Expo offline support and react-native-firebase

[andreaslydemann]

Describe the bug
When you install react-native-firebase in an expo app, it is stated in the docs that you need to set useFrameworks: 'static' with expo-build-properties for react-native-firebase to work. Unfortunately that setting doesn't work with the library react-native-quick-sqlite that is used for offline mode.

You would get the following EAS build error from adding react-native-quick-sqlite while having useFrameworks: 'static' enabled:

That basically makes offline mode impossible together with push notifications using react-native-firebase.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install react-native-firebase and set useFrameworks: 'static' in the app.json file while having react-native-quick-sqlite installed for offline mode.
2. Run EAS build.
3. See EAS build error.

Expected behavior
I expect the app to work with react-native-firebase while having offline support enabled. But that is currently not possible as far as I can see. If Stream used another sqlite library with support for useFrameworks: 'static', that would be a solution.

[vanGalilea]

This issue is known to us, and we're aware of the unfortunate limitations.
We're triaging possible solutions

[RRaideRR]

I'm just here to tell you that I have the same problem :-)

[RRaideRR]

I'm pretty sure you evaluated already some possibilities and I'm a total newbie on everything on the native side, so probably this proposal is totally useless, but maybe its possible to "simply" exchange react-native-quick-sqlite with https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/sqlite/

[jaibheeman]

Also, have the same issue. Hope it's fixed soon :)

[eveepi]

Running into this bug as well. Any updates?

[RRaideRR]

@andreaslydemann are you still stuck with this problem or what did you do?

[andreaslydemann]

I had to drop the offline support on my project, unfortunately, until there is a solution.

[keeganthomp]

Same here