[refactor] clean up describeNativeComponentFrame

[everettbu]

Mirror of facebook/react#31781
Original author: rickhanlonii

---

We only need one of these methods now, I chose to keep describeFunctionComponentFrame because that makes sense as saying what the caller is describing instead of how, but I could flip if desired.

[greptile-apps]

Greptile Overview

Greptile Summary

Consolidated describeNativeComponentFrame into describeFunctionComponentFrame by renaming the base implementation and removing the wrapper functions. Both describeFunctionComponentFrame and describeClassComponentFrame now call the renamed base function directly with the construct parameter.

• Renamed describeNativeComponentFrame → describeFunctionComponentFrame in both files
• Updated describeClassComponentFrame to call describeFunctionComponentFrame(ctor, true) directly
• Removed the intermediate wrapper describeFunctionComponentFrame that was calling describeNativeComponentFrame(fn, false)
• Updated describeUnknownElementTypeFrameInDEV in ReactComponentStackFrame.js to use the renamed function

This refactoring simplifies the code by eliminating unnecessary indirection while maintaining the same functionality. The change is safe as all external consumers import describeFunctionComponentFrame and describeClassComponentFrame, not the internal describeNativeComponentFrame.

Confidence Score: 5/5

• This PR is safe to merge with no risk
• The refactoring is a straightforward rename and consolidation with no behavioral changes. All external consumers already import the public API functions (describeFunctionComponentFrame and describeClassComponentFrame), and the internal implementation name change has no external impact. The logic remains identical - only the function names and call structure have been simplified.
• No files require special attention

Important Files Changed

File Analysis

Filename	Score	Overview
packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/shared/DevToolsComponentStackFrame.js	5/5	Renamed describeNativeComponentFrame to describeFunctionComponentFrame and collapsed wrapper function
packages/shared/ReactComponentStackFrame.js	5/5	Renamed describeNativeComponentFrame to describeFunctionComponentFrame and collapsed wrapper function

[greptile-apps]

_{2 files reviewed, no comments}

_{Edit Code Review Agent Settings | Greptile}