updated code with dsc and device binding

metro.config.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const path = require("path");
 const { getDefaultConfig, mergeConfig } = require("@react-native/metro-config");
 
 const defaultConfig = getDefaultConfig(__dirname);
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@ const { assetExts, sourceExts } = defaultConfig.resolver;
 
 /**
  * Metro configuration
- * https://reactnative.dev/docs/metro
+ * http://reactnative.dev/docs/metro
  *
  * @type {import('metro-config').MetroConfig}
  */
@@ -17,7 +18,22 @@ const config = {
   },
   resolver: {
     assetExts: assetExts.filter((ext) => ext !== "svg"),
-    sourceExts: [...sourceExts, "svg"]
+    sourceExts: [...sourceExts, "svg"],
+    blockList: [
+      // Exclude native Android build artifacts that are created/deleted
+      // during Gradle builds, which crash Metro's file watcher (ENOENT)
+      /node_modules\/.*\/android\/\.cxx\/.*/,
+      /node_modules\/.*\/android\/build\/.*/,
+      /node_modules\/.*\/android\/\.gradle\/.*/,
+    ]
+  },
+  watcher: {
+    additionalExclusions: [
+      // Also exclude from the watcher layer for safety
+      "**/android/.cxx/**",
+      "**/android/build/**",
+      "**/android/.gradle/**",
+    ]
   }
 };