Preparing for React 19

[desiboli]

Hi, @shadcn!

What's the plan for React 19?
Next.js was updated to React 19 on their Canary release. v14.3.0-canary.46.
Resulting in some warning messages and errors:
"Warning: Accessing element.ref was removed in React 19. ref is now a regular prop. It will be removed from the JSX Element type in a future release." and "TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'ReactCurrentDispatcher')".

Some of the changes in React 19:

• In React 19, ref becomes a regular prop that can be passed down through component hierarchies. This simplifies the usage of refs, as they are treated like any other prop, eliminating the need for forwardRef wrappers.
• The React Compiler also introduces a new use(Context) hook to replace the useContext hook. This hook simplifies the consumption of context values within components, aligning with the compiler's goal of reducing boilerplate code.

I'll wait to update Next.js for now, but I just wanted to hear when we can expect a huge change to a lot of your amazing components that use React.forwardRef today. 🙏

[joaopedrodcf]

Probably radix also needs to be updated to remove those warnings about forwardRef: radix-ui/primitives#2811 there is a PR already with a fix for slots etc

[desiboli]

Ahh that's right! 🙏

[shadcn]

I'm keeping an eye on radix-ui/primitives#2811 (I've been testing the patch and so far so good).

[desiboli]

Amazing! 🤩

[joaopedrodcf]

Amazing :D

[Thijs-Lambert]

Seems like these changes are being merged over at radix-ui.
See radix-ui/primitives#2934