Bark is an implementation of the Ark protocol on bitcoin, led by Second. The Ark protocol is a bitcoin layer 2 for making fast, low-cost, self-custodial payments at scale. Ark uses a client-server model to enable users to transact off-chain while still being able to "exit" their balances on-chain at any time.

Installation

Expo

1. Install the package:

npx expo install @secondts/bark-react-native

2. Add the plugin to app.json or app.config.js:

{
  "expo": {
    "plugins": ["@secondts/bark-react-native"]
  }
}

Warning: If you are using pnpm v10+, run pnpm approve-builds and select @secondts/bark-react-native to allow the postinstall script to download the prebuilt native binaries.

3. Run prebuild

npx expo prebuild

Note: bark-react-native contains native code and requires a development build. It will not work with Expo Go.

Bare React Native

1. Install the package

npm install @secondts/bark-react-native

Note: If you are running on iOS, navigate into the ios folder and run pod install.

Beta/Pre-release Versions

To install a beta or pre-release version:

# Install latest beta
npx expo install @secondts/bark-react-native@beta

# Or install a specific beta version
npx expo install @secondts/[email protected]

For bare React Native projects, use:

npm install @secondts/bark-react-native@beta

License

Released under the MIT license.