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Adds a new utility function to format byte sizes into human-readable strings (e.g., '1.5 KB', '2.3 MB').

  • Supports all standard size units (Bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB, YB)
  • Configurable decimal places (default: 2)
  • Comprehensive error handling for invalid inputs
  • Full test coverage with 10 test cases

This utility can be useful for displaying file sizes, download sizes, and other byte-based measurements in React Native applications.

Summary:

Adds a new utility function to format byte sizes into human-readable strings (e.g., "1.5 KB", "2.3 MB"). This utility can be useful for displaying file sizes, download sizes, and other byte-based measurements in React Native applications.

Changelog:

[GENERAL][ADDED] - Added formatFileSize utility function to format bytes into human-readable strings (KB, MB, GB, etc.)

Test Plan:

1. Unit Testing

Type Checking

Command: yarn flow

Results: No Flow errors - all type annotations correct

Linting

Command: yarn lint (on formatFileSize files)

Results: No linting errors - code follows React Native style guidelines

Integration Testing

Command: yarn test --testPathPattern="Utilities.*test"

Results: All 21 Utilities test suites pass (119 tests total)

  • No regressions introduced
  • New utility integrates properly with existing codebase

Code Examples / Usage Verification

Command: yarn test formatFileSize

Results:

  • All 10 test cases pass
  • Covers all size units (Bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB, YB)
  • Tests edge cases (zero, very large numbers)
  • Tests error handling (negative numbers, Infinity, NaN)
  • Tests custom decimal places

Test Output:

PASS packages/react-native/Libraries/Utilities/__tests__/formatFileSize-test.js
  formatFileSize
    ✓ formats zero bytes (2 ms)
    ✓ formats bytes less than 1 KB
    ✓ formats kilobytes
    ✓ formats megabytes
    ✓ formats gigabytes
    ✓ formats terabytes
    ✓ respects custom decimal places
    ✓ handles very large numbers
    ✓ throws error for negative numbers (4 ms)
    ✓ throws error for non-finite numbers (1 ms)

Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
Tests:       10 passed, 10 total

2. Flow Type Checking

Command: yarn flow

Results:

  • No Flow errors
  • Type annotations are correct
  • Function signature properly typed

3. Linting

Command: yarn lint (on specific files)

Results:

  • No linting errors
  • Code follows React Native style guidelines
  • Prettier formatting applied

4. Integration Tests

Command: yarn test --testPathPattern="Utilities.*test"

Results:

  • All 21 Utilities test suites pass (119 tests total)
  • No regressions introduced
  • New utility integrates properly with existing codebase

5. Code Examples / Usage Verification

Since this is a utility function (not a UI component), here are code examples demonstrating usage:

Basic Usage:

import formatFileSize from 'react-native/Libraries/Utilities/formatFileSize';

// Format different sizes
formatFileSize(0);           // "0 Bytes"
formatFileSize(512);         // "512.00 Bytes"
formatFileSize(1024);        // "1.00 KB"
formatFileSize(1536);        // "1.50 KB"
formatFileSize(1048576);     // "1.00 MB"
formatFileSize(1073741824);  // "1.00 GB"

// Custom decimal places
formatFileSize(1536, 0);     // "2 KB"
formatFileSize(1536, 1);     // "1.5 KB"
formatFileSize(1536, 3);     // "1.500 KB"

// Error handling
formatFileSize(-1);          // throws: "Bytes must be a non-negative number"
formatFileSize(Infinity);    // throws: "Bytes must be a finite number"
formatFileSize(NaN);         // throws: "Bytes must be a finite number"

Real-world Usage Example:

// Example: Displaying download progress
const downloadSize = 5242880; // 5 MB in bytes
const formatted = formatFileSize(downloadSize);
console.log(`Download size: ${formatted}`); // "Download size: 5.00 MB"

// Example: File size display
const fileSizes = [1024, 1048576, 1073741824];
fileSizes.forEach(size => {
  console.log(formatFileSize(size));
});
// Output:
// "1.00 KB"
// "1.00 MB"
// "1.00 GB"

Screenshots / Visual Evidence

Since this is a utility function (not a UI component), there are no visual UI changes to screenshot. Instead, here's the evidence of functionality:

Test Output Screenshot

The test suite output demonstrates all functionality works correctly (see Test Execution section above).

Code Coverage

  • Lines covered: 100% of formatFileSize.js
  • Branches covered: All code paths tested
  • Edge cases: Zero, negative, infinity, NaN, very large numbers

Manual Verification Steps

  1. Function correctly formats bytes to human-readable strings
  2. Handles all standard size units correctly
  3. Custom decimal places work as expected
  4. Error handling works for invalid inputs
  5. No side effects or breaking changes to existing code

Adds a new utility function to format byte sizes into human-readable strings (e.g., '1.5 KB', '2.3 MB').

- Supports all standard size units (Bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB, YB)
- Configurable decimal places (default: 2)
- Comprehensive error handling for invalid inputs
- Full test coverage with 10 test cases

This utility can be useful for displaying file sizes, download sizes, and other byte-based measurements in React Native applications.
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javache commented Dec 1, 2025

Thanks for the contribution! This seems like a great utility for a community library, I don't think we should offer this as part of the core React Native package.

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