const TVEventHandler = require('TVEventHandler'); not found

[alvaroguzmancode]

Description

const TVEventHandler = require('TVEventHandler'); not found
In other versions it is found in node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Components/AppleTV/TVEventHandler.js

React Native version:

System:
OS: Linux 5.10 Kali GNU/Linux Rolling 2021.1
CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz
Memory: 6.73 GB / 32 GB
Shell: 5.8 - /usr/bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 12.21.0 - /usr/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.10 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm: 7.5.2 - /usr/bin/npm
Watchman: Not Found
SDKs:
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: Not Found
Languages:
Java: 11.0.11-ea - /usr/bin/javac
npmPackages:
@react-native-community/cli: Not Found
react: 17.0.1 => 17.0.1
react-native: 0.64.0 => 0.64.0
npmGlobalPackages:
react-native: Not Found
Thanks for you atention.

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[alvaroguzmancode]

https://snack.expo.io/FqBgHpUN7

[alvaroguzmancode]

In other versions we use for detect control events as Fire TV.
https://reactnative.dev/docs/building-for-tv

[CyberCyclone]

Same issue but on Android TV. It used to be defined within the react-native module and working in react-native 0.61.5, however after upgrading to 0.63.0 it's no longer found.

Using the documentation which states var TVEventHandler = require('TVEventHandler');. Using this throws TVEventHandler could not be found within the project or in these directories when access like this._tvEventHandler = new TVEventHandler();

[CyberCyclone]

It looks like this issue was raised when this module got removed because of the 'react-native-tvos' fork of react-native. The developers knew that TVEventHandler would break for Android and my guess is that since react-native-tvos is used for Android and tvOS it was removed as well. Makes sense.

I think the documentation needs to be updated so that 'TVEventHandler' is part of the react-native-tvos but it's currently saying it's part of react-native.

#29407

[alvaroguzmancode]

I solved it in version 0.63.4 importing it like this import TVEventHandler from 'react-native/Libraries/Components/AppleTV/TVEventHandler';

[CyberCyclone]

I solved it in version 0.63.4 importing it like this import TVEventHandler from 'react-native/Libraries/Components/AppleTV/TVEventHandler';

Did that work for your Fire TV as well considering it's Android based?

I've gotten it to work myself on 0.63.4 but through the react-native package:
import { TVEventHandler } from 'react-native';

[alvaroguzmancode]

Yep, it working on android. I saw the solution you tell me on other pages, but it didn't work for me.