React Native Gesture Handler

Software Mansion's production gesture patterns for React Native using Gesture Handler. Never suggest PanResponder when RNGH is available -- it runs on the JS thread and is effectively deprecated.

Version Decision Tree

Check package.json - "react-native-gesture-handler" version
   │
   ├── user asks to migrate v2 -> v3
   │   → webfetch https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-gesture-handler/docs/guides/upgrading-to-3
   ├── starts with "2." → use builder API (Gesture.Pan(), Gesture.Simultaneous(), useMemo)
   └── starts with "3." → use hook API (usePanGesture(), useSimultaneousGestures())

Key API Differences (v2 vs v3)