App#getApp missing in Chrome debugging mode

[kraenhansen]

Goals

A unified experience when running with or without chrome debugging mode.

Expected Results

Calling the getApp static method on the App class should work when in Chrome debugging mode.

Actual Results

An error is thrown in the Chrome console:

TypeError: _realm.App.getApp is not a function

Steps to Reproduce & Code Sample

Run this in a React Native app running Chrome debugging mode:

import { App } from 'realm';
const app = App.getApp('realmjstestapp-jjhtf');

Version of Realm and Tooling

• Realm JS SDK Version: 10.2.0
• Node or React Native: React Native in Chrome debugging mode
• Client OS & Version: iOS, N/A
• Which debugger for React Native: Chrome

Additional context

A workaround for now is to create the app using the constructor:

const app = new App('realmjstestapp-jjhtf');

As documented in the implementation of App#_setVersions we have an outstanding task of making it easier to implement the RPC for a static method on some class (App, User, Credentials, etc.): https://github.com/realm/realm-js/blob/master/lib/browser/app.js#L38-L42

[tonygomez]

@kraenhansen still an issue as of 10.4.0. Any idea when it will be fixed?

[tonygomez]

@kraenhansen do you know of any work-arounds? I tried in safari and chrome.

[kraenhansen]

The best known workaround is to debug using Safari as explained here: #491 (comment)

[bmunkholm]

Closing this as it will be resolved with the support for Hermes and the Flipper debugger. Please see here to try it out and provide feedback. Thanks for your patience!