React-native-firebase: Unable to fetch from firestore after few fetches

[GZLiew]

Issue

I am using rnfirebase to connect to firestore. It works fine with the first few fetch but after a few reloads the data stopped fetching from firestore.

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Project Files

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Android

android/build.gradle:

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
  ext {
    buildToolsVersion = "28.0.3"
    minSdkVersion = 18
    compileSdkVersion = 27
    targetSdkVersion = 26
    supportLibVersion = "27.1.1"
    googlePlayServicesAuthVersion = "16.0.1"
  }
  repositories {
    google()
    jcenter()
    maven {
      url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public'
    }
  }
  dependencies {
    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.0'
    classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.0.2'
    classpath 'com.google.firebase:firebase-plugins:1.1.5'
    classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.25.4'
    // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
    // in the individual module build.gradle files
  }
}

allprojects {
  repositories {
    mavenLocal()
    google()
    jcenter()
    maven {
      // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
      url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
    }
  }
}

task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
  gradleVersion = '4.6'
  distributionUrl = distributionUrl.replace("bin", "all")
}

android/app/build.gradle:

apply plugin: "com.android.application"
apply plugin: "com.google.firebase.firebase-perf"
apply plugin: 'io.fabric'

import com.android.build.OutputFile

/**
 * The react.gradle file registers a task for each build variant (e.g. bundleDebugJsAndAssets
 * and bundleReleaseJsAndAssets).
 * These basically call `react-native bundle` with the correct arguments during the Android build
 * cycle. By default, bundleDebugJsAndAssets is skipped, as in debug/dev mode we prefer to load the
 * bundle directly from the development server. Below you can see all the possible configurations
 * and their defaults. If you decide to add a configuration block, make sure to add it before the
 * `apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"` line.
 *
 * project.ext.react = [
 *   // the name of the generated asset file containing your JS bundle
 *   bundleAssetName: "index.android.bundle",
 *
 *   // the entry file for bundle generation
 *   entryFile: "index.android.js",
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in debug mode
 *   bundleInDebug: false,
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in release mode
 *   bundleInRelease: true,
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in another build variant (if configured).
 *   // See http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Build-Variants
 *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
 *   //         'bundleIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
 *   //         'bundleIn${buildType}'
 *   // bundleInFreeDebug: true,
 *   // bundleInPaidRelease: true,
 *   // bundleInBeta: true,
 *
 *   // whether to disable dev mode in custom build variants (by default only disabled in release)
 *   // for example: to disable dev mode in the staging build type (if configured)
 *   devDisabledInStaging: true,
 *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
 *   //         'devDisabledIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
 *   //         'devDisabledIn${buildType}'
 *
 *   // the root of your project, i.e. where "package.json" lives
 *   root: "../../",
 *
 *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in debug mode
 *   jsBundleDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/debug",
 *
 *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in release mode
 *   jsBundleDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/release",
 *
 *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
 *   // require('./image.png')), in debug mode
 *   resourcesDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/debug",
 *
 *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
 *   // require('./image.png')), in release mode
 *   resourcesDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/release",
 *
 *   // by default the gradle tasks are skipped if none of the JS files or assets change; this means
 *   // that we don't look at files in android/ or ios/ to determine whether the tasks are up to
 *   // date; if you have any other folders that you want to ignore for performance reasons (gradle
 *   // indexes the entire tree), add them here. Alternatively, if you have JS files in android/
 *   // for example, you might want to remove it from here.
 *   inputExcludes: ["android/**", "ios/**"],
 *
 *   // override which node gets called and with what additional arguments
 *   nodeExecutableAndArgs: ["node"],
 *
 *   // supply additional arguments to the packager
 *   extraPackagerArgs: []
 * ]
 */

project.ext.react = [
  entryFile: "index.js"
]

apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"
apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/fonts.gradle"

def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
    rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
}

/**
 * Set this to true to create two separate APKs instead of one:
 *   - An APK that only works on ARM devices
 *   - An APK that only works on x86 devices
 * The advantage is the size of the APK is reduced by about 4MB.
 * Upload all the APKs to the Play Store and people will download
 * the correct one based on the CPU architecture of their device.
 */
def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false

/**
 * Run Proguard to shrink the Java bytecode in release builds.
 */
def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false

android {
  lintOptions {
    disable 'GradleCompatible'
    disable 'InvalidPackage'
  }

