[MOO-2398] - Migrate to scene delegate lifecycle

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- We migrated iOS to the UIKit scene-based life cycle.
+
 ## [v0.5.2] - 2026-07-23
 
 - We addressed a scenario where, in iOS, an Auth dialogue could continuously popup on app startup due to access of either large keychain blob items or blocked items.

example/ios/MendixNativeExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
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+		761780EE2CA45674006654EE /* SceneDelegate.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; name = SceneDelegate.swift; path = MendixNativeExample/SceneDelegate.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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+				761780EE2CA45674006654EE /* SceneDelegate.swift */,
 			);
 			name = MendixNativeExample;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -249,6 +252,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				761780ED2CA45674006654EE /* AppDelegate.swift in Sources */,
+				761780EF2CA45674006654EE /* SceneDelegate.swift in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};

example/ios/MendixNativeExample/AppDelegate.swift

@@ -1,41 +1,9 @@
 import UIKit
-import React
-import MendixNative
 
 @main
-class AppDelegate: ReactAppProvider {
+class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
 
-    override func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool {
-        setUpProvider()
-        guard let bundleUrl = bundleURL() else {
-            let message = "No script URL provided. Make sure the metro packager is running or you have embedded a JS bundle in your application bundle."
-            fatalError(message)
-        }
-        let mendixApp = MendixApp.init(
-            identifier: nil,
-            bundleUrl: bundleUrl,
-            runtimeUrl: URL(string: "http://localhost:8081")!,
-            warningsFilter: .none,
-            isDeveloperApp: true,
-            clearDataAtLaunch: false,
-            splashScreenPresenter: nil,
-            reactLoading: nil,
-            enableThreeFingerGestures: false
-        )
-
-        AppPreferences.devModeEnabled = true
-        AppPreferences.remoteDebuggingEnabled = true
-
-        ReactNative.shared.setup(mendixApp, launchOptions: nil)
-        ReactNative.shared.start()
-        return super.application(application, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: launchOptions)
-    }
-
-    func bundleURL() -> URL? {
-        #if DEBUG
-            RCTBundleURLProvider.sharedSettings().jsBundleURL(forBundleRoot: "index")
-        #else
-            Bundle.main.url(forResource: "main", withExtension: "jsbundle")
-        #endif
+    func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]? = nil) -> Bool {
+        return true
     }
 }

example/ios/MendixNativeExample/Info.plist

@@ -35,6 +35,23 @@
 	<string></string>
 	<key>RCTNewArchEnabled</key>
 	<true/>
+	<key>UIApplicationSceneManifest</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>UIApplicationSupportsMultipleScenes</key>
+		<false/>
+		<key>UISceneConfigurations</key>
+		<dict>
+			<key>UIWindowSceneSessionRoleApplication</key>
+			<array>
+				<dict>
+					<key>UISceneConfigurationName</key>
+					<string>Default Configuration</string>
+					<key>UISceneDelegateClassName</key>
+					<string>$(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME).SceneDelegate</string>
+				</dict>
+			</array>
+		</dict>
+	</dict>
 	<key>UILaunchStoryboardName</key>
 	<string>LaunchScreen</string>
 	<key>UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities</key>

example/ios/MendixNativeExample/SceneDelegate.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import UIKit
+import React
+import MendixNative
+
+class SceneDelegate: ReactAppProvider {
+
+    override func scene(_ scene: UIScene, willConnectTo session: UISceneSession, options connectionOptions: UIScene.ConnectionOptions) {
+        super.scene(scene, willConnectTo: session, options: connectionOptions)
+
+        setUpProvider()
+        guard let bundleUrl = bundleURL() else {
+            let message = "No script URL provided. Make sure the metro packager is running or you have embedded a JS bundle in your application bundle."
+            fatalError(message)
+        }
+        let mendixApp = MendixApp.init(
+            identifier: nil,
+            bundleUrl: bundleUrl,
+            runtimeUrl: URL(string: "http://localhost:8081")!,
+            warningsFilter: .none,
+            isDeveloperApp: true,
+            clearDataAtLaunch: false,
+            splashScreenPresenter: nil,
+            reactLoading: nil,
+            enableThreeFingerGestures: false
+        )
+        AppPreferences.devModeEnabled = true
+        AppPreferences.remoteDebuggingEnabled = true
+        ReactNative.shared.setup(mendixApp)
+        ReactNative.shared.start()
+    }
+
+    func bundleURL() -> URL? {
+        #if DEBUG
+            RCTBundleURLProvider.sharedSettings().jsBundleURL(forBundleRoot: "index")
+        #else
+            Bundle.main.url(forResource: "main", withExtension: "jsbundle")
+        #endif
+    }
+}

