React-native-mapbox-gl: Add Expo example

[lucasbento]

Expo apps are easier to run (since it can be done through a simple URL and the Expo app) than git cloning the repository and running the current example.

[josenaves]

I can be wrong but I don't think it is possible right now. This is because Mapbox has native code.
This can only happens if Expo team adds Mapbox support into their framework.

[lucasbento]

@josenaves: I believe you are right.

Perhaps @brentvatne can give us a light on this.

[brentvatne]

this doesn't work with expo unfortunately. it would be nice to have support one day -- can you create a feature request on https://expo.canny.io/feature-requests @lucasbento? the only way to use it now is to "detach" your project

[nitaliano]

@brentvatne Hi, I'm the one maintaining this repo, would love to get this into Expo and I can provide as much support as needed.

@lucasbento @josenaves Here is the ticket https://expo.canny.io/feature-requests/p/add-mapbox-gl-support

[ide]

Apologies if this derails the conversation, Expo has a GL implementation in JS (similar to WebGL) -- if Mapbox has a WebGL implementation that doesn't depend on DOM things, it might run on Expo.

[lucasbento]

Here is the ticket expo.canny.io/feature-requests/p/add-mapbox-gl-support.

Awesome!

[josenaves]

Trending now :+1:

https://expo.canny.io/feature-requests

[nitaliano]

I'm going to close this out, I'll PR an update to the readme with the expo feature request link

[ToJen]

It's possible to eject a create-react-native-app and still have access to Expo. Use npm run eject in the root of the app. It prompts a few options, go with the one that says use ExpoKit.

[xmuskrat]

This appears to have fallen off the expo roadmap today. Is anybody else working on support for this in expo? See https://expo.canny.io/feature-requests/p/add-mapbox-gl-support

I saw a sandbox for this earlier. https://snack.expo.io/@bacon/mapbox-gl and I was wondering if is there an easy way to port mapbox gl to expo via expo-three plugin? If there was an organized effort somewhere, I would be open to contribute.