webpack import firebase not working

Question

I\'m having an issue getting firebase 3.0.1 to work. I have a feeling it\'s in regards to my webpack setup. My files are below. When running my app with webpack dev server I get

Answer 1

I had the same problem, there's a simple fix though:

var firebase = require('firebase/app');

This way you get the "real" firebase module. However you must now require each module you'll need so it loads correctly, like so:

var firebase = require('firebase/app');
// all 3 are optional and you only need to require them at the start
require('firebase/auth');
require('firebase/database');
require('firebase/storage');

It seems to me that something is wrong with the current initialisation code, looking at the source it should work; but then again, somewhat like you, I'm using browserify, and haven't tested outside of it, so it might be related.