cordova-plugin-firebase-realtime-database

Cordova plugin for Google Firebase Realtime Database
Based on the the Firebase Notification / FCM plugin https://github.com/arnesson/cordova-plugin-firebase

Installation

See npm package for versions - https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-plugin-firebase-realtime-database

Install the by running:
``
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-firebase-realtime-database --save
`
Download your Firebase configuration files, GoogleService-Info.plist for iOS and google-services.json for Android, and place them in the root folder of your Cordova project:

`
- My Project/
platforms/
plugins/
www/
config.xml
google-services.json <--
GoogleService-Info.plist <--
...
`

See https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/7015592 for details how to download the files from firebase.

This plugin uses a hook (after prepare) that copies the configuration files to the right place, namely platforms/ios/\/Resources for iOS and platforms/android for Android.

Note that the Firebase SDK requires the configuration files to be present and valid, otherwise your app will crash on boot or Firebase features won't work.

$3

Hooks does not work with PhoneGap Build. This means you will have to manually make sure the configuration files are included. One way to do that is to make a private fork of this plugin and replace the placeholder config files (see src/ios and src/android) with your actual ones.

$3

You will have to manually add the following to platforms/android/build.gradle (around line 34:
`
buildscript {
...
dependencies {
...
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.0.0'
}
}
``

Methods

$3

Get a reference to a child path:
`
var firebaseThings = window.FirebaseDatabasePlugin.ref('things');
`
this is the preferred way to use FirebaseDatabasePlugin

$3

At a particular reference, update the given keys:
`
firebaseThings.updateChildren({
'thing1' : 'aaa',
'thing2' : 'bbb'
});
`
returns Promise

$3

At a particular reference, set the given value:
`
firebaseThings.child('thing1').setValue('ccc');
`
returns Promise

$3

Choose whether data should be persisted on disk, i.e. between app relaunches
`
window.FirebaseDatabasePlugin.setDatabasePersistent(true);
`

$3

Choose whether data should be persisted on disk, i.e. between app relaunches
`
window.FirebaseDatabasePlugin.signInWithEmailAndPassword(email, password);
``
returns Promise