From 35cd1581e3ce97c76573671b79e4a840b16cbfe9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: david raistrick <1108844+keen99@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:36:16 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Reapply "M3: stub db sentinel in ws/memory mode so legacy
 guards pass"

This reverts commit d1ee69a70a50a0683d8d9853be8526980f044b71.
---
 src/App.js | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index a460536..fe01c58 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -122,10 +122,13 @@ const initializeStorage = () => {
   }
 
   // ws / memory mode: stub auth so App's anon-sign-in path works.
+  // db stays a truthy sentinel object so legacy `if (!db) return` guards pass;
+  // all real reads/writes route through `storage.*`, never the SDK `db`.
   const FAKE_USER = { uid: 'local-user', isAnonymous: true };
   auth = {
     currentUser: FAKE_USER,
   };
+  db = { __localStub: true };
   storage = getStorage();
   return true;
 };