TS2322: Type "fa-regular fa-whale" is not assignable to type IconProp

[billsbooth]

Describe the bug
Getting a TS Syntax error when using a string name in icon for regular style in React Native + Expo.

Reproducible test case

import { faWhale } from '@fortawesome/pro-regular-svg-icons/faWhale';
library.add(faWhale);

// TS2322: Type "fa-regular fa-whale" is not assignable to type IconProp
// index.d.ts(9, 3): The expected type comes from property icon which is declared here on type IntrinsicAttributes & Props
<FontAwesomeIcon  icon={'fa-regular fa-whale'} />

Expected behavior
Following the guidelines here, this should technically work.

Running RN on Expo:

"react": "18.3.1",
"react-native": "0.76.3",
"expo": "^52.0.11",

[claudiofabiao]

Any updates on this issue?

[charles4221]

I have closed the existing pull request that referenced this issue (see #577) however I am keeping this issue open as I do think we need to look at alternative ways to handle this.

Current thinking would be adding a customIcon prop that can be typed as any string. This would keep the type hints available on the main icon prop with the union of all possible icon names, but will grant flexibility if it is needed.

Happy to hear any further thoughts around this as well.