
android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/common/nestedscroll/ScreenNestedScrollCoordinatorLayout.kt, android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/legacy/stack/views/ScreensCoordinatorLayout.kt, android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/stack/header/StackHeaderCoordinatorLayout.kt
Coordinates standard behavior, ancestor bridging, optional delegates, fling dispatch, lifecycle callbacks, and signed consumption. Stack layouts now use the new coordinator.
Probe delegate and snapshot state
FabricExample/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabricexample/nestedscroll/NestedScrollInteropTestProbe.kt
Adds synchronized probe state, delegate callbacks, lifecycle traces, consumption tracking, view identity tracking, and reset/snapshot operations.
Native probe module and application wiring
FabricExample/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabricexample/nestedscroll/NestedScrollInteropTestModule.kt, FabricExample/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabricexample/nestedscroll/NestedScrollInteropTestPackage.kt, FabricExample/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabricexample/MainApplication.kt
Exposes probe controls and interleaved lifecycle dispatch to React Native. Registers the package and installs the probe during application startup.
Scenario UI and end-to-end validation
apps/src/tests/single-feature-tests/stack-v5/test-stack-nested-scroll-interop-android/*, apps/src/tests/single-feature-tests/stack-v5/index.ts, FabricExample/e2e/single-feature-tests/stack-v5/test-stack-nested-scroll-interop-android.e2e.ts
Adds the Android scenario, documentation, registration, and Detox coverage for delegate forwarding, remaining-distance consumption, nested stacks, navigation, signed reversal, lifecycle interleaving, disabled mode, and factory removal.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to a5182

The Android nested-scroll seam may retain non-touch scroll state when a screen is detached, potentially causing stale scroll ownership or cleanup behavior across screen lifecycles. The risk is bounded and localized, but should be explicitly checked and corrected or accepted before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ScrollView
  participant StackCoordinator
  participant AncestorCoordinator
  participant NestedScrollDelegate
  ScrollView->>StackCoordinator: Start touch or non-touch scroll
  StackCoordinator->>AncestorCoordinator: Dispatch standard nested-scroll behavior
  StackCoordinator->>NestedScrollDelegate: Forward accepted transaction
  ScrollView->>StackCoordinator: Send scroll delta
  StackCoordinator->>AncestorCoordinator: Consume header movement
  StackCoordinator->>NestedScrollDelegate: Forward remaining delta
  NestedScrollDelegate-->>StackCoordinator: Report consumed distance
  StackCoordinator-->>ScrollView: Return clamped consumption
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android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/common/nestedscroll/ScreenNestedScrollCoordinatorLayout.kt (1)

293-313: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider stopping an existing bridge for the type before you replace it.

startAncestorBridge writes ancestorBridges[type] directly. onStartNestedScroll calls stopAncestorBridge(type) first, so the current call sites are safe. The helper is not self-protecting though, and a future call site could overwrite a live bridge and skip the onStopNestedScroll dispatch to the previous ancestor. Moving the stopAncestorBridge(type) call into this helper makes the invariant local.

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In
`@android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/common/nestedscroll/ScreenNestedScrollCoordinatorLayout.kt`
around lines 293 - 313, Update startAncestorBridge to call
stopAncestorBridge(type) before attempting to find or replace an ancestor
bridge, ensuring any existing bridge receives its stop dispatch before
ancestorBridges[type] is overwritten.
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Inline comments:
In
`@android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/common/nestedscroll/ScreenNestedScrollCoordinatorLayout.kt`:
- Around line 251-258: Update onDetachedFromWindow in
NestedScrollCoordinatorLayout to dispatch onStopNestedScroll to the delegate for
every type in delegateAcceptedTypes before clearing that set. Preserve the
existing ancestor bridge cleanup and detach flow; retain the original
nested-scroll target per type if needed to provide the delegate with the correct
target.

In
`@apps/src/tests/single-feature-tests/stack-v5/test-stack-nested-scroll-interop-android/scenario-description.ts`:
- Line 9: Update the e2eCoverage value in the scenario description to the valid
value 'full', preserving the intended complete-coverage designation.

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Nitpick comments:
In
`@android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/common/nestedscroll/ScreenNestedScrollCoordinatorLayout.kt`:
- Around line 293-313: Update startAncestorBridge to call
stopAncestorBridge(type) before attempting to find or replace an ancestor
bridge, ensuring any existing bridge receives its stop dispatch before
ancestorBridges[type] is overwritten.
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  • FabricExample/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabricexample/MainApplication.kt
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  • android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/common/nestedscroll/ScreenNestedScrollInterop.kt
  • android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/legacy/stack/views/ScreensCoordinatorLayout.kt
  • android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/stack/header/StackHeaderCoordinatorLayout.kt
  • apps/src/tests/single-feature-tests/stack-v5/index.ts
  • apps/src/tests/single-feature-tests/stack-v5/test-stack-nested-scroll-interop-android/index.tsx
  • apps/src/tests/single-feature-tests/stack-v5/test-stack-nested-scroll-interop-android/scenario-description.ts
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AmatoGiulio force-pushed the feat/android-nested-scroll-delegate-upstream branch from fff49c2 to bb4998f Compare August 22, 2026 08:55

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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In
`@android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/common/nestedscroll/ScreenNestedScrollCoordinatorLayout.kt`:
- Around line 257-262: Update the detach cleanup in the coordinator layout’s
onDetachedFromWindow flow to preserve superAcceptedTypes until
super.onDetachedFromWindow() can dispatch onStopNestedScroll cleanup, or
explicitly stop every active standard nested-scroll type before clearing the
acceptance state. Ensure NestedScrollingParentHelper and
Behavior.onStopNestedScroll still run, while retaining the existing delegate
target cleanup.
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