Create examples with npx instead of globally installed react-native-cli

[arniu]

According to react-native-community/cli:

Using npx (recommended)

Available since react-native@0.60

This method is preferred if you don't want to install global packages.

npx react-native init MyApp

[brodycj]

Thanks for the proposal. I generally do not like waiting for npx to download each tool every time I want to run it, and I would still count running npx as use of an external tool.

I am thinking that using @react-native-community/cli as discussed in #204, or even using cli.js from react-native itself as I said in #204 (comment), would be a better solution. I just pinned #204 in first place, to hopefully get it resolved in the near future, closing this one for now.

[arniu]

Yes, npx will download the tool, and then cache it.

So for the people who use it again and again, they will not wait any more.
For the people who use it only once, downloading is inevitable. By npx, or by hand, downloading always go.

Moreover, npx will be the best solution for the ones who have no permission to install global packages.

[arniu]

As for @react-native-community/cli, it is not intended to install globally.

[brodycj]

@arniu that is all correct. I still really do not like the idea of any tools like this one suddenly installing its dependencies via npx. The idea discussed in #204 would be to add @react-native-community/cli as a package dependency. But I am still open to discuss alternatives and ideas that users may have. Thanks.