The earlier ghost-open fix gated re-commits on a settle counter, but on
Fabric that doesn't hold: Reanimated re-applies its own (stale) animated
props over React's committed props on every commit, so a settled-closed
sidebar still reappears after a heavy commit (e.g. a long thread mounting
or a message send) — reanimated#9635. No committed transform/opacity
value can win while a useAnimatedStyle is attached.
Split ownership instead: React owns whether the overlay exists, the
worklet owns its motion. display lives on the plain wrapper View that
Reanimated never touches, so a hidden overlay stays hidden regardless of
what the animated props revert to. An open gesture flips an overlayPeek
flag to reveal the panel before the store updates; a short close grace
keeps it displayed until the close animation finishes.
Residual: a heavy commit landing mid-close-animation can still flash the
panel until the animation settles — transient, not the previous permanent
wedge.
Mohamed Boudra
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