RN 0.73+ hidden compatibility issue: "Property 'addEventListener' does not exist on type 'RTCPeerConnection'"

[dprevost-LMI]

The issue was first raised with this issue, but it was closed following a workaround using tsc change config, silencing the problem instead of fixing the root cause.

User @IanMolldrem in this comment reproduces the issue and provides a patch-alternative here that is scoped to the rn-webrtc package instead of relying on the tcs config change that affects your entire project.

Here is a copy of the post since it is the heart of this issue:

saghul Here's the sample project: https://github.com/IanMolldrem/WebRTCRepro

Just created a new RN project and installed this package and it is occurring as described.

Repro is evident through the TS errors here: https://github.com/IanMolldrem/WebRTCRepro/blob/main/App.tsx

The workaround detailed in my original issue description still works by uncommenting this: https://github.com/IanMolldrem/WebRTCRepro/blob/f6cb28305dbf0534259c43254ff3b80fc0f88ba7/tsconfig.json#L4

There was a mention about revisiting this issue as a potential fix, but I have no clue if it is the right approach!

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[dprevost-LMI]

Please keep open

[AustinCase]

this is a tough issue. Happily add @ts-ignore, but that took quite a bit of extra time to get going on this lib, when things are already complicated trying to figure it out.

[8BallBomBom]

Will be addressed in a future update but you aren't wrong. Some things could be better and some issues can be annoying to resolve gracefully.