Can't use FieldValue.serverTimestamp() from @firebase/firestore-types

Version info

Angular: 5.2.8 Firebase: 4.11.0 AngularFire: 5.0.0-rc.6 Other (e.g. Ionic/Cordova, Node, browser, operating system): Stackblitz - chrome

How to reproduce these conditions

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Sample data and security rules none and allow all

Debug output

Can't find module:
@firebase/firestore-types/index (@0.2.2)

Check your import statements & ensure you're importing the correct module names.

** Errors in the JavaScript console ** none

** Output from firebase.database().enableLogging(true); ** none

Expected behavior

Is this not how you should use FieldValue.serverTimestamp() from ‘@firebase/firestore-types’ - or maybe I am misunderstood something?

The server datetime being saved

Actual behavior

I get this error: Can’t find module: @firebase/firestore-types/index (@0.2.2)

Check your import statements & ensure you’re importing the correct module names.

[davideast]

The -types packages are just types and will not work as runtime values. Use the @firebase/app module instead.

import { firebase } from '@firebase/app';

colRef.doc('testDoc').set({
      name: 'testValue',
      // This line works
      lastEdit: firebase.firestore.FieldValue.serverTimestamp(),
      // Should the following line not work?
      anotherEdit: firebase.firestore.FieldValue.serverTimestamp(),
      }, {merge: true})

[sarunint]

@dauledk You don’t need to install the @firebase/* ones since they are declared as dependencies of firebase already.

See https://unpkg.com/firebase@4.12.0/package.json