v0.79.0

Many thanks to @gabrieldonadel for his help with this release!

What's Changed

• ci: update preid check in prepublish.mjs by @Saadnajmi in #2432
• chore(deps): bump @babel/helpers from 7.26.0 to 7.26.10 by @dependabot[bot] in #2429
• ci: properly pass NPM auth token secret to script by @Saadnajmi in #2434
• ci: disable nightlies on the main branch by @Saadnajmi in #2441
• Auto-generated baselines by 1ES Pipeline Templates by @microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] in #2442
• ci: remove unnecessary environment variable by @Saadnajmi in #2445
• chore: verify npm auth token in prepublish script by @tido64 in #2436
• ci: only publish if there are changes to push by @tido64 in #2447
• fix: cherry pick "[iOS] Reland: avoid race condition crash in [RCTDataRequestHandler invalidate]" by @Saadnajmi in #2450
• fix: dismiss all sheets created by RCTDevLoadingView when hide is called by @Saadnajmi in #2448
• chore: update yarn to 4.9.0 by @Saadnajmi in #2459
• fix(fabric): Add typingAttributes to RCTUITextField to fix crash by @Saadnajmi in #2461
• [TextInput] Export TI State's focusInput/blurInput by @nakambo in #2460
• fix: Fix the issue of TextInput onBlur being ineffective and … by @bear-ei in #2469
• ci: update lock file through nx.json flag instead by @Saadnajmi in #2476
• ci: set the npm dist-tag in nx release publish by @Saadnajmi in #2484
• ci: mark unforked monorepo packages as private by @Saadnajmi in #2483
• (Chore) Update axios to 1.9.0. by @hansenyy in #2494
• fix: fix build failure with older versions and Hermes by @tido64 in #2500
• fix: fix TextPropsMacOS using the wrong MouseEvent type by @tido64 in #2507
• fix(UBSAN): ensure [RCTUITextField validAttributesForMarkedText] Is non null by @Saadnajmi in #2515
• Turn on Hermes builds in our test matrix by @amgleitman in #2524
• feat: create a new docs website by @Saadnajmi in #2525
• fix: expose react-native-macos cli commands by @Copilot in #2529
• chore(deps-dev): bump undici from 5.28.5 to 5.29.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #2493
• feat: Use peerDependencies to get Hermes version on stable branches by @amgleitman in #2531
• fix: Fix a typo in Hermes-utils.rb by @amgleitman in #2534
• ci: move "NPM Publish (Dry Run)" to Github Actions by @Saadnajmi in #2532
• fix(ci): downgrade npm auth token list check to warning by @Copilot in #2547
• feat(docsite): Add a link to React Native Windows by @Saadnajmi in #2551
• fix: Support Function Key Handling in macOS Views by @ColinHeffernan in #2554
• fix: TextInputFocus state not in sync with View focus by @Saadnajmi in #2553
• fix: add RCTAppDependencyProvider to template by @Saadnajmi in #2559
• chore: update to nx 21 by @Saadnajmi in #2560
• ci: update code owners by @Saadnajmi in #2571
• ci: "update to nx 21" followup fixes by @Saadnajmi in #2576
• chore: add Yarn constraints to enforce dependency alignment by @Saadnajmi in #2582
• feat: Implement RCTPausedInDebuggerOverlayController by @Saadnajmi in #2586
• fix: ensure PausedInDebuggerOverlay has message set before presenting by @Saadnajmi in #2594
• ci: use ADO variable syntax for publish tag by @Saadnajmi in #2595
• ci: fix nx release not updating our lock file by @Saadnajmi in #2602
• ci: set npmAuthToken in yarnrc, not npmrc by @Saadnajmi in #2603
• ci: check yarnrc if it exists by @Saadnajmi in #2608
• ci: use npm to publish directly rather than yarn by @Saadnajmi in #2613
• fix(presssability): don't set keyboard event handlers on iOS and Android by @Saadnajmi in #2624
• ci: don't use an npmrc by @Saadnajmi in #2626
• ci: fix typo by @Saadnajmi in #2631
• cherrypick: Remove unnecessary LICENSE-docs by @Saadnajmi in #2636
• chore: remember RCTAppDelegate main window position by @Saadnajmi in #2637
• chore: Add focusable to macOS view config by @Saadnajmi in #2638
• chore: Move one instance of RCTUIView --> RCTPlatformView by @Saadnajmi in #2639
• fix: dismiss redbox only if presented by @Saadnajmi in #2640
• fix: remove view config mismatches by @Saadnajmi in #2642
• ci: convert remaining Azure Pipelines PR checks to Github Actions by @Saadnajmi in #2590
• chore: remove diff for [RCTDevSettings overridenKeys] by @Saadnajmi in #2644
• fix(fabric, a11y): implement accessibility role by @Saadnajmi in #2293
• feat(docs): Add a contributing and release guide by @Saadnajmi in #2625
• chore: update to yarn 4.9.3 by @Saadnajmi in #2646
• chore: merge up to 0.79-stable branch by @gabrieldonadel in #2620
• ci(0.79): disable postinstall scripts and update nx by @Saadnajmi in #2655
• chore(0.79): Merge up to 0.79.6 by @Saadnajmi in #2650

New Contributors

• @Copilot made their first contribution in #2529
• @ColinHeffernan made their first contribution in #2554

Full Changelog: v0.78.6...v0.79.0