Remove string refs (behind flag)

[acdlite]

Depends on:

• Convert string ref props to callback props #28398

---

This removes string refs, which has been deprecated in Strict Mode for seven years.

I've left them behind a flag for Meta, but in open source this fully removes the feature.

[react-sizebot]

Comparing: 3bcd2de...8bf8b67

Critical size changes

Includes critical production bundles, as well as any change greater than 2%:

Name	+/-	Base	Current	+/- gzip	Base gzip	Current gzip
oss-stable/react-dom/cjs/react-dom.production.min.js	=	176.89 kB	176.89 kB	=	55.14 kB	55.14 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/cjs/react-dom.production.min.js	=	179.20 kB	178.71 kB	=	55.81 kB	55.66 kB
facebook-www/ReactDOM-prod.classic.js	=	592.56 kB	592.56 kB	=	104.73 kB	104.73 kB
facebook-www/ReactDOM-prod.modern.js	=	576.34 kB	576.34 kB	=	101.81 kB	101.81 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react-jsx-runtime.react-server.development.js	=	43.72 kB	42.69 kB	=	13.10 kB	12.84 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react-jsx-runtime.development.js	=	43.65 kB	42.62 kB	=	13.08 kB	12.82 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react-jsx-dev-runtime.development.js	=	42.42 kB	41.39 kB	=	12.72 kB	12.48 kB
test_utils/ReactAllWarnings.js	Deleted	66.36 kB	0.00 kB	Deleted	16.25 kB	0.00 kB

Significant size changes

Includes any change greater than 0.2%:

Expand to show

Name	+/-	Base	Current	+/- gzip	Base gzip	Current gzip
oss-experimental/react-dom/cjs/react-dom.profiling.min.js	=	188.67 kB	188.19 kB	=	58.18 kB	58.03 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/umd/react-dom.profiling.min.js	=	187.93 kB	187.45 kB	=	58.48 kB	58.34 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/cjs/react-dom-unstable_testing.production.min.js	=	185.25 kB	184.76 kB	=	58.07 kB	57.93 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/cjs/react-dom.production.min.js	=	179.20 kB	178.71 kB	=	55.81 kB	55.66 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/umd/react-dom.production.min.js	=	178.91 kB	178.42 kB	=	56.12 kB	55.98 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/cjs/react-dom.profiling.js	=	1,006.33 kB	1,003.57 kB	=	223.96 kB	223.18 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/cjs/react-dom-unstable_testing.production.js	=	982.52 kB	979.76 kB	=	220.93 kB	220.16 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/cjs/react-dom.production.js	=	964.54 kB	961.78 kB	=	216.43 kB	215.67 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/cjs/react-dom-unstable_testing.development.js	=	1,374.52 kB	1,369.98 kB	=	303.79 kB	302.64 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/umd/react-dom.development.js	=	1,421.86 kB	1,417.15 kB	=	302.54 kB	301.40 kB
oss-experimental/react-dom/cjs/react-dom.development.js	=	1,356.66 kB	1,352.12 kB	=	299.51 kB	298.38 kB
oss-experimental/react-art/umd/react-art.production.min.js	=	139.40 kB	138.91 kB	=	43.68 kB	43.53 kB
oss-experimental/react-reconciler/cjs/react-reconciler.profiling.js	=	745.26 kB	742.51 kB	=	161.47 kB	160.70 kB
oss-experimental/react-reconciler/cjs/react-reconciler.profiling.min.js	=	126.71 kB	126.22 kB	=	38.94 kB	38.84 kB
oss-experimental/react-reconciler/cjs/react-reconciler.production.js	=	704.06 kB	701.30 kB	=	154.05 kB	153.30 kB
oss-experimental/react-reconciler/cjs/react-reconciler.production.min.js	=	117.66 kB	117.17 kB	=	36.60 kB	36.44 kB
oss-experimental/react-art/cjs/react-art.production.js	=	612.61 kB	609.85 kB	=	137.19 kB	136.42 kB
oss-experimental/react-reconciler/cjs/react-reconciler.development.js	=	958.82 kB	954.28 kB	=	205.74 kB	204.57 kB
oss-experimental/react-art/cjs/react-art.production.min.js	=	102.20 kB	101.71 kB	=	31.44 kB	31.29 kB
oss-experimental/react-test-renderer/umd/react-test-renderer.development.js	=	866.07 kB	861.74 kB	=	183.13 kB	182.00 kB
oss-experimental/react-test-renderer/cjs/react-test-renderer.development.js	=	827.13 kB	822.95 kB	=	181.18 kB	180.05 kB
oss-experimental/react-test-renderer/cjs/react-test-renderer.production.js	=	617.21 kB	613.74 kB	=	138.47 kB	137.43 kB
oss-experimental/react-art/umd/react-art.development.js	=	974.68 kB	967.26 kB	=	206.34 kB	204.16 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react-jsx-runtime.react-server.production.js	=	5.21 kB	5.17 kB	=	2.25 kB	2.24 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react-jsx-runtime.production.js	=	5.14 kB	5.10 kB	=	2.23 kB	2.22 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react-jsx-runtime.profiling.js	=	5.14 kB	5.10 kB	=	2.23 kB	2.22 kB
oss-experimental/react-art/cjs/react-art.development.js	=	857.55 kB	850.41 kB	=	187.05 kB	184.90 kB
oss-experimental/react/umd/react.development.js	=	124.85 kB	123.76 kB	=	32.24 kB	31.99 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react.development.js	=	102.14 kB	101.08 kB	=	27.61 kB	27.38 kB
oss-experimental/react-test-renderer/umd/react-test-renderer.production.min.js	=	109.62 kB	108.40 kB	=	34.02 kB	33.62 kB
oss-experimental/react-test-renderer/cjs/react-test-renderer.production.min.js	=	109.34 kB	108.11 kB	=	33.65 kB	33.27 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react.react-server.development.js	=	83.33 kB	82.27 kB	=	23.37 kB	23.12 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react-jsx-runtime.react-server.development.js	=	43.72 kB	42.69 kB	=	13.10 kB	12.84 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react-jsx-runtime.development.js	=	43.65 kB	42.62 kB	=	13.08 kB	12.82 kB
oss-experimental/react/cjs/react-jsx-dev-runtime.development.js	=	42.42 kB	41.39 kB	=	12.72 kB	12.48 kB
test_utils/ReactAllWarnings.js	Deleted	66.36 kB	0.00 kB	Deleted	16.25 kB	0.00 kB

Generated by 🚫 dangerJS against 8bf8b67