React Native Gradient Background Skia

A high-performance linear gradient component for React Native using Skia.

Why?

This package was created to address the limitations and maintenance issues with react-native-linear-gradient. While react-native-linear-gradient has been widely used, it has several drawbacks:

Not actively maintained for the latest React Native versions
Performance issues with complex gradients
Limited support for modern React Native features
Inconsistent behavior across different platforms

react-native-gradient-background-skia solves these problems by:

Using Skia, a high-performance 2D graphics library
Providing better performance for complex gradients
Ensuring consistent behavior across platforms
Being actively maintained for the latest React Native versions

Features

🚀 High performance using Skia
🎨 Smooth gradient transitions
📱 Full screen background support
🔄 Multiple gradient directions (horizontal, vertical, diagonal)
⚡️ Customizable border radius
🎯 Support for multiple color stops
🌈 Beautiful color combinations

Installation

npm install react-native-gradient-background-skia
# or
yarn add react-native-gradient-background-skia

Usage

import GradientBackgroundSkia from 'react-native-gradient-background-skia';

// Basic usage
<GradientBackgroundSkia
  colors={['#FF6B6B', '#4ECDC4']}
  style={styles.gradient}
>
  <View style={styles.content}>
    <Text>Your content here</Text>
  </View>
</GradientBackgroundSkia>

// Vertical gradient
<GradientBackgroundSkia
  colors={['#A8E6CF', '#FFD3B6']}
  start={{ x: 0, y: 0 }}
  end={{ x: 0, y: 1 }}
  style={styles.gradient}
>
  <View style={styles.content}>
    <Text>Vertical gradient</Text>
  </View>
</GradientBackgroundSkia>

// Diagonal gradient with custom border radius
<GradientBackgroundSkia
  colors={['#FF9A9E', '#FAD0C4']}
  start={{ x: 0, y: 0 }}
  end={{ x: 1, y: 1 }}
  borderRadius={20}
  style={styles.gradient}
>
  <View style={styles.content}>
    <Text>Diagonal gradient with rounded corners</Text>
  </View>
</GradientBackgroundSkia>

// Three color gradient
<GradientBackgroundSkia
  colors={['#FF6B6B', '#4ECDC4', '#45B7D1']}
  style={styles.gradient}
>
  <View style={styles.content}>
    <Text>Three color gradient</Text>
  </View>
</GradientBackgroundSkia>

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
colors	string[]	-	Array of colors for the gradient
start	{ x: number, y: number }	{ x: 0, y: 0 }	Starting point of the gradient
end	{ x: number, y: number }	{ x: 1, y: 0 }	Ending point of the gradient
borderRadius	number	0	Border radius for all corners
borderTopLeftRadius	number	0	Border radius for top left corner
borderTopRightRadius	number	0	Border radius for top right corner
borderBottomLeftRadius	number	0	Border radius for bottom left corner
borderBottomRightRadius	number	0	Border radius for bottom right corner
style	ViewStyle	-	Additional styles for the container

Example

Check out the example project in the example directory for a complete implementation showcasing various gradient styles and configurations.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT