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Google just killed the Firebase stripe extension – zero warning

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Google just killed the Firebase stripe extension – zero warning

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Post by justasking7000 »

Why do they keep doing this?

I noticed users of my product (https://clonedub.com) were complaining that they couldn't upgrade plans. I also noticed there were no new subscriptions all day which was unusual.

So I log into firebase to figure out what's wrong.

Lo and behold it reads "Firebase no longer supports stripe extension. This has been moved to invertase".

The only mention of this is here: https://github.com/invertase/stripe-firebase-extensions/issues/542

Checking this out further I realised it was a barely supported open source alternative that didnt even work.

What a joke?!!

I genuinely don't understand why they have such contempt for businesses on their platforms.

Why do they keep doing this?!!!

Re: Google just killed the Firebase stripe extension – zero warning

#4

Post by justasking7000 »

kwerk wrote: post #2

Weirdly it’s still listed on their extensions library: https://extensions.dev/extensions/stripe/firestore-stripe-pa... And I’m able to add it to my firebase project. Looks like it hasn’t propagated.

Yeah I would share screenshots if I could. Once you add it gives a warning "extension needs to be updated", and that's where it says the deprecation stuff.

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#5

Post by justasking7000 »

orbz wrote: post #3

Based on what I see in the repo in question[1] this was not being maintained and the firebase team coordinating with another group to take it over. [1]: https://github.com/invertase/stripe-firebase-extensions/issu...

This was listed on the firebase platform. It's a critical feature. You can't make changes like this, especially downgrading this way, without giving a huge warning.

The invertase library doesn't work.

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#6

Post by orbz »

justasking7000 wrote: post #5
orbz wrote: post #3

Based on what I see in the repo in question[1] this was not being maintained and the firebase team coordinating with another group to take it over. [1]: https://github.com/invertase/stripe-firebase-extensions/issu...

This was listed on the firebase platform. It's a critical feature. You can't make changes like this, especially downgrading this way, without giving a huge warning. The invertase library doesn't work.

The original extension was provided by stripe. I think it’s nice that the firebase team helped to coordinate moving it to a group that’ll actually maintain it.

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#7

Post by justasking7000 »

orbz wrote: post #6
justasking7000 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This was listed on the firebase platform. It's a critical feature. You can't make changes like this, especially downgrading this way, without giving a huge warning. The invertase library doesn't work.

The original extension was provided by stripe. I think it’s nice that the firebase team helped to coordinate moving it to a group that’ll actually maintain it.

I'm sorry that just isnt enough. I'm talking about critical payments stuff within the app.

You're telling me this was the best route for 10k+ apps that are dependent on this for processing payments.

Literally zero warning.

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#8

Post by jsaintmything »

kwerk wrote: post #2

Weirdly it’s still listed on their extensions library: https://extensions.dev/extensions/stripe/firestore-stripe-pa... And I’m able to add it to my firebase project. Looks like it hasn’t propagated.

It's because that's the extension under the Stripe account, the Invertase extension is here: https://extensions.dev/extensions/invertase/firestore-stripe...

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#9

Post by kobalsky »

Google has been a handful this month. They changed the firebase SMS authentication from 10000 auths free per month to 10 per day. Apparently they forgot to send an email announcing the change so they have posponed the change until October, they have sent an email this time.
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