example/ios/Podfile.lock

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PODS:
   - hermes-engine (250829098.0.9):
     - hermes-engine/Pre-built (= 250829098.0.9)
   - hermes-engine/Pre-built (250829098.0.9)
-  - MendixNative (0.4.1):
+  - MendixNative (0.5.2):
     - hermes-engine
     - RCTRequired
     - RCTTypeSafety
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   FBLazyVector: e97c19a5a442429d1988f182a1940fb08df514da
   hermes-engine: a7179a4cd45fa3f8143712e52bd3c2d20b5274a0
-  MendixNative: 0014d648c1ad67c7da144e99603ad636b017b424
+  MendixNative: b789c95cb7e776e332a0dabd4f39b91e20c1f31d
   op-sqlite: e9ef65bcf95a97863874cee87841425bb71c8396
   OpenSSL-Universal: 9110d21982bb7e8b22a962b6db56a8aa805afde7
   RCTDeprecation: af44b104091a34482596cd9bd7e8d90c4e9b4bd7

ios/Modules/Helper/ReactAppProvider.swift

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React_RCTAppDelegate
 import ReactAppDependencyProvider
 
 @objcMembers
-open class ReactAppProvider: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
+open class ReactAppProvider: UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
 
     public static let defaultName = "App"
 
@@ -15,26 +15,50 @@ open class ReactAppProvider: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
 
     var reactRootViewName: String = defaultName
 
+    private static weak var currentProvider: ReactAppProvider?
+    private var reactRootViewController: UIViewController?
+
+    public var hasStartedReact: Bool {
+        return reactRootViewController != nil
+    }
+
     public func setUpProvider(
         moduleName: String = ReactAppProvider.defaultName,
         reactRootViewName: String = ReactAppProvider.defaultName
     ) {
         self.moduleName = moduleName
         self.reactRootViewName = reactRootViewName
+        guard reactNativeFactory == nil else {
+            return
+        }
         let delegate = ReactNativeDelegate()
         let factory = RCTReactNativeFactory(delegate: delegate)
         delegate.dependencyProvider = RCTAppDependencyProvider()
         reactNativeDelegate = delegate
         reactNativeFactory = factory
-        window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
     }
-
-    open func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool {
-        return true
+
+    open func scene(_ scene: UIScene, willConnectTo session: UISceneSession, options connectionOptions: UIScene.ConnectionOptions) {
+        guard let windowScene = scene as? UIWindowScene else {
+            return
+        }
+        ReactAppProvider.currentProvider = self
+        window = UIWindow(windowScene: windowScene)
+
+        if let reactRootViewController = reactRootViewController {
+            changeRoot(to: reactRootViewController)
+        }
+    }
+
+    open func sceneDidDisconnect(_ scene: UIScene) {
+        if ReactAppProvider.currentProvider === self {
+            ReactAppProvider.currentProvider = nil
+        }
     }
 
     public func setReactViewController(_ controller: UIViewController) {
         controller.view = reactAppView()
+        reactRootViewController = controller
         changeRoot(to: controller)
     }
 
@@ -43,7 +67,7 @@ open class ReactAppProvider: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
             return nil
         }
         view.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
-        view.frame = window?.rootViewController?.view.frame ?? .zero
+        view.frame = window?.bounds ?? .zero
         return view
     }
 
@@ -55,7 +79,7 @@ open class ReactAppProvider: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
     }
 
     public static func shared() -> ReactAppProvider? {
-        return UIApplication.shared.delegate as? ReactAppProvider
+        return currentProvider
     }
 
     public func changeRoot(to controller: UIViewController) {

ios/Modules/Helper/ReactHostHelper.mm

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ - (nullable id) getModuleForClass: (Class) clazz {
 }
 
 - (RCTHost *) currentHost {
-    ReactAppProvider *reactAppProvider = (ReactAppProvider *) [[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
+    ReactAppProvider *reactAppProvider = [ReactAppProvider shared];
     RCTReactNativeFactory *reactNativeFactory = [reactAppProvider reactNativeFactory];
     RCTRootViewFactory *rootViewFactory = [reactNativeFactory rootViewFactory];
     RCTHost *reactHost = [rootViewFactory reactHost];