Support for Non Default database access in Firestore

[inderrapido]

Is there any plan to add support for accessing the non-default database in Firestore?

[nbransby]

So we not already have this?

[inderrapido]

So we not already have this?

Unfortunately, it’s not available. We’re currently limited to connecting only to the default database.

[nbransby]

please use this template

[sjaindl]

I have the same issue. Using a non-default database was possible until version 1.13.0, by using:

commonMain:

expect fun getFirebaseFirestore(): FirebaseFirestore

androidMain:

import com.google.firebase.Firebase
import com.google.firebase.firestore.firestore
import dev.gitlive.firebase.firestore.FirebaseFirestore

actual fun getFirebaseFirestore(): FirebaseFirestore {
    return FirebaseFirestore(native = Firebase.firestore(database = "prod-db"))
}

iOSMain:

import cocoapods.FirebaseFirestoreInternal.FIRFirestore
import dev.gitlive.firebase.firestore.FirebaseFirestore
import kotlinx.cinterop.ExperimentalForeignApi

@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
actual fun getFirebaseFirestore(): FirebaseFirestore {
    return FirebaseFirestore(FIRFirestore.firestoreForDatabase(database = "prod-db"))
}

However, with version 2.0.0 FirebaseFirestore was declared as internal, which leads to the error: Cannot access 'constructor(native: FirebaseFirestore): FirebaseFirestore': it is internal in 'dev/gitlive/firebase/firestore/FirebaseFirestore'.

@nbransby Can it be declared as public again? Or is there an alternate new way?

[GvHarish9894]

Hi @nbransby i too facing this issue.

[dominicoder]

Just tried updating and ran into this issue as well. I was employing the same solution as @sjaindl to create a named database and now I can't and the SDK doesn't provide a way to do it (AFAICT).

Looks like there's a PR open to solve this but it's still open.

https://github.com/GitLiveApp/firebase-kotlin-sdk/pull/698

Any word on if this PR will merge and when it'll be available?