FR: Swift Package Manager Support for Firestore and Auth

[READ] Step 1: Are you in the right place?

Current Firestore Implementation can be used in SPM with Module map.

[REQUIRED] Step 3: Describe the problem

Use firestore and Auth with SPM Packege

[ryanwilson]

Thanks for the feature request, @ios3! I have a few questions about your usage, if you don't mind!

1. Do you currently use SPM for your iOS App?
2. Are you using SPM for other platforms?
3. You mentioned that the current Firestore Implementation can be used in SPM with a module map - have you tried this, and if so, can you please share some details?

This is something we're keeping a close eye on, but does have some challenges. Every dependency of a SPM project also needs to be on SPM, so there's some groundwork to be done in order to get up to speed there. The priority of this will jump significantly this when SPM gets official support for iOS, but ideally we already support it when that happens :) If you could help answer those questions above, it'll help us prioritize things and understand how SPM is being used in the wild.

Cheers!

Do you currently use SPM for your iOS App?
No, we are currently using SPM for our CLI App.
Are you using SPM for other platforms?
Yes, CLI and Server Side
You mentioned that the current Firestore Implementation can be used in SPM with a module map - have you tried this, and if so, can you please share some details?
No

[ryanwilson]

Thanks for the info, @ios3.

[ethanbonin]

Checking in on this. Any status? Anything I can help on to get Cloud Firestore out and in the open for SPM?

[ryanwilson]

Thanks for checking in @ethanbonin.

We've done some preliminary investigations and part of the difficulty would be that all Firestore dependencies (and their dependencies) would also need to be available on Swift Package Manager.

You can see the list starting here:

firebase-ios-sdk/FirebaseFirestore.podspec

Line 54 in e04b6ba

s.dependency 'FirebaseAuthInterop', '~> 1.0'

A good start would be getting a package up and running with GoogleUtilities, followed by FirebaseCore. Hopefully we can get to that soon but until Apple announces support for iOS it's likely that it'll be a lower priority. If you want to give it a go, I'd be happy to help out, review, and provide any extra insight I can!

[possen]

OK Apple supports it now. High priority right!? :-)

[paulb777]

@possen Yep!

[MihaelIsaev]

Can't wait for SPM support!

[nakkht]

Would love to see SPM support!

[AlexLike]

Yes, please!

[spencerwhyte]

+1

[paulb777]

Closing in favor of #3136