  // because of firestore:
  dexOptions {
    javaMaxHeapSize "4g"
  }
  compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
  buildToolsVersion rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion

  defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.simplicitic.addpointmentmobile"
    minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
    targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
    ndk {
      abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
    }
    // because of firestore:
    multiDexEnabled true
  }
  splits {
    abi {
      reset()
      enable enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture
      universalApk false  // If true, also generate a universal APK
      include "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
    }
  }
  buildTypes {
    release {
      minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
      proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
    }
    debug {
      minifyEnabled false
      proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
    }
  }
  // applicationVariants are e.g. debug, release
  applicationVariants.all { variant ->
    variant.outputs.each { output ->
      // For each separate APK per architecture, set a unique version code as described here:
      // http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide/apk-splits
      def versionCodes = ["armeabi-v7a": 1, "x86": 2]
      def abi = output.getFilter(OutputFile.ABI)
      if (abi != null) {  // null for the universal-debug, universal-release variants
        output.versionCodeOverride =
          versionCodes.get(abi) * 1048576 + defaultConfig.versionCode
      }
    }
  }
}

dependencies {
    implementation project(':react-native-vector-icons')
    implementation project(':react-native-gesture-handler')
  implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
  implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${safeExtGet('supportLibVersion', '28.0.0')}"
  implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:${safeExtGet('googlePlayServicesAuthVersion', '16.0.1')}"
  implementation project(':react-native-google-signin')
  implementation 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.34.0'
  implementation project(':react-native-fbsdk')
  //noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
  implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"

/* ----------------------------
   *    REACT NATIVE FIREBASE
   * ---------------------------- */

  // Library as defined in settings.gradle
  implementation project(path: ':react-native-firebase', configuration: 'default')
  // Required dependencies
  //noinspection GradleCompatible
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.6"
  implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:16.0.1"

  /* -------------------------
   *   OPTIONAL FIREBASE SDKS
   * ------------------------- */

  implementation('com.google.firebase:firebase-ads:15.0.1') {
    // exclude `customtabs` as the support lib version is out of date
    // we manually add it as a dependency below with a custom version
    exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'customtabs'
  }

  // Authentication
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:16.1.0"
  // Analytics
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:16.0.6"
  // Performance Monitoring
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:16.2.3"
  // Remote Config
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-config:16.1.2"
  // Cloud Storage
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:16.0.5"
  // Invites
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-invites:16.0.6"
  // Dynamic Links
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-dynamic-links:16.1.5"
  // Real-time Database
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-database:16.0.5"
  // Cloud Functions
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-functions:16.1.3"
  // Cloud Firestore
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore:17.1.5"
  // Cloud Messaging / FCM
  implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:17.3.4"
  // Crashlytics
  implementation('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.9.5@aar') {
    transitive = true
  }

  /* --------------------------------
   *  OPTIONAL SUPPORT LIBS
   * -------------------------------- */

  // For Firebase Ads
  implementation "com.android.support:customtabs:27.1.1"

  // For React Native Firebase Notifications
  implementation 'me.leolin:ShortcutBadger:1.1.21@aar'
}

// Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
// puts all compile dependencies into folder libs for BUCK to use
task copyDownloadableDepsToLibs(type: Copy) {
  from configurations.compile
  into 'libs'
}

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

android/settings.gradle:

rootProject.name = 'addpointmentmobile'
include ':react-native-vector-icons'
project(':react-native-vector-icons').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/android')
include ':react-native-gesture-handler'
project(':react-native-gesture-handler').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/android')
include ':react-native-google-signin'
project(':react-native-google-signin').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-google-signin/android')
include ':react-native-fbsdk'
project(':react-native-fbsdk').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-fbsdk/android')
include ':react-native-firebase'
project(':react-native-firebase').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-firebase/android')

include ':app'

MainApplication.java:

package com.simplicitic.addpointmentmobile;

import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.app.Application;

import com.facebook.CallbackManager;
import com.facebook.FacebookSdk;
import com.facebook.reactnative.androidsdk.FBSDKPackage;
import com.facebook.appevents.AppEventsLogger;
import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication;
import com.oblador.vectoricons.VectorIconsPackage;
import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerPackage;
import co.apptailor.googlesignin.RNGoogleSigninPackage;
import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost;
import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
import com.facebook.react.shell.MainReactPackage;
import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;

