I would like to use firebaseUI to manage my user authentication. Unfortunately the documentation online suggests that I can't use it with the V9 SDK unless I go through the compat layer. If I do this, I have to initialise the firebase app twice, one for the compat layer, and once for the rest of the API:
compat:
const compatApp = firebase.initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
const auth = firebase.auth();
v9:
const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
const firestore = getFirestore(app);
I'm not sure whether these two instances will interfere with each other.
Can I use both APIs in the same app? should I just use the compat layer for everything?
My code runs well enough, but I just don't know whether I'm setting myself up for problems later.
I followed the firebase official documentation here:
https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/web/firebaseui
I found my answer in:
https://firebase.google.com/docs/web/modular-upgrade
Using the compat libraries during upgrade allows you to continue using
version 8 code alongside code refactored for version 9. This means you
can keep existing version 8 code for Cloud Firestore while you
refactor Authentication or other Firebase SDK code to the version 9
style, and still successfully compile your app with both code styles.
The same is true for version 8 and version 9 code within a product
such as Cloud Firestore; new and old code styles can coexist, as long
as you are importing the compat packages
So it looks like I can use the compat packages for firebaseUI, though it does mean the SDK will be a little bloated.
Related
I want to add Firebase Crashlytics to my React native project. I had a look online and some of the links suggested using Crashlytics with Fabric,
When I looked at Fabric and at somepoint it was mentioned that it was only available till 2020 and recommended to use Firebase Crashlytics. I am a bit confused.
Can any one suggest any link/guide to implement Firebase Crashlytics in my React native project.
Thanks
R
Its kind of simple.
First you need to add firebase to your project use the following link to link react-native-firebase .
https://rnfirebase.io/docs/v5.x.x/installation/initial-setup
Then use there doc to add firebase crash analytics into your code
https://rnfirebase.io/docs/v5.x.x/crashlytics/reference/crashlytics
for example:
import firebase from 'react-native-firebase'
componentDidMount(){
firebase.crashlytics().log('Test Message!');
firebase.crashlytics().recordError(37,"Test Error");
}
Add firebase to your project followed by crashlytics sdk. You might need to put the keys in your android and ios projects. Thts it.
Also have a look at sentry- its more suitable for JS based apps as it shows the line nos and the code which caused the crash. Crashlytics on the other hand as i remember shows only native crashes.
I have this database.
database
How can i get firstName in React-Native ?
It's simple in your case : use react-native-firebase
import firebase from 'react-native-firebase'
const ref = firebase.database().ref('users/fwDRY...G3');
const name = ref.get({ firstname: 'firstname' });
console.log(name.firstname)
Find yourself helpful from the docs: https://rnfirebase.io/docs/v5.x.x/database/reference/database
As React Native runs in Java Script thread on mobile platforms there are 2 ways to use it.
Using Web SDK, but it might be slower and is not as well integrated to the mobile operating system as native.
Using Native SDK for each platform. Using them manually on 2 platforms would require you to write React Native bindings for both platforms. Fortunately, the job has already been done. I highly recommend you to use this library https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase. It uses native APIs internally but exposes them into nice JavaScript API. It requires some setup but you won't work it around anyway regardless of the method chosen.
For example, to set it up for Android, you need to follow
https://rnfirebase.io/docs/v5.x.x/installation/initial-setup
https://rnfirebase.io/docs/v5.x.x/installation/android
https://rnfirebase.io/docs/v5.x.x/database/android
After you set it up, follow the link provided by frank-van-puffelen, https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/web/read-and-write#listen_for_value_events. The API on react-native-firebase is almost the same.
Just loaded firebase 3.0 with react-native and getting the error
[fatal][tid:com.facebook.react.RCTExceptionsManagerQueue] Unhandled
JS Exception: Can't find variable: document
Is react-native supported yet?
