When firebase.rules have errors then the "Clear all data" button shows a blank page

[jger]

[REQUIRED] Environment info

firebase-tools: (version to be filled)

Platform: macOS (Safari browser)

[REQUIRED] Test case

When firestore.rules contains syntax errors, clicking the "Clear all data" button in the Firestore Emulator UI (http://127.0.0.1:4000/firestore/default/data) results in a blank page instead of showing an error message or handling the error gracefully.

[REQUIRED] Steps to reproduce

1. Start Firebase Emulator Suite with valid firestore.rules
2. Navigate to http://127.0.0.1:4000/firestore/default/data in Safari browser
3. Verify the "Clear all data" button works correctly
4. Edit firestore.rules to introduce a syntax error (e.g., missing closing brace, invalid syntax)
5. The emulator should detect the error (rules validation fails)
6. While the rules have errors, click the "Clear all data" button
7. Observe that a blank page is displayed instead of an error message or the expected behavior

[REQUIRED] Expected behavior

When firestore.rules has errors, clicking "Clear all data" should either:

• Display an appropriate error message indicating that the rules need to be fixed first
• Or gracefully handle the error and still allow clearing data (if rules validation is not required for this operation)
• Or show a helpful error page instead of a blank page

[REQUIRED] Actual behavior

When firestore.rules contains errors, clicking the "Clear all data" button shows a blank page. After correcting the rules and refreshing the page, the button works fine again.

[joehan]

Transferred this to the emulator UI repo since i suspect the root cause is here.