Newbie question - Initialize firebase in two separate files using new api

[cha...@connect.hku.hk]

Hi guys,

I have upgraded to the new api and don't know how to initialize firebase refs in two seprate files:

/* CASE 1 */

// 1st file

var config = {/* ...  */};

firebase.initializeApp(config);

var rootRef = firebase.database().ref();

// 2nd file - initialize again

var config = {/* ...  */};

firebase.initializeApp(config);

var rootRef = firebase.database().ref();

RESULT: bundle.js:535 Uncaught Error: Firebase App named '[DEFAULT]' already exists.

/* CASE 2 */

// 1st file

var config = {/* ...  */};

firebase.initializeApp(config);

var rootRef = firebase.database().ref();

// 2nd file - don't initialize

var rootRef = firebase.database().ref();

RESULT: bundle.js:529 Uncaught Error: No Firebase App '[DEFAULT]' has been created - call Firebase App.initializeApp().

Before the new api I just call 

var myFirebaseRef = new Firebase("https://<YOUR-FIREBASE-APP>.firebaseio.com/");

 in each file and it works okay. What should I do? Thanks!

[Kato Richardson]

Hi, please introduce yourself by name in the future.

It's hard to tell what you're doing here, since you used ... in place of some of the key insights.

When you call initializeApp() more than once, you need to specify a name for the config. See Advanced Usage here.

Note that you also need to pass a ref into the alternate app config to your second reference, assuming those configs are any different.

☼, Kato

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[chelsea...@girlswhocode.com]

Hi Kato,

I'm not sure you understood the initial question. I don't think they were trying to initialize two apps, I think they were trying to reference a single app from two different HTML pages (on the same website of course). I also have the same question, and would appreciate some guidance. 

Best,

Chelsea