React-native code:
var firebase = require('firebase')
// Initialize Firebase
var config = {
apiKey: '<apiKey>',
authDomain: '<app>.firebaseapp.com',
databaseURL: 'https://<app>.firebaseio.com',
storageBucket: 'firebase-<app>.appspot.com'
};
firebase.config(config)
The newest version of firebase uses the document variables that are used in web applications and the RCTWebSocket or RCTView doesn't work the same way. (I'm not 100% sure about all the details). Anyway, you can just install an older version of firebase and it will work for you. Assuming you have npm installed follow these instructions.
Uninstall Firebase from your react-native project npm uninstall firebase --save
Install version 2.4.2 of firebase npm install firebase#2.4.2 --save
Happy Firebaseing!
Firebase JS SDK 3.1 just got released and is now compatible with React Native!
See release notes.
I was able to get Firebase 3.0.2 to load in React Native by putting the following in a .js file and importing it at the top of index.ios.js:
global.location = {
href: ''
};
global.screen = {
};
global.document = {
getElementsByTagName: function(){}
};
global.parent = global;
There may be other gotchas - I have not explored further than this but it might get Firebase 3 working for you.
Firebase 3.x is not supported in RN (yet..).
Issue
I think the issue relates to the auth module's dependency on the browser's window variable.
Will it be officially supported?
According to the following discussion thread from the Firebase team, they are presently working on 3.x support. There is however no release time frame set.
Google Groups Discussion.
Workarounds
Option 1 (with FB 2.x)
From Jacob Wenger:
If React Native support is a blocker for you, please continue to use
the 2.x.x SDKs until we resolve this issue. The 2.x.x SDKs will
continue to work, even after you migrate to the new console..`
Option 2 (with FB 3.x)
From Jacob Wenger:
As a "workaround" if you don't need auth (unlikely, I know, but still
worth mentioning), you should be able to do the following:
var app = require('firebase/app');
var database = require('firebase/database');
To use last version of Firebase with ReactNative you can use Firebase Bridge.
I have a demo app here.
Whilst the Firebase JS SDK does work on react native now, it is mainly built for the web and is generally not the best solution for react-native.
The Firebase Web SDK runs entirely on react native's JS thread, therefore affecting your application frame rate (the link explains this well).
In my tests, the native firebase SDK's has been roughly 2-3 times quicker than using the web SDK.
But on top of the potential performance impacts there's a lot of features you'll be unable to use with the web SDK on android/ios devices. For example:
Notifications / FCM
Offline capabilities
Storage upload/download
Firebase Crash Reporting
Analytics
Use of social authentication providers
The best approach would be to run with the native android/ios firebase sdk's and have a bridge between them and your js code (i.e. a native module setup).
Thankfully you don't have to implement this yourself, there's already modules out there to do this for you:
react-native-firebase for example mirrors the the web sdk's api js side but executes on the native side using the native android & ios firebase sdk's. It's fully compatible with any existing firebase js logic that you may have already implemented and is intended as a drop in replacement for the web sdk.
(disclaimer: I am the author of react-native-firebase)
Just loaded firebase 3.0 with react-native and getting the error
[fatal][tid:com.facebook.react.RCTExceptionsManagerQueue] Unhandled
JS Exception: Can't find variable: document
Is react-native supported yet?
React-native code:
var firebase = require('firebase')
// Initialize Firebase
var config = {
apiKey: '<apiKey>',
authDomain: '<app>.firebaseapp.com',
databaseURL: 'https://<app>.firebaseio.com',
storageBucket: 'firebase-<app>.appspot.com'
};
firebase.config(config)
The newest version of firebase uses the document variables that are used in web applications and the RCTWebSocket or RCTView doesn't work the same way. (I'm not 100% sure about all the details). Anyway, you can just install an older version of firebase and it will work for you. Assuming you have npm installed follow these instructions.
Uninstall Firebase from your react-native project npm uninstall firebase --save
Install version 2.4.2 of firebase npm install firebase#2.4.2 --save
Happy Firebaseing!
Firebase JS SDK 3.1 just got released and is now compatible with React Native!
See release notes.
