Capacitor Firebase Remote Config Plugin

Capacitor community plugin for firebase remote config.

Capacitor Compatibility

Version 1.x.x is compatible with Capacitor 5 Version 0.6.0 is compatible with Capacitor 4 Please use 0.5.2 for Capacitor 3

Installation

To use npm

npm install @teknepal/firebase-remote-config

To use yarn

yarn add @teknepal/firebase-remote-config

Sync native files

npx cap sync

On iOS, no further steps are needed.

On Android, register the plugin in your main activity:

import com.getcapacitor.community.firebaserc.FirebaseRemoteConfig;

public class MainActivity extends BridgeActivity {

  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // Initializes the Bridge
    this.init(
        savedInstanceState,
        new ArrayList<Class<? extends Plugin>>() {
          {
            // Additional plugins you've installed go here
            // Ex: add(TotallyAwesomePlugin.class);
            add(FirebaseRemoteConfig.class);
          }
        }
      );
  }
}

Configuration

Download appropriate google-services.json or GoogleService-Info.plist and place it in the correct platform app directory.

For Android: /android/app

For iOS: /ios/App/App

Supported methods

| Name | Android | iOS | Web | | :----------------- | :------ | :-- | :-- | | initializeFirebase | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | setDefaultConfig | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | initialize | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | fetch | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | activate | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | fetchAndActivate | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | getBoolean | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | getByteArray | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | getNumber | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | getString | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

Usage

// Must import the package once to make sure the web support initializes
import "@teknepal/firebase-remote-config";

import { Plugins } from "@capacitor/core";

const { FirebaseRemoteConfig } = Plugins;

/**
 * This method will initialize firebase app if not yet initialized. Note that it
 * is safe to call but does nothing in iOS or Android as initialization is
 * automatic on load.
 *
 * @param firebase configs - from google-service.json or GoogleService-Info.plist
 * @returns void
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.initializeFirebase({
  apiKey: "...",
  authDomain: "...",
  databaseURL: "...",
  projectId: "...",
  storageBucket: "...",
  messagingSenderId: "...",
  appId: "...",
  measurementId: "...",
});

/**
 * This method will set default remote config values. On Web, it will read from
 * the parameters give. On Android and iOS it will use the build in mechanisms
 * and ignore any parameters supplied.
 *
 * @param options - key/value params with default values
 * @returns void
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.setDefaultConfig({
  has_sale: false,
  event_name: "clearance_event",
});

/**
 * This method will configure remote config object instance and set the minimum
 * fetch interval to allow for frequest refreshes.
 *
 * @param minimumFetchIntervalInSeconds - interval in seconds (default: 3600)
 * @returns void
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.initialize({
  minimumFetchIntervalInSeconds: 3600,
});

/**
 * This method will execute fetch task to retrieve config
 * @param none
 * @returns void
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.fetch();

/