# @chat-app/mobile

Expo + React Native client for **Netralax** on iOS and Android.

## Prerequisites

- Node 22+, pnpm 9+
- Xcode (iOS) / Android Studio (Android) — only needed for local
  prebuild + emulator runs; EAS Build runs everything in the cloud.
- An Expo account (free) — required for `eas init` below.
- Optional: `npm i -g eas-cli` for the CLI commands. If you skip
  globals, prefix every `eas` invocation with `npx eas-cli`.

## Phase 0 quickstart

```bash
# From the repo root.
pnpm install

# One-time: claim an EAS project ID. This rewrites the placeholder
# `extra.eas.projectId` in app.json and links the local repo to your
# Expo dashboard. Commit the resulting app.json change.
cd apps/mobile
npx eas-cli init

# Sign in to Expo if you haven't.
npx eas-cli login

# Build a development client (custom dev-client APK + iOS simulator
# bundle). First iOS build prompts for Apple ID — free signing works
# for development distribution.
npx eas-cli build --platform all --profile development
```

When the builds finish, EAS gives you a QR code / install link. Install
the dev client on your device, then start the Metro server from the repo
root:

```bash
pnpm mobile:dev    # = pnpm --filter @chat-app/mobile dev = expo start --dev-client
```

Open the dev client on the device, scan the QR code, and Netralax's
Landing screen should render.

## Day-to-day

```bash
pnpm mobile:dev          # Metro server
pnpm mobile:ios          # native iOS run (local Xcode)
pnpm mobile:android      # native Android run (local Android Studio)
pnpm mobile:typecheck    # tsc --noEmit
```

## Architecture notes

- Expo Router (file-based) — screens live under `app/`.
- `expo-secure-store` — Keychain / Keystore-backed secret store, wrapped
  by `lib/secretStore.ts` to implement `@chat-app/shared`'s `SecretStore`.
- `@react-native-async-storage/async-storage` — Supabase session-token
  storage, surfaced via `lib/sessionStorage.ts`.
- `expo-sqlite` — local encrypted history (slated for a later phase).
- `react-native-libsodium` — crypto primitives, wrapped by
  `lib/cryptoBackend.ts` to implement `@chat-app/shared`'s `CryptoBackend`.
  Registered once at boot in `app/_layout.tsx`.
- `@chat-app/shared` — business logic shared with the desktop; the mobile
  adapters plug into its `CryptoBackend` + `SecretStore` interfaces, and
  every chat / auth call goes through the namespace exports.

## Env vars

Copy `.env.example` to `.env.local` and fill in the same Supabase host +
anon key the desktop uses. Expo bundles only `EXPO_PUBLIC_*`-prefixed
vars into the JS, which is what the three required values use.

## EAS Builds and Environment Variables

Production and preview builds load `EXPO_PUBLIC_*` from EAS Secrets —
`.env.local` is only honoured by `expo start` locally. Without the
secrets configured, an APK installs but `env.ts` throws on first read
and `<BootError>` renders.

Required secrets (create once per project):

```bash
npx eas-cli secret:create --scope project --name EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL --value '<project-supabase-url>'
npx eas-cli secret:create --scope project --name EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY --value '<sb_publishable_key>'
npx eas-cli secret:create --scope project --name EXPO_PUBLIC_AUTH_REDIRECT_URL --value 'netralax://auth/callback'
```

Check with `npx eas-cli secret:list`.

## Roadmap

See `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-13-mobile-deployment-roadmap.md`.