Unresolved reference 'viewModelInstance' on Android with Manual Linking in Decoupled Setup

[ranjanj17]

Description

Hello Rive Team 👋,

I am integrating rive-react-native into a decoupled Android application where the React Native bundle is loaded at runtime. While this setup works perfectly for our iOS app using autolinking, I am facing challenges with the manual linking process required for our Android architecture.

My current approach leads to a build-time dependency issue, and I'm seeking guidance on the correct procedure for manual linking in this environment. I suspect I might be missing a required dependency or a configuration step.

Problem Details

When syncing the project with Gradle after setting up the manual link, the build fails with an Unresolved reference: viewModelInstance error. The IDE cannot locate the necessary import, and I could not find information on this specific dependency in the documentation.

Steps Taken

1. Installed the library in the React Native module using npm install rive-react-native.
2. Manually copied the native source code from node_modules/rive-react-native/android/ into my native Android project's app/src/ folder.
3. Added the native Rive dependency to the app-level build.gradle file. I have tested with multiple versions:
   implementation 'app.rive:rive-android:10.4.1' // Also tried 9.6.5
4. Attempted to sync the project with Gradle.
5. Found the issue with the viewModelnstance issue

Expected behavior

It should work as i have manually linked it

Screenshots

1. Files from the node_module from the react native

2. issue in the file

Device & Versions (please complete the following information)

Android SDK API Level 35