Support React Native 0.81 / New Architecture

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Fixes the library so it compiles and runs under React Native 0.81 with the New Architecture (Fabric) enabled, addressing #105, #107 and #109. Validated against Expo SDK 54 (RN 0.81.5, React 19.1, New Arch on) with real EAS builds on both platforms.

Changes

Android (compileReleaseKotlin was failing):

• android/build.gradle: bump compileOptions to Java 17 and add kotlinOptions { jvmTarget = "17" }. RN 0.81 requires Java 17.
• The five event classes declared private val viewTag, which now hides the viewTag member the RN 0.81 Event base class exposes ('viewTag' hides member of supertype 'Event' and needs an 'override' modifier). They now take viewTag as a plain constructor parameter and use the inherited one in dispatch().

iOS:

• react-native-livestream.podspec: raise the deployment target from iOS 13.0 to 15.1 to match RN 0.81's floor.

Note for consumers on iOS

The library's own Fabric sources compile cleanly, but HaishinKit 1.9.x (via ApiVideoLiveStream) crashes the Swift compiler under whole-module optimisation in Release on Xcode 26 (MixerNode.init(format:) - "Found a leaked owned value that was never consumed"). Until the pinned HaishinKit is bumped, consumers can work around it with a Podfile post_install that sets SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = -Onone for the HaishinKit target. Happy to open a separate PR bumping the iOS SDK / HaishinKit if that's preferred.

Testing

• example app built on iOS (Xcode 26) and Android (JDK 17), New Architecture on and off.
• End-to-end build of a consuming Expo SDK 54 app on EAS, both platforms, FINISHED.

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Pull request overview

Updates the library’s native build settings to support React Native 0.81 (including New Architecture/Fabric), focusing on Android build compatibility and iOS minimum deployment target alignment.

Changes:

• Android: compile with Java 17 and set Kotlin jvmTarget to 17.
• Android: avoid viewTag member shadowing in event classes by no longer declaring private val viewTag.
• iOS: raise the podspec iOS deployment target to 15.1.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
react-native-livestream.podspec	Raises minimum iOS deployment target to align with RN 0.81 requirements.
android/build.gradle	Switches Android compilation to Java 17 and sets Kotlin JVM target to 17.
android/src/main/java/video/api/reactnative/livestream/events/OnStartStreamingEvent.kt	Removes viewTag property shadowing to match RN 0.81 Event base class changes.
android/src/main/java/video/api/reactnative/livestream/events/OnPermissionsDeniedEvent.kt	Removes viewTag property shadowing.
android/src/main/java/video/api/reactnative/livestream/events/OnDisconnectEvent.kt	Removes viewTag property shadowing.
android/src/main/java/video/api/reactnative/livestream/events/OnConnectionSuccessEvent.kt	Removes viewTag property shadowing.
android/src/main/java/video/api/reactnative/livestream/events/OnConnectionFailedEvent.kt	Removes viewTag property shadowing.

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