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FR: Realtime DB Web Offline Write Persistence and Read Caching
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Description
### Operating System
Any
### Browser Version
Any
### Firebase SDK Version
Any
### Firebase SDK Product:
Database
### Describe your project's tooling
N/A
### Describe the problem
Every other client SDK (iOS, Android and Flutter) supports persisting data offline with the Realtime Database and so this [statement](https://firebase.google.com/docs/database#:~:text=Firebase%20apps%20remain%20responsive%20even%20when%20offline%20because%20the%20Firebase%20Realtime%20Database%20SDK%20persists%20your%20data%20to%20disk.) in the documentation holds true.
However, the web with the JavaScript SDK has been left behind and swept under the rug:
- it only supports persisting writes offline by keeping them stored in memory. If the process is closed or the browser reloads everything is gone.
- reads are not cached at all, not in memory nor on disk. If you go offline, an onValue() that has been invoked before will not run. If you start offline, it's the same result.
I know the Realtime Database is not new and shiny like the FireStore but it should support these use cases and get parity with other SDKs so that the docs hold true.
### Steps and code to reproduce issue
Run an onValue() offline or do a set() whilst offline after reloading your browser.
Contributor guide
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the two reported cases in the web Realtime Database SDK: an offline onValue() after reload or while starting offline, and an offline set() followed by reload. Done means web clients persist offline writes and cache reads across reloads with behavior comparable to the other SDKs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, typescript
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100