FR: Replace grpc with grpc-js

[max-mapper]

Hi, I noticed that last week the https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-firestore package got rid of the grpc node native addon and replaced it with @grpc/grpc-js. I was wondering if this package was planning on upgrading to grpc-js to remove the complexity of dealing with compiled node addons for different platforms like node and electron. I couldn't find any discussion on this in the issue tracker. Thanks!

[mikelehen]

Thanks for bringing this up! Yes, we are intending to upgrade to grpc-js. It seems like this should be a painless switch with no downsides. The main risk is that it's still beta, so we may drag our feet just a little bit in case there are any issues discovered in the near future. But if you're running into a specific issue that you think this would solve, we could look at doing it sooner (or if you felt inclined to make a PR for it, that could also speed things along. 😄).

[mikelehen]

Unfortunately this had to be reverted (#1813) because it is a breaking change and so must wait until the next time we make a breaking change release to firebase (and increase the major version number). Sorry for the inconvenience!

[railerbailer]

Hello! I would love an update to when this might happen! 😄

[ctavan]

Next.js SSR would also benefit from this change: vercel/next.js#7894