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Wrapping native build commands

After activation, prefix every command that triggers a native build with bitrise-build-cache react-native run. The wrapper:

  • Ensures the ccache storage helper is running for the duration of the build.
  • Tracks cache hit rates and reports build analytics back to Bitrise.
  • Forwards arguments, stdin, stdout, stderr, and the exit code of your command unchanged.

Before:

npx react-native run-android

After:

bitrise-build-cache react-native run npx react-native run-android

This works with any package manager or build tool:

# yarn
bitrise-build-cache react-native run yarn build:android

# npm
bitrise-build-cache react-native run npm run build:ios

# expo
bitrise-build-cache react-native run expo build:ios

# pnpm
bitrise-build-cache react-native run pnpm run build:android

# fastlane
bitrise-build-cache react-native run fastlane beta

# Direct Gradle invocation
bitrise-build-cache react-native run ./gradlew assembleRelease

You only need to wrap commands that ultimately invoke Gradle or Xcode. Plain JS commands (yarn install, yarn test, etc.) do not need to be wrapped.