Cannot find namespace 'firebase'.

[doczoidberg]

With the new angularfire I get the error

ERROR in C:\temp\aspnetu\node_modules\angularfire2\database\database.d.ts
(9,29): error TS2503: Cannot find namespace 'firebase'.
ERROR in C:\temp\aspnetu\node_modules\angularfire2\database\database.d.ts
(10,31): error TS2503: Cannot find namespace 'firebase'.
ERROR in C:\temp\aspnetu\node_modules\angularfire2\utils\firebase_object_factory.d.ts
(4,76): error TS2503: Cannot find namespace 'firebase'.
ERROR in C:\temp\aspnetu\node_modules\angularfire2\utils\firebase_list_factory.d.ts
(5,74): error TS2503: Cannot find namespace 'firebase'.
...etc

[LanderBeeuwsaert]

Can you tell me what the solution was for this?

[doczoidberg]

no solution, but I think the issue has nothing to do with Angularfire2 but with my project template with AngularUniversal and HMR:
aspnet/JavaScriptServices#140

Update: Steve said, that it is a firebase issue. therefore I reopened the issue

[joaogarin]

Anyone else got the solution for this? I am trying to get angularfire2 working with the 3 SDk.

I have ran

typings install --save --ambient firebase

But I still get this error. I am running this on webpack

[joaogarin]

Using the definitely typed version for the typings did not help also. Still getting the same error.

[andyfo]

I am using angularfire2 in an ionic 2 project and I was getting the same error.

Typings for firebase 3 seem not to be available yet so it doesn't help to install the firebase typings from the global repository.

For me, it helped to include the typings from node_modules/angularfire2 into the typings/main.d.ts file:

/// <reference path="../node_modules/angularfire2/firebase3.d.ts" />

[joaogarin]

Yeah, I added it to the tsconfig file in files as mentioned in https://github.com/angular/angularfire2/blob/master/docs/1-install-and-setup.md#3-include-firebase-sdk-typings but I still get that error.

[joaogarin]

I noticed that after the inclusion of firebase3 my error is actually :

Cannot find name 'Firebase'.

And not 'namespace'. Will keep digging

[idesignpixels]

Hey also getting this problem :/

[olostan]

As temporary workaround you can use this type definitions: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/cdcarson/28399c50b02bf6c507fbf5b7b30daa31/raw/fa089d231ca4253d4715f8161efc6af74c972dfa/firebase-sdk-3-typings.d.ts

Add into 'typings.json' into globalDependencies this record:
"firebase": "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/cdcarson/28399c50b02bf6c507fbf5b7b30daa31/raw/fa089d231ca4253d4715f8161efc6af74c972dfa/firebase-sdk-3-typings.d.ts"
and then typings i

[joaogarin]

In my case I need to get a hold of Firebase() so that I can use https://www.firebase.com/docs/web/api/firebase/authwithcustomtoken.html

authentication with custom tokens. I included the firebase typings but it seems Firebase global is somehow not exposed and typescript complains..

[joaogarin]

Okay. Regarding the error : Cannot find name 'Firebase'.

Firebase global does not exist anymore, so I still had some parts from the 2 SDK where I was doing new Firebase() which now does not exist.so not an issue..

The namespace thing I managed to get across by adding the right typings as mentioned earlier. either by adding it to your tsconfig as described in https://github.com/angular/angularfire2/blob/master/docs/1-install-and-setup.md#3-include-firebase-sdk-typings or via typings (temporarily by the gist given by @olostan for example)

[easierbycode]

after installing the typings via gist or docs I still get the error.
The only fix for me was to change the change the "files" path in tsconfig.json from "../node_modules/angularfire2/firebase3.d.ts" -> "firebase3.d.ts" and copy firebase3.d.ts into my src directory.

I'm not sure why since using "../typings/globals/firebase/index.d.ts" fixed "Cannot find name 'Firebase'" on FB2 version of exact same app.