[Bug] [v7] Expo config plugin fails on EAS

[robgraeber]

What happened?

An EAS build fails using react-native-video@7.0.0-beta.9 with Expo. The Expo config plugin can
fail on EAS when lib/commonjs/expo-plugins/withReactNativeVideo is missing from the installed
package.

Error (during EAS config resolution, before the native build)

Unable to resolve a valid config plugin for react-native-video.
main export of react-native-video does not appear to be a config plugin:
Cannot find module './lib/commonjs/expo-plugins/withReactNativeVideo'
Require stack:
- .../node_modules/react-native-video/app.plugin.js
MODULE_NOT_FOUND

Problem
app.plugin.js requires generated CommonJS output
(module.exports = require('./lib/commonjs/expo-plugins/withReactNativeVideo')), but on the EAS
worker that generated file is not present. The TS source exists (src/expo-plugins/withReactNativeVideo.ts).
The package uses "postinstall": "bun run build || exit 0;", so under some EAS install conditions
the postinstall/build can leave the package without the generated lib/commonjs/expo-plugins
output while still exiting successfully.

Expected: "react-native-video" should resolve as a valid Expo config plugin reliably during
expo config, especially on EAS.

Workaround
Replace the "react-native-video" app-config entry with a local plugin
("./plugins/withReactNativeVideo.js") that mirrors the upstream plugin but does not import
react-native-video/app.plugin.js, avoiding the generated lib/commonjs dependency during config
resolution. Verified by removing the installed
node_modules/react-native-video/lib/commonjs/expo-plugins/withReactNativeVideo.js and rerunning
expo config - config resolution still passes with the local plugin.

Steps to reproduce

1. Use react-native-video@7.0.0-beta.9 with Expo (~56) and add "react-native-video" to app.json plugins.
2. Trigger an EAS build (Android) / run expo config --json --full --type public.
3. Config resolution fails with MODULE_NOT_FOUND for ./lib/commonjs/expo-plugins/withReactNativeVideo.

Reproduction repository

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react-native-video version

7.0.0-beta.9

react-native version

0.85.3

react-native-nitro-modules version

0.35.9

Platforms

Android

OS version

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Device

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Architecture

No response

Expo

Yes (Expo Dev Client)

Last working version

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Media / source type

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[TWG-AI]

Thanks for the detailed report. This has been logged for the team.

Your analysis of the || exit 0 postinstall issue is spot-on — the cleanest upstream fix would be to include the pre-built CommonJS output in the published npm package rather than relying on a postinstall build step. Your local plugin workaround is a solid temporary fix.

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