React-redux-firebase: feat(core): support for Cloud Firestore

[sh-a-v]

What about Cloud Firestore?

[max-barry]

Looks like the maintainer is also working on Firestore bindings.

That project currently doesn't build (from NPM or direct from the Git), but this is all great work so happy to be patient!

[prescottprue]

@sh-a-v Yup, @max-barry is correct about the separate Firestore bindings.

As mentioned in this issue there is a separate gitter channel just for the Firestore stuff. That being said there is also a longer term plan of making them both available from a library like react-redux-firebase.

@max-barry You are right about it not being at all complete or even building. Over the next few days I am working on copying a bunch of work I had done during the Alpha testing (last few months) to the publish package (it all had to be private before).

Going to note this in the README for others that have this question moving forward.

[prescottprue]

Things are getting closer with redux-firestore and redux-firebase.

I can now confirm that react-redux-firebase will soon have Firestore capabilities. Logic is being strategically separated in to libraries so that only what is needed can be imported while still providing everything to libraries like react-redux-firebase.

Separating things may seem like overkill, but it is an intentional pattern. There are many benefits including that non-react libraries/projects can also still make use of all of the redux logic.

[prescottprue]

redux-firebase is now passing the unit tests from v2.0.0 of react-redux-firebase, so now it is just a matter of wiring it into react-redux-firebase which is planned for the next few days.

There are not yet tests or docs for the Firestore stuff, so that and a firestoreConnect or similar are still to come.

Thanks to everyone for the patience and help with testing while things are being built out. My company is currently starting the move over to react-redux-firebase v2.0.0 from v1.*.* and it has been keeping me super busy.

When it is all done and things calm down a bit, I am planning a few write ups.

[Modestas]

Just for clarification, correct me if I'm wrong:

• I'm using react-redux-firebase v2 and Firebase Realtime Database
• redux-firebase, redux-firestore and react-redux-firebase are finished for integrating.
• I switch my database from Realtime Database -> Cloud Firestore and change in my code that react-redux-firebase will use redux-firestore instead of readux-firebase.
• compatibility code changes are NOT required

[prescottprue]

@Modestas To clarify:

• Yes - keep using react-redux-firebase v2 and Firebase Realtime Database. redux-firestore and redux-firebase are lower level libraries that will soon be used in react-redux-firebase v2
• Kinda - Yes they are for the most part "finished for integrating" BUT are not actually integrated yet (which is what I am working on today). I would suggest not using redux-firebase or redux-firestore yet unless you are intending to actively help build/debug the library (it would be good to reach out over gitter to make sure we are all on the same page).
• Yes - react-redux-firebase will make use of both internally and point to redux-firebase
• Yes - Code changes will not be required if you are already using react-redux-firebase v2

The intention was to have all of the complete before it was really noticeable so it isn't so unclear, but the only real change that users of react-redux-firebase should see is more features (i.e. firestore capabilities).

Going to keep this issue open until this is all finished and explained in a section of the react-redux-firebase docs

[prescottprue]

Update

The first phases of integration of redux-firestore into react-redux-firebase are part of the v2.0.0-beta.11 PR.

firestoreConnect was added and firestoreReducer from redux-firestore is exposed so it can be used along side your current firebase reducer.

There is still a bit of work to do with correctly tracking listeners in certain situations, so it isn't ready to release yet.

[prescottprue]

v2.0.0-beta.11 adds support for Firestore through redux-firestore.

The Firestore section has also been added to the docs with info about Profile and queries stuff.

Please feel free to open issues/pull requests if the docs are not clear or you find an issue with functionality. Enjoy!