Lazy-load the Firestore with standalone components
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Description
Hi, is there a way to lazy-load the Firestore?
I'm using it only in a lazy-loaded component, so I would like to avoid providing it in the app config with
`provideFirestore(() => getFirestore())`
I followed this example: https://github.com/angular/angularfire/blob/main/samples/advanced/src/app/firestore/firestore.component.ts
I have a `get-firestore.ts` with this content:
```
import { getFirestore } from '@angular/fire/firestore';
export const firestore = getFirestore();
```
and I try to lazy-load it like this:
```
constructor() {
this.initFirestore();
}
private async initFirestore() {
const { firestore } = await import('./get-firestore');
this.firestore = firestore;
}
```
But I get this error at run-time:
```
Error: Either AngularFireModule has not been provided in your AppModule (this can be done manually or implictly using
provideFirebaseApp) or you're calling an AngularFire method outside of an NgModule (which is not supported).
```
Even if I add the `AngularFireModule` to the component's imports, it doesn't change.
So, what's the right way to lazy-load the FIrestore, with standalone components?
### Version info
**Angular:** 19.0.0
**Firebase:** 10.12.0
**AngularFire:** 18.0.1
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reading the standalone component, `get-firestore.ts`, and the `provideFirestore`/`getFirestore` entry points shown in the report. Reproduce the runtime error with the listed Angular, Firebase, and AngularFire versions, then document or implement the supported lazy-loading path and verify that Firestore is not initialized in the app config.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, firebase, typescript
- Domain
- database, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100