Support for multiple realtime databases

[edosam]

Problem: There is a real need to connect to multiple (different) realtime databases for bigger projects. For example, there is one database for Android users and one for iOS users.

Solution: It would be nice if there is a method like this: GdxFIRDatabase.inst(String dbUrl);

Firebase doc: https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/usage/sharding

[mk-5]

@edosam hello there!

good point. It should be easy to modify. I will pick it up

[mk-5]

@edosam hello again

so, the feature is ready to be merged and deploy. There is one problem: jcenter is dead.

I need to find some alternative. Maven-central deployments are pain in the ass

[mk-5]

@edosam okay, I decided to use mavenCentral for now.

The new version 3.1.0 is deployed. It should be available in maven-central search within ~2 hours. Please let me know if that works for you.

The multiple-database feature works exactly as you proposed. There is a new method:

GdxFIRDatabase.inst(String dbUrl)

Wiki page with example: https://github.com/mk-5/gdx-fireapp/wiki/Database-sharding

[mk-5]

@edosam I'm closing this issue. Feel free to re-open it in case of any issues with multi-databases solution

[edosam]

Hello @mk-5 Thank you for implementing this feature. It's working correctly on Android device, but app is still connecting to base database on iOS. Is there some other configuration required for iOS? Or it isn't just implemented for iOS?

[mk-5]

@edosam it should work on ios as well. I need to check it

[mk-5]

@edosam I checked, and it looks good 🤔

could you send me an info about which DB action is causing this problem?

by the way, in order to use different database for iOS/Android, you can also add different DATABASE_URL in your GoogleService-info.plist like this:

    <key>DATABASE_URL</key>
    <string>https://diffrent-url-for-ios.firebaseio.com</string>