From 0fad902991990874772e8958a12171c2b7dd667c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Achintha Isuru <achinthaisuru444@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:10:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Install Firebase CLI in CI workflow and simplify SDK
 generation process

---
 .github/workflows/mobile-ci.yml |  8 ++++++++
 makefiles/dataconnect.mk        | 18 ++----------------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/mobile-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/mobile-ci.yml
index 70e41929..a4532cb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mobile-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mobile-ci.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ jobs:
           channel: 'stable'
           cache: true
 
+      - name: 🔧 Install Firebase CLI
+        run: |
+          npm install -g firebase-tools
+
       - name: 📦 Get Flutter dependencies
         run: |
           make mobile-install-ci
@@ -118,6 +122,10 @@ jobs:
           channel: 'stable'
           cache: true
 
+      - name: 🔧 Install Firebase CLI
+        run: |
+          npm install -g firebase-tools
+
       - name: 📦 Get Flutter dependencies
         run: |
           make mobile-install-ci
diff --git a/makefiles/dataconnect.mk b/makefiles/dataconnect.mk
index 84b04dff..acd5b428 100644
--- a/makefiles/dataconnect.mk
+++ b/makefiles/dataconnect.mk
@@ -79,22 +79,8 @@ dataconnect-generate-sdk: dataconnect-file
 	@firebase dataconnect:sdk:generate --project=$(FIREBASE_ALIAS)
 	@echo "✅ Data Connect SDK generation completed for [$(DC_ENV)]."
 
-# CI-safe SDK generation: tries Firebase CLI if available, otherwise uses pre-generated SDK
-dataconnect-generate-sdk-ci: dataconnect-file 
-	@echo "--> Generating Firebase Data Connect SDK for CI [$(DC_SERVICE)]..."
-	@if command -v firebase >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
-		echo "   Firebase CLI found, generating SDK..."; \
-		firebase dataconnect:sdk:generate --project=$(FIREBASE_ALIAS); \
-		echo "✅ Data Connect SDK generation completed for [$(DC_ENV)]."; \
-	else \
-		echo "   Firebase CLI not found in CI environment"; \
-		if [ -d "apps/mobile/packages/data_connect/lib/src/dataconnect_generated" ]; then \
-			echo "   ✅ Using pre-generated SDK from apps/mobile/packages/data_connect/lib/src/dataconnect_generated"; \
-		else \
-			echo "❌ ERROR: Firebase CLI not available and pre-generated SDK not found!"; \
-			exit 1; \
-		fi; \
-	fi
+# CI version: same as regular since Firebase CLI is now installed in CI
+dataconnect-generate-sdk-ci: dataconnect-generate-sdk
 
 # Unified backend schema update workflow (schema -> deploy -> SDK)
 dataconnect-sync: dataconnect-file