import io.invertase.firebase.RNFirebasePackage;
// optional packages - add/remove as appropriate
import io.invertase.firebase.admob.RNFirebaseAdMobPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.analytics.RNFirebaseAnalyticsPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.auth.RNFirebaseAuthPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.config.RNFirebaseRemoteConfigPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.database.RNFirebaseDatabasePackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.fabric.crashlytics.RNFirebaseCrashlyticsPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.firestore.RNFirebaseFirestorePackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.functions.RNFirebaseFunctionsPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.instanceid.RNFirebaseInstanceIdPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.invites.RNFirebaseInvitesPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.links.RNFirebaseLinksPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.messaging.RNFirebaseMessagingPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.notifications.RNFirebaseNotificationsPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.perf.RNFirebasePerformancePackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.storage.RNFirebaseStoragePackage;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {

  private static CallbackManager mCallbackManager = CallbackManager.Factory.create();

  protected static CallbackManager getCallbackManager() {
    return mCallbackManager;
  }

  private final ReactNativeHost mReactNativeHost = new ReactNativeHost(this) {
    @Override
    public boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {
      return BuildConfig.DEBUG;
    }

    @SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
    @Override
    protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {
      return Arrays.asList(
        new MainReactPackage(),
            new VectorIconsPackage(),
            new RNGestureHandlerPackage(),
        new RNGoogleSigninPackage(),
        new FBSDKPackage(mCallbackManager),
        new RNFirebasePackage(),
        // add/remove these packages as appropriate
        new RNFirebaseAdMobPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseAnalyticsPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseAuthPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseRemoteConfigPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseCrashlyticsPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseDatabasePackage(),
        new RNFirebaseFirestorePackage(),
        new RNFirebaseFunctionsPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseInstanceIdPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseInvitesPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseLinksPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseMessagingPackage(),
        new RNFirebaseNotificationsPackage(),
        new RNFirebasePerformancePackage(),
        new RNFirebaseStoragePackage()
      );
    }

    @Override
    protected String getJSMainModuleName() {
      return "index";
    }
  };

  @Override
  public ReactNativeHost getReactNativeHost() {
    return mReactNativeHost;
  }

  @Override
  public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    AppEventsLogger.activateApp(this);
    SoLoader.init(this, /* native exopackage */ false);
  }
}

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Environment

• Platform that you're experiencing the issue on:
  
  
  
  • [ ] iOS
  
  
  • [ ] Android
  
  
  • [ ] iOS but have not tested behavior on Android
  
  
  • [x] Android but have not tested behavior on iOS
  
  
  • [ ] Both
  
  
• If known, the version of the platform are you experiencing the issue on:
  
  
  
  • Android API 28
  
  
• Operating System:
  
  
  
  • [ ] MacOS, version: N/A
  
  
  • [x] Windows, version: N/A
  
  
  • [ ] Other, please specify: N/A
  
  
• React Native version:
  
  
  
  • 0.58.0
  
  
• React Native Firebase library version:
  
  
  
  • 5.2.0
  
  
• Firebase module(s) you're using that has the issue:
  
  
  
  • [ ] N/A
  
  
  • [ ] Authentication
  
  
  • [ ] Analytics
  
  
  • [x] Cloud Firestore
  
  
  • [ ] Cloud Messaging (FCM)
  
  
  • [ ] Crashlytics
  
  
  • [ ] Dynamic Links
  
  
  • [ ] Functions Callable
  
  
  • [ ] In App Messaging
  
  
  • [ ] Indexing
  
  
  • [ ] Invites
  
  
  • [ ] Instance ID
  
  
  • [ ] ML Kit
  
  
  • [ ] Notifications
  
  
  • [ ] Performance Monitoring
  
  
  • [ ] Realtime Database
  
  
  • [ ] Remote Config
  
  
  • [ ] Storage
  
  
• Are you using TypeScript?
  
  
  
  • [x] No
  
  
  • [ ] Yes, version: N/A
  
  
• Are you using Expo, e.g. ExpoKit?
  
  
  
  • [x] No
  
  
  • [ ] Yes, I've _not_ ejected
  
  
  • [ ] Yes, but I have ejected to ExpoKit
  
  
  • [ ] Yes, but I have ejected to vanilla React Native
  
  
  • Expo version: N/A
  
  

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[booleanBoy]

I've been experiencing this for a while too. Interestingly it does allow updates to the Firestore to still happen, it's just the fetching of updates thats the problem

[GZLiew]

@booleanBoy I realized that after a few tries the issue with fetching problem is coming from when I turned on "Debug JS Remotely" the fetching will stop after a few tries. After turning it off, the issue was gone ever since. But this would mean debugging without a remote chrome debugger. I am using these few tricks to debug the app currently.

• run react-native log-android
• using console.warn() to log out asynchronous results.

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[Ezerah]

Hello,
This issue should not be closed, it still happens

[edingroot]

Hi, I also have this problem with v5.5.6