FR: initializeServerApp automatic initialization

[jhuleatt]

Operating System

n/a

Environment (if applicable)

Node.js

Firebase SDK Version

n/a

Firebase SDK Product(s)

app (https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/js/app.firebaseserverapp)

Project Tooling

Server-rendered web app

Detailed Problem Description

Now that initializeApp supports no-argument initialization (release note, implemented in #8483), it would be great if initializeServerApp did the same. This would allow SSR web apps to use no-args init both on the server and the client.

Steps and code to reproduce issue

const serverApp = initializeServerApp();

[jhuleatt]

A workaround is to pass an auto-initialized FirebaseApp instance to initializeServerApp:

import { initializeApp, initializeServerApp } from 'firebase/app'

const serverApp = initializeServerApp(initializeApp());

[lucasoares]

A workaround is to pass an auto-initialized FirebaseApp instance to initializeServerApp:

import { initializeApp, initializeServerApp } from 'firebase/app'

const serverApp = initializeServerApp(initializeApp());

I'm trying your workaround and I'm getting a stack overflow error:

 ⨯ RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded
    at String.replace (<anonymous>) {
  digest: '2947813221'
}

I'm implementing the same cookie-based authentication strategy used in the friendlyeats-web Next.js sample. After a successful login, everything works fine, until I reload the page. On reload, the app crashes.

Previously, I was using initializeApp alone, and everything worked as expected... Any idea why?

[justinmpier]

@lucasoares in nextjs you may want to send over only the necessary user info from the server to the client, vs the actual firebase user object.

[chakrachi]

I'm having issues with this for final angular 20 deployment:

My firebaseserver app thinks it's in the browser

[ccctask]

Maximum call stack size exceeded same issue with me after reload app