[v3] firestack.database() is not a function error - documentation error

[tam-borine]

In several places in .md files for this library, firestack.database().ref('someNode/')... is recommended but I kept getting an error that firestack.database() was not a function. I opened the firestack object and indeed couldn't find such a function. I had to go into FirestackApp, the example working app, to see how they had done it just to realise that firestack.database.ref('someNode/')... - ie. without trying to invoke firestack.database ...works...

This is where the objective is simply to write an entry to database.

[tam-borine]

I would try to update docs myself and make a PR but it's in multiple places and also in Salakar's fork and maybe others so thought I'd make an Issue for now and see what people think.

[Salakar]

@tam-borine v3 branch on here has been re-synced with my fork - the docs should be correctly saying to use database() - main point of my fork is to have it match the firebase web api - so the docs can therefore be minimal. \o/ plus its moving along fast and didn't want to wait around for PR's etc.

It will eventually become master on here once it's released.

I believe @Ehesp was also doing some work on the docs?

[smkhalsa]

@Salakar I've been using the firebase JS library as follows...

import firebase from 'firebase'
import config from './firebaseConfig'

firebase.initializeApp(config)

export const albumsRef = firebase.database().ref('albums/v1-0')

I just tried pulling down the v3 branch and swapping out firebase for react-native-firebase:

import firebase from 'react-native-firestack'
import config from './firebaseConfig'

firebase.initializeApp(config)

export const albumsRef = firebase.database().ref('albums/v1-0')

However, I'm getting an error _reactNativeFirestack2.default.database is not a function

I tried deleting my node_modules folder and reinstalling as well as react-native unlink / link, but the problem persists. Is there any additional config that I need to do in the v3 branch?

[Salakar]

@smkhalsa it's not swapped out correctly, you need to empty the existing dir before pulling down - otherwise there's a mash of files. e.g. database.js vs database/index.js

[smkhalsa]

@Salakar I'm not sure I understand. I've deleted my entire node_modules dir and unlinked / linked react-native-firestack, but I still get this error.

[moooji]

@Salakar @auser database.js seems to be still in the v3 repo and overrides database/index.js See here: https://github.com/fullstackreact/react-native-firestack/blob/v3/lib/modules/database.js

This is also the cause for this issue: #220

[Salakar]

@moooji see #220 (comment)

[moooji]

Looks like database.js has been removed by @auser in the v3 repo. I guess this can be closed now.