Broken firebase API broken since 8/26

I have been getting this error on my project, so suspecting some change on firebase side I created a fresh new nativescript project, fresh new firebase project with fresh new android app , adding fresh database data, still getting the same error which I have never seen before. Essentially all firebase.instance inside nativescript-plugin-firebase plugin are null all of a sudden without any change in code from my side.

Error Message Received on terminal:

JS: Error in firebase.addValueEventListener: TypeError: Cannot read property 'child' of null
JS: ERROR Error: Uncaught (in promise): TypeError: Cannot read property 'child' of null
JS: TypeError: Cannot read property 'child' of null
JS:     at file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/nativescript-plugin-firebase/firebase.js:1456:24
JS:     at new ZoneAwarePromise (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/nativescript-angular/zone-js/dist/zone-nativescript.js:776:29)
JS:     at Object.firebase.addValueEventListener (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/nativescript-plugin-firebase/firebase.js:1444:10)
JS:     at Observable._subscribe (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/modules/services/firebase.service.js:23:22)
JS:     at Observable._trySubscribe (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/rxjs/Observable.js:57:25)
JS:     at Observable.subscribe (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/rxjs/Observable.js:45:27)
JS:     at Observable.ConnectableObservable.connect (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/rxjs/observable/ConnectableObservable.js:37:18)
JS:     at RefCountOperator.call (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/rxjs/observable/ConnectableObservable.js:101:49)
JS:     at Observable.subscribe (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/rxjs/Observable.js:42:22)
JS:     at ObservableStrategy.createSubscription (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/@angular/common/bundles/common.umd.js:2664:22)
JS:     at AsyncPipe._subscribe (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/@angular/common/bundles/common.umd.js:2778:45)
JS:     at AsyncPipe.transform (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/@angular/common/bundles/common.umd.js:2755:22)
JS:     at Object.eval [as updateDirectives] (ng:///HomeModule/HomeComponent.ngfactory.js:127:68)
JS:     at Object.debugUpdateDirectives [as updateDirectives] (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js:12613:21)
JS:     at checkAndUpdateView (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.bbnsng/files/app/tns_modules/@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js:12025:14)

Steps followed:

• Create a new repo
• Create a new firebase project in firebase console
• Create an android app under that probject with Package name org.nativescript.bbnsng
• Run keytool -list -v -keystore ~/.android/bbnsng.keystore to get SHA1, update app with same
• Add some data to database and make permission rules public
• Code up the corresponsding nativescript angular app to this state https://github.com/ishandutta2007/bb_ns_ng_main_app2
• downloaded google-services.json and add it to app/App_Resources/Android/
• Run the app.

Steps to reproduce:

git clone https://github.com/ishandutta2007/bb_ns_ng_main_app2.git
cd bb_ns_ng_main_app2
tns run android

[prestopasto]

I’m seeing something similar here. Not getting “firebase.init done” or “firebase.init error”. Weird thing is it seems to be Android only. iOS builds are working fine on the same project.

[anuragd7]

Hi @eddysen , @ishandutta2007 , @ivegotasthma, @prestopasto Did any of you manage to solve this issue. I am getting the same issue after upgrading my app to tns 3.4 and with plugin version 5.0.5 Any pointers will be most helpful. Thanks