Performance Optimization Tips

Wrap the renderItem function with useCallback to prevent unnecessary re-renders.

import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'; 
import { ScrollView, Image, Modal } from 'react-native';
import { GestureViewer } from 'react-native-gesture-image-viewer';

function App() {
  const images = [...];
  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);

  const renderImage = useCallback((imageUrl: string) => {
    return <Image source={{ uri: imageUrl }} style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }} resizeMode="contain" />;
  }, []);

  return (
    <Modal visible={visible} onRequestClose={() => setVisible(false)}>
      <GestureViewer
        data={images}
        renderItem={renderImage}
        ListComponent={ScrollView}
        onDismiss={() => setVisible(false)}
      />
    </Modal>
  );
}

For large images, we recommend using expo-image or FastImage.

import { ScrollView, Modal } from 'react-native';
import { GestureViewer } from 'react-native-gesture-image-viewer';
import { Image } from 'expo-image'; 

function App() {
  const images = [...];
  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);

  const renderImage = useCallback((imageUrl: string) => {
    return <Image source={{ uri: imageUrl }} style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }} contentFit="contain" />; 
  }, []);

  return (
    <Modal visible={visible} onRequestClose={() => setVisible(false)}>
      <GestureViewer
        data={images}
        renderItem={renderImage}
        ListComponent={ScrollView}
        onDismiss={() => setVisible(false)}
      />
    </Modal>
  );
}

For handling many images, we recommend using FlashList.

import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
import { Image, Modal } from 'react-native';
import { GestureViewer } from 'react-native-gesture-image-viewer';
import { FlashList } from '@shopify/flash-list'; 

function App() {
  const images = [...];
  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);

  const renderImage = useCallback((imageUrl: string) => {
    return <Image source={{ uri: imageUrl }} style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }} resizeMode="contain" />;
  }, []);

  return (
    <Modal visible={visible} onRequestClose={() => setVisible(false)}>
      <GestureViewer
        data={images}
        renderItem={renderImage}
        ListComponent={FlashList} 
        onDismiss={() => setVisible(false)}
      />
    </Modal>
  );
}

Test on actual devices (performance may be limited in simulators).