Electron - auth data not persistent: firebase-heartbeat-database created, but not firebaseLocalStorageDb

[peacemaker123456]

Operating System

macOS Sequoia

Environment (if applicable)

Electron

Firebase SDK Version

11.4.0

Firebase SDK Product(s)

Auth

Project Tooling

Electron app with webpack and React

Detailed Problem Description

Dear team,

I experience an issue with an electron react app, using firebase for authentication. Everything works, beside persisting the data. SignIn state is lost across restarts. setPersistence(auth, indexedDBLocalPersistence) isn't doing anything. I checked with devtools, and only 'firebase-heartbeat-database' is being created, but not the 'firebaseLocalStorageDb' holding the auth data.

If that is not considered a bug, I appreciate any directions.

Steps and code to reproduce issue

const firebaseApp = getApps().length > 0 ? getApps()[0] : initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
const auth = getAuth(firebaseApp); // initializeAuth with multiple persistences also doesn't work
setPersistence(auth, indexedDBLocalPersistence); // other persistences like browserLocalPersistence, also do not take effect

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