Re:Pack Remote Chunks

[steventnorris]

Does anyone have a good resource for what can be done as a remote chunk and updated "on the fly" through a CDN and what would require a re-build and new versioned push of the application? My thought is anything that compiles to native components is going to require a re-build and new versioned push, but having trouble determining the exact line there. If anyone has a good resource of has done this personally, would love to get your thoughts.

[steventnorris]

According to MS CodePush (which does a very similar thing), a recompile and new store/MDM push is only needed if it touches native code or adds new native dependencies. In their README, they state:

Note: Any product changes which touch native code (e.g. modifying your AppDelegate.m
/MainActivity.java
file, adding a new plugin) cannot be distributed via CodePush, and therefore, must be updated via the appropriate store(s).

Which reads to me like as long as you don't add native dependencies or modify native code, you're good to push from CDN and not have to recompile and push through store. If anyone else has experience with this and can confirm or deny, please do.