sentry-react-native: Doesn't Catch Native Exceptions before the Javascript Runs

OS:

• Windows
• MacOS
• Linux

Platform:

• iOS
• Android

Output of node -v && npm -v && npm ls --prod --depth=0

v10.8.0
6.7.0
LightOS@0.0.1 /Users/hhff/dev/light-two/LightOS
├── appcenter@1.7.1
├── appcenter-analytics@1.7.1
├── appcenter-crashes@1.7.1
├── libphonenumber-js@1.4.4
├── lodash.get@4.4.2
├── luxon@1.5.0
├── raven-for-redux@1.3.1
├── react@16.4.1
├── react-mixin@5.0.0
├── UNMET PEER DEPENDENCY react-native@0.56.0
├── react-native-config@0.11.5
├── react-native-contacts@2.2.2
├── react-native-device-battery@1.0.0
├── react-native-fs@2.11.15 invalid
├── react-native-incall-manager@3.2.2
├── react-native-keyevent@0.1.1
├── react-native-loud-speaker@1.0.4
├── react-native-orientation@3.1.3
├── react-native-secure-key-store@1.0.9
├── react-native-sentry@0.39.0
├── react-native-sound@0.10.9
├── react-native-telephony@1.5.1 invalid
├── react-native-timer@1.3.4
├── react-navigation@2.11.2
├── react-redux@5.0.7
├── react-timer-mixin@0.13.4
├── redux@4.0.0
├── redux-promise-middleware@5.1.1
├── redux-saga@1.0.0-beta.3
├── redux-thunk@2.3.0
├── reselect@3.0.1
└── styled-components@3.4.5

npm ERR! peer dep missing: react-native@^0.51.0, required by react-native-fs@2.11.15
npm ERR! peer dep missing: react-native@^0.51, required by react-native-telephony@1.5.1
npm ERR! invalid: react-native-fs@2.11.15 /Users/hhff/dev/light-two/LightOS/node_modules/react-native-fs
npm ERR! extraneous: base-64@0.1.0 /Users/hhff/dev/light-two/LightOS/node_modules/base-64
npm ERR! extraneous: utf8@2.1.2 /Users/hhff/dev/light-two/LightOS/node_modules/utf8
npm ERR! invalid: react-native-telephony@1.5.1 /Users/hhff/dev/light-two/LightOS/node_modules/react-native-telephony

Config:

Sentry.config('https://...@sentry.io/...', {
....
}).install()

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I have following issue:

I’d like to use Sentry to capture information in early Android hooks like MainActivity#onCreate. Unfortunately, because this lib requires the JS to initialize the Native client over the bridge, those early hooks will no-op because it hasn’t initialized yet.

Steps to reproduce:

• Use this Lib
• Add Sentry.capture("Hello!") to MainActivity#onCreate

Actual result:

• The message doesn’t make it to Sentry

Expected result:

• The message should make it to Sentry

FWIW, my current work around is to init the client early in the MainApplication#onCreate. Then my JS runs, and re-inits the Sentry client through the Native Module API. Seems OK, but not ideal!

Thanks for all the hard work!