I was able to get Firebase 3.0.2 to load in React Native by putting the following in a .js file and importing it at the top of index.ios.js:
global.location = {
href: ''
};
global.screen = {
};
global.document = {
getElementsByTagName: function(){}
};
global.parent = global;
There may be other gotchas - I have not explored further than this but it might get Firebase 3 working for you.
Firebase 3.x is not supported in RN (yet..).
Issue
I think the issue relates to the auth module's dependency on the browser's window variable.
Will it be officially supported?
According to the following discussion thread from the Firebase team, they are presently working on 3.x support. There is however no release time frame set.
Google Groups Discussion.
Workarounds
Option 1 (with FB 2.x)
From Jacob Wenger:
If React Native support is a blocker for you, please continue to use
the 2.x.x SDKs until we resolve this issue. The 2.x.x SDKs will
continue to work, even after you migrate to the new console..`
Option 2 (with FB 3.x)
From Jacob Wenger:
As a "workaround" if you don't need auth (unlikely, I know, but still
worth mentioning), you should be able to do the following:
var app = require('firebase/app');
var database = require('firebase/database');
To use last version of Firebase with ReactNative you can use Firebase Bridge.
I have a demo app here.
Whilst the Firebase JS SDK does work on react native now, it is mainly built for the web and is generally not the best solution for react-native.
The Firebase Web SDK runs entirely on react native's JS thread, therefore affecting your application frame rate (the link explains this well).
In my tests, the native firebase SDK's has been roughly 2-3 times quicker than using the web SDK.
But on top of the potential performance impacts there's a lot of features you'll be unable to use with the web SDK on android/ios devices. For example:
Notifications / FCM
Offline capabilities
Storage upload/download
Firebase Crash Reporting
Analytics
Use of social authentication providers
The best approach would be to run with the native android/ios firebase sdk's and have a bridge between them and your js code (i.e. a native module setup).
Thankfully you don't have to implement this yourself, there's already modules out there to do this for you:
react-native-firebase for example mirrors the the web sdk's api js side but executes on the native side using the native android & ios firebase sdk's. It's fully compatible with any existing firebase js logic that you may have already implemented and is intended as a drop in replacement for the web sdk.
(disclaimer: I am the author of react-native-firebase)
When using Firebase on ReactNative, it will show such error message:
can't find variable process
However, if I require firebase/lib/firebase-web.js manually, it will show:
can't find variable document
How can I resolve this?
I just went through the same issue while trying to use sockets.io in my react native app so hopefully I can help.
The reason that you cannot use firebase's node module is because there hasn't been a polyfill created yet for websockets support (which firebase is dependent on) in react native.
If you take a look at issue #619 in react native's repo you'll find the current discussion on creating a websockets api polyfill.
The way that we solved it is by using Jason's modified version of the sockets library and creating our own repo around just that file. Then we added the line below to our package.json dependencies.
"react-sockets": "crewapp/react-native-sockets-io"
The reason that Jason's version of the sockets.io client file works is because react-native is added as a user agent. You can find the code that makes this change at the top of the file:
window.navigator = {
userAgent: "react-native"
}
Once you've gone through these steps you should be able to require sockets.io / firebase as normal.
Just figuring it our. Pavan's answer is helpful, but it is not quite true when using with Firebase.
For firebase, please follow the steps:
Download the firebase-debug.js from wsExample. Or you can just install wsExample by npm and require the firebase-debug.js inside it.
Use badfortrains's forked React-Native:
"react-native": "git://github.com/badfortrains/react-native#WebSocket"
New the Firebase like this:
var firebase = require("../../firebase-debug.js");
var rootRef = new Firebase(Const.FB_ROOT);
Things should just work now!
I had issues with socket.io on React Native too, solution was to get notifications about new data and if data is big enough - get it by simple RESTfull request. in my case data was small enough to be sent all within notifications API.
I was using GCM service to send notification to phone from nodejs server. BTW, it uses less battery then socket connection and works great :)