Missing Realm Constructor Ignite-cli RN app

[Lektrion]

Goals
Build a Ignite-Expo-Realm app

Expected results
Being able to use Realm with a ignite boilerplates with updated expo SDK

Actual results
Error is thrown : Missing Realm Constructor

Steps to reproduce
creating boilerplate via ignite-cli
npx ignite-cli new realmIgnite --expo
npm install realm
expo upgrade (ignite use expo sdk 43) realm is supported (or is supposed to) with the Sdk 44
{{ yarn android}}

As soon as i tried to use Realm via "import Realm from 'realm'" an error is thrown :Missing realm constructor

Realm Works fine using npx create-react-native-app MyAwesomeRealmApp -t with-realm

Version of Realm / Xcode/ Android Studio/ OSX/ WIN:
Here is the dependencies from package.json

"@expo/webpack-config": "~0.16.2", "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "~1.15.0", "@react-navigation/native": "~6.0.1", "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^6.0.2", "@react-navigation/stack": "~6.0.1", "apisauce": "2.0.0", "expo": "^44.0.0", "expo-linear-gradient": "~11.0.3", "expo-localization": "~12.0.0", "expo-modules-core": "~0.6.4", "expo-status-bar": "~1.2.0", "i18n-js": "3.8.0", "mobx": "6.1.8", "mobx-react-lite": "3.2.0", "mobx-state-tree": "5.0.1", "react": "17.0.1", "react-native": "0.64.3", "react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.1.0", "react-native-keychain": "6.2.0", "react-native-safe-area-context": "3.3.2", "react-native-screens": "~3.10.1", "reactotron-mst": "3.1.4", "reactotron-react-js": "^3.3.7", "reactotron-react-native": "5.0.1", "realm": "^10.13.0", "validate.js": "0.13.1"

Issue 4332 encounter the same problem, but i dont understand how to use the solution provided there in my case
Thanks you in advance for any help you could give me

[takameyer]

@Lektrion expo only works with realm in conjunction with expo-dev-client. I would try the following:

• yarn add expo-dev-client
• change the scripts in your package.json to dev-client scripts:

...
"scripts": {
  "start": "expo start --dev-client",
  "android": "expo run:android",
  "ios": "expo run:ios",
...
}

• yarn android

Let us know if this works. I would verify it myself, but I'm having an issue even using ignite-cli at the moment.

[takameyer]

I would also recommend updating ignite-cli to v7.10.3 if possible. This includes expo v44.

[Lektrion]

I would also recommend updating ignite-cli to v7.10.3 if possible. This includes expo v44.

Actually ignite-cli v7.10.3 encounter a post-install error with solidarity but i will try your previous solution within the afternoon and let you know.

Thank you for the quick reply :)

[Lektrion]

Your solution resolved my problem @takameyer !

Basically you can make ignite-cli and Realm work together this way :

npx ignite-cli new realmIgnite --expo
npm install realm
expo upgrade

Then follow @takameyer solution:

@Lektrion expo only works with realm in conjunction with expo-dev-client. I would try the following:

• yarn add expo-dev-client
• change the scripts in your package.json to dev-client scripts:

...
"scripts": {
  "start": "expo start --dev-client",
  "android": "expo run:android",
  "ios": "expo run:ios",
...
}

• yarn android

Let us know if this works. I would verify it myself, but I'm having an issue even using ignite-cli at the moment.

for me ignite project was throwing an error because of rick.jpg image found in components>auto-image (the require doesnt work because the .jpg file seems broken)

After following the protocol above and removing the error from auto-image Realm works fine with Ignite-cli boilerplate!

I look forward for the new release of Ignite-CLI to be fixed.

Thank you

[takameyer]

That's great! It's cool to hear we also work with ignite-cli 🙂 Thanks for submitting the issue.