Introduction
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Notes
Realtime Database
Set a ref
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function writeUserData(userId, name, email, imageUrl) {
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firebase
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.database()
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.ref('users/' + userId)
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.set({
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username: name,
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email: email,
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profile_picture: imageUrl,
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});
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}
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Value events
Value events fire with the entire data payload for any and all changes
Listen to ongoing events
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var starCountRef = firebase.database().ref('posts/' + postId + '/starCount');
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starCountRef.on('value', function(snapshot) {
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updateStarCount(postElement, snapshot.val());
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});
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Listen to a single event and stop listening
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var userId = firebase.auth().currentUser.uid;
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return firebase
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.database()
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.ref('/users/' + userId)
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.once('value')
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.then(function(snapshot) {
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var username = (snapshot.val() && snapshot.val().username) || 'Anonymous';
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// ...
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});
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Multi-path updates
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function writeNewPost(uid, username, picture, title, body) {
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// A post entry.
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var postData = {
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author: username,
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uid: uid,
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body: body,
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title: title,
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starCount: 0,
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authorPic: picture,
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};
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​
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// Get a key for a new Post.
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var newPostKey = firebase
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.database()
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.ref()
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.child('posts')
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.push().key;
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​
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// Write the new post's data simultaneously in the posts list and the user's post list.
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var updates = {};
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updates['/posts/' + newPostKey] = postData;
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updates['/user-posts/' + uid + '/' + newPostKey] = postData;
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​
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return firebase
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.database()
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.ref()
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.update(updates);
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}
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Delete data
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function deleteUser(userId) {
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return firebase
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.database()
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.ref('/users/' + userId)
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.remove();
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}
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Detach listener
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var starCountRef = firebase.database().ref('posts/' + postId + '/starCount');
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var listener = starCountRef.on('value', function(snapshot) {
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updateStarCount(postElement, snapshot.val());
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});
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​
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function detachListener() {
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starCountRef.off('value', listener);
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}
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Transactions
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function toggleStar(postRef, uid) {
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postRef.transaction(function(post) {
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if (post) {
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if (post.stars && post.stars[uid]) {
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post.starCount--;
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post.stars[uid] = null;
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} else {
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post.starCount++;
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if (!post.stars) {
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post.stars = {};
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}
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post.stars[uid] = true;
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}
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}
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return post;
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});
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}
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Child events
- child_added: fires once for every existing result and then again for every new result; does not fire for changes or removals, only new records
- child_changed: fires when the underlying object or value is changed in any way
- child_removed: fires when the entire record is removed
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var commentsRef = firebase.database().ref('post-comments/' + postId);
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commentsRef.on('child_added', function(data) {
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addCommentElement(postElement, data.key, data.val().text, data.val().author);
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});
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​
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commentsRef.on('child_changed', function(data) {
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setCommentValues(postElement, data.key, data.val().text, data.val().author);
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});
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​
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commentsRef.on('child_removed', function(data) {
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deleteComment(postElement, data.key);
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});
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Sort data
- orderByChild('childName'): Orders by a child attribute
- orderByKey(): Orders by record keys
- orderByValue(): Orders by record values; only relevant when values are strings or numbers and not nested objects
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var topUserPostsRef = firebase
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.database()
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.ref('user-posts/' + myUserId)
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.orderByChild('starCount');
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​
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var mostViewedPosts = firebase
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.database()
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.ref('posts')
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.orderByChild('metrics/views');
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Filter data
Assumes that data is ordered by key unless otherwise specified
- limitToFirst(count): Sets the maximum number of items to return from the beginning of the ordered list of results.
- limitToLast(count): Sets the maximum number of items to return from the end of the ordered list of results.
- startAt(value): Return items greater than or equal to the specified key or value, depending on the order-by method chosen.
- endAt(value): Return items less than or equal to the specified key or value, depending on the order-by method chosen.
- equalTo(value): Return items equal to the specified key or value, depending on the order-by method chosen.
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var first100Days = firebase
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.database()
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.ref('days/2018')
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.orderByChild('dayOfYear')
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.limitToFirst(100);
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var first10DaysOfFebruary = firebase
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.database()
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.ref('days/2018')
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.orderByChild('dayOfYear')
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.limitToFirst(10)
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.startAt(32);
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​
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var last10DaysOfJanuary = firebase
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.database()
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.ref('days/2018')
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.orderByChild('dayOfYear')
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.limitToLast(10)
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.endAt(31);
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var first10DaysOfJanuary = firebase
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.database()
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.ref('days/2018')
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.orderByChild('dayOfYear')
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.limitToFirst(100) // Limit is never hit
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.endAt(10); // endAt stops the query before it hits the limit
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Authenticate Node.js
Full admin privileges
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var admin = require('firebase-admin');
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​
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// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
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var serviceAccount = require('path/to/serviceAccountKey.json');
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​
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// Initialize the app with a service account, granting admin privileges
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admin.initializeApp({
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credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
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databaseURL: 'https://databaseName.firebaseio.com',
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});
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// As an admin, the app has access to read and write all data, regardless of Security Rules
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var db = admin.database();
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var ref = db.ref('restricted_access/secret_document');
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ref.once('value', function(snapshot) {
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console.log(snapshot.val());
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});
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Initialize Node.js with limited privileges
Set auth token variables to limit access
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// Initialize the app with a custom auth variable, limiting the server's access
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admin.initializeApp({
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credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
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databaseURL: 'https://databaseName.firebaseio.com',
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databaseAuthVariableOverride: {
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uid: 'my-service-worker',
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},
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});
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Act as an un-authenticated user
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// Initialize the app with a custom auth variable, limiting the server's access
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admin.initializeApp({
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credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
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databaseURL: 'https://databaseName.firebaseio.com',
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databaseAuthVariableOverride: null,
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});
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