feat: add RN_GET_INDEX event and auto host detection #823
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What I did
Auto WebSocket Host Detection
websockets: 'auto'option in metro config that automatically detects the local IP addressgetLocalIPAddress()function finds the machine's IPv4 address from network interfacesRN_GET_INDEX Event
RN_GET_INDEXchannel event that clients can send to request the story indexRN_INDEX_RESPONSEcontaining the current story indexBuild-time WebSocket Config Injection
STORYBOOK_WEBSOCKETglobal variable injected intostorybook.requiresat build time{ host, port }configuration determined during metro bundlingView.tsxnow reads from this global whenhost/portparams are not explicitly providedOther Changes
--hostand--portCLI arguments to the generate scriptglobalThisinstead ofglobalscripts/test-ws.ts) for testing WebSocket connectionHow to test
websockets: 'auto':Run the app on a physical device - it should auto-connect to the WebSocket server
Test the RN_GET_INDEX event using the test script: