local storage dev root id

src/clue/components/clue-app-header.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import { GroupModelType, GroupUserModelType } from "../../models/stores/groups";
 import { CustomSelect } from "./custom-select";
 import { useStores } from "../../hooks/use-stores";
+import { getDevId } from "../../lib/root-id";
 
 // cf. https://mattferderer.com/use-sass-variables-in-typescript-and-javascript
 import styles from "./toggle-buttons.scss";
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
   const getUserTitle = () => {
     switch(appMode){
       case "dev":
+        return `Firebase Root: ${getDevId()}`;
       case "qa":
       case "test":
         return `Firebase UID: ${db.firebase.userId}`;

src/lib/firebase.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { DB } from "./db";
 import { Firebase } from "./firebase";
+import { kClueDevIDKey } from "./root-id";
 
 const mockStores = {
   appMode: "authed",
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ describe("Firebase class", () => {
       const firebase = new Firebase(mockDB);
       expect(firebase.getRootFolder()).toBe("/authed/portals/test-portal/");
     });
+    it("should handle the dev appMode", () => {
+      window.localStorage.setItem(kClueDevIDKey, "random-id");
+      const stores = {...mockStores, appMode: "dev"};
+      const firestore = new Firebase({stores} as DB);
+      expect(firestore.getRootFolder()).toBe("/dev/random-id/portals/test-portal/");
+    });
     describe("should handle the demo appMode", () => {
       it("handles basic demo name", () => {
         const stores = {...mockStores,

src/lib/firestore.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { DB } from "./db";
 import { Firestore } from "./firestore";
+import { kClueDevIDKey } from "./root-id";
 
 const mockStores = {
   appMode: "authed",
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ describe("Firestore class", () => {
       const firestore = new Firestore(mockDB);
       expect(firestore.getRootFolder()).toBe("/authed/test-portal/");
     });
+    it("should handle the dev appMode", () => {
+      window.localStorage.setItem(kClueDevIDKey, "random-id");
+      const stores = {...mockStores, appMode: "dev"};
+      const firestore = new Firestore({stores} as DB);
+      expect(firestore.getRootFolder()).toBe("/dev/random-id/");
+    });
     describe("should handle the demo appMode", () => {
       it("handles basic demo name", () => {
         const stores = {...mockStores,

src/lib/root-id.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
+import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 import { IStores } from "../models/stores/stores";
 import { escapeKey } from "./fire-utils";
 
+export const kClueDevIDKey = "clue-dev-id";
+
+export function getDevId() {
+  let devId = window.localStorage.getItem(kClueDevIDKey);
+  if (!devId) {
+    const newDevId = nanoid();
+    window.localStorage.setItem(kClueDevIDKey, newDevId);
+    devId = newDevId;
+  }
+  return devId;
+}
+
 type IRootDocIdStores = Pick<IStores, "appMode" | "demo" | "user">;
 
 export function getRootId(stores: IRootDocIdStores, firebaseUserId: string) {
@@ -22,7 +35,10 @@ export function getRootId(stores: IRootDocIdStores, firebaseUserId: string) {
       const escapedDemoName = demoName ? escapeKey(demoName) : demoName;
       return escapedDemoName || escapedPortal || "demo";
     }
-    // "dev", "qa", and "test"
+    case "dev": {
+      return getDevId();
+    }
+    // "test" and "qa"
     default: {
       return firebaseUserId;
     }