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What: Closes #11371

Updates the repo to React 19 and drops React 17 from the supported peer range:

  • react/react-dom 19.2.8 and @types/react/@types/react-dom 19.2.x in the workspace root and the integration demo app
  • all packages and the package generator template now declare "react": "^18 || ^19" peer dependencies (breaking)
  • NumberInputProps omits the div onChange, which conflicts with the stricter event types in @types/react@19 (same pattern as SearchInput, Slider, CalendarMonth). This was the only type error in the workspace.
  • the MenuToggleInForm example uses React.JSX.Element, the global JSX namespace is gone in @types/react@19
  • snapshots regenerated for the new useId format
  • the Select template tests no longer use waitForElementToBeRemoved: React 19 flushes the unmount inside the awaited user-event call, so the wait either throws "already removed" or times out. I compared against a React 18 checkout, the component behavior (open/close, aria-expanded) is unchanged, only the flush timing moved.

Getting yarn build:docs to work on React 19 needed three more fixes:

  • react-table: mergeProps let lodash deep-merge into React elements. React 19 turns the element owner chain into plain objects (previously FiberNode), so SSR of the deprecated Table walked the entire rendered tree per cell and hung or ran out of memory — this froze the docs prerender at /components/table/react-deprecated. Elements are now kept by reference; the LegacyTableActions example goes from 44s to 87ms in SSR with identical HTML. Unit tests added.
  • react-tokens: the new switch component tokens generated export const switch = ..., a syntax error that also breaks the docs build on main. Reserved words now get a prefixed local binding that is re-exported under the original name, so the public API is unchanged.
  • docs framework: react-ssr-prepass@1.6.0 (latest) reads ReactCurrentDispatcher, which React 19 no longer exposes, and the project looks unmaintained. It was only used to await AsyncComponent.preload() before renderToString, and the loading-state render already triggers preload() itself, so a yarn patch (.yarn/patches) replaces it with re-rendering until no loading placeholder is left. I can open the same change against the documentation-framework repo so the patch can be dropped again.

Tested locally: esm/cjs build, jest, demo app build, the full cypress integration suite and yarn build:docs (1273 pages prerendered, no loading placeholders left in public/).

Additional issues: @patternfly/documentation-framework still declares react: ^17 || ^18 peer dependencies (warning only under yarn 4) and needs a bump in the framework repo.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Compatibility

    • Added support for React 19 across the project and packages.
    • React 17 is no longer supported.
    • Updated the demo application to React 19.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Prevented table property merging from hanging when processing React elements.
    • Improved generated token exports for reserved names such as default.
    • Clarified number input change-handler typing.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for table property merging and React element handling.
    • Simplified select component interaction assertions.

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The repository now uses React 19 dependencies and types. Package peer dependencies support React 18 and 19. React element merging, token exports, and Select tests were updated for React 19 compatibility.

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React 19 compatibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
React dependency and peer range alignment
package.json, packages/*/package.json, packages/react-integration/demo-app-ts/package.json, scripts/generators/package/package.json.hbs, .gitignore
Repository and demo dependencies now use React 19. Package and generated-package peer dependencies now support React 18 and 19. The Yarn patches directory is trackable, and the documentation framework uses a patched resolution.
React type compatibility
packages/react-core/src/components/MenuToggle/examples/MenuToggleInForm.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.tsx
The example uses React.JSX.Element. NumberInputProps excludes the inherited HTML div onChange property.
React element-safe prop merging
packages/react-table/src/components/Table/base/merge-props.ts, packages/react-table/src/components/Table/base/__tests__/merge-props.test.tsx
mergeProps preserves React elements during deep merges and applies the same customizer to all merge paths. Tests cover plain props, class names, children, and arbitrary React element values.
Reserved-word token exports
packages/react-tokens/scripts/writeTokens.mjs
Generated ESM and declaration exports use local names with an underscore for reserved token names while preserving the public export name.
Select test behavior updates
packages/react-templates/src/components/Select/__tests__/*
Select tests remove unused wait utilities and assert menu closure and selected toggle content directly.

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SamTV12345 added 4 commits August 24, 2026 21:19
Bump react, react-dom, @types/react and @types/react-dom to v19 in the
workspace and the integration demo app, and update the peer ranges of
all packages and the package generator template to ^18 || ^19.

NumberInputProps drops the conflicting div onChange (stricter event
types in @types/react@19), the MenuToggleInForm example uses the scoped
React.JSX namespace, snapshots are regenerated for the new useId format
and the Select template tests no longer rely on React 18 deferring
unmounts past awaited user events.

BREAKING CHANGE: React 17 is no longer supported, the react and
react-dom peer dependencies are now ^18 || ^19.
lodash's deep merge recursed into React elements passed through cell
props and transform results. React 19 turned the element owner chain
into plain objects, so the merge walked the entire rendered tree per
cell and server-side rendering of the deprecated Table hung or ran out
of memory. Elements are now kept by reference instead of being spread
or merged into.
The new switch component tokens generated `export const switch = ...`,
which is a syntax error that breaks consumers of the token files,
including the docs build. Reserved words now get a prefixed local
binding that is re-exported under the original name, keeping the
public API unchanged.
react-ssr-prepass reads ReactCurrentDispatcher from the React
internals, which React 19 no longer exposes, so the docs prerender
crashed. It was only used to await AsyncComponent.preload() before
renderToString, and the loading-state render already triggers
preload() itself, so a yarn patch on the documentation-framework
replaces it with re-rendering until no loading placeholder is left.
The same fix should land in the documentation-framework itself.

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20-33: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add regression coverage for ESM and declaration output.

packages/react-tokens/tests/react-tokens.test.js only exercises CommonJS output. Add generator tests for switch and default that validate the generated ESM module and .d.ts file.

Also applies to: 46-54

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In `@packages/react-tokens/scripts/writeTokens.mjs` around lines 20 - 33, Add
regression tests in react-tokens.test.js covering generated ESM and declaration
output for both switch and default tokens. Verify the ESM module exports the
expected named and default values, and the corresponding .d.ts file declares the
generated token correctly, while preserving the existing CommonJS coverage.
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/react-tokens/scripts/writeTokens.mjs`:
- Around line 7-18: Update the reserved-name handling in getLocalName and the
export-generation path so default emits only export default _default; without an
additional aliased default export. Extend RESERVED_WORDS with eval and arguments
so generated ESM and declaration bindings remain valid.

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In `@packages/react-tokens/scripts/writeTokens.mjs`:
- Around line 20-33: Add regression tests in react-tokens.test.js covering
generated ESM and declaration output for both switch and default tokens. Verify
the ESM module exports the expected named and default values, and the
corresponding .d.ts file declares the generated token correctly, while
preserving the existing CommonJS coverage.
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…okens

A token named `default` would have produced both an aliased default
re-export and `export default`, which is a duplicate export. The alias
is now skipped for `default`, and `eval`/`arguments` (invalid binding
names in strict mode) are treated as reserved as well.
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