If 3rd party library has an issue and fix is not yet released (or we can't switch to a new release), we use forks. Fix should be committed to the fork, tagged and referenced from package.json.
Example: react-native-hole-view
When patch need to be applied to React Native itself Status does patching with Nix instead of doing it nodejs-way.
Patches should be added to this file.
Example: patching react-native/Yoga to build app with XCode 14.3