Summary
@regulaforensics/document-reader (tested on 9.4.761) is implemented as a legacy bridge NativeModule:
- Android: RNDocumentReaderModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule, registered via a classic ReactPackage (RNDocumentReaderModule.kt)
- iOS: RCT_EXPORT_MODULE() in RNDocumentReader.m
- No codegenConfig in package.json, so no TurboModule spec is generated
On current React Native versions the module loads through the NativeModule interop layer. That works today, but the Legacy Architecture has been frozen since June 2025 and its code is being progressively removed from React Native with each release. The interop layer is explicitly a transitional compatibility mechanism, so we'd like to understand your plans for a proper TurboModule migration before its eventual removal.
Questions
- Is a codegen-based TurboModule migration of this package on your roadmap, and is there a rough timeline?
- Will it land in the 9.x line or a future major?
- The same applies to @regulaforensics/face-sdk. Is that tracked together with this package?
Environment
- @regulaforensics/document-reader 9.4.761 (+ document-reader-core-mrzrfid 9.4.2048)
- React Native 0.83 (New Architecture, bridgeless)
- Module currently functions correctly via the interop layer — this issue is about forward compatibility
We're currently using the SDK for identity verification in production, and would ideally see Regula support modern RN in time for a release of react-native that fully removes the interop layer, to not be blocked on future version upgrades.
Happy to provide any additional details or test pre-release builds!
Summary
@regulaforensics/document-reader (tested on 9.4.761) is implemented as a legacy bridge NativeModule:
On current React Native versions the module loads through the NativeModule interop layer. That works today, but the Legacy Architecture has been frozen since June 2025 and its code is being progressively removed from React Native with each release. The interop layer is explicitly a transitional compatibility mechanism, so we'd like to understand your plans for a proper TurboModule migration before its eventual removal.
Questions
Environment
We're currently using the SDK for identity verification in production, and would ideally see Regula support modern RN in time for a release of react-native that fully removes the interop layer, to not be blocked on future version upgrades.
Happy to provide any additional details or test pre-release builds!