Automatically adding child dependency pods in React Native

[irohitb]

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I made a repo sometime back https://github.com/irohitb/react-native-smart-statusbar

Earlier I was using react-native-device-info as a peer Dependency but recently I moved it to the dependencies

Now, When I install this npm repo, the pods associated with the ``react-native-device-info` aren't added to the project and hence it throws following error

    Error: @react-native-community/react-native-device-info: NativeModule.RNDeviceInfo is null. To fix this issue try these steps:
      • For react-native <= 0.59: Run `react-native link react-native-device-info` in the project root.
      • Rebuild and re-run the app.
      • If you are using CocoaPods on iOS, run `pod install` in the `ios` directory and then rebuild and re-run the app. You may also need to re-open Xcode to get the new pods.
      If none of these fix the issue, please open an issue on the Github repository: https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-device-info

Can someone help me in figuring out a way when a user installs the repo, pods for react-native-device-infoalso get added?

[thymikee]

Currently CLI's autolinking doesn't support native deps depending on other native deps (whether as peer or direct).

The process we have today is:

• declare react-native-device-info as a peer dependency
• instruct users to install react-native-device-info alongside your library

Please see #870 where we discuss on how to make it easier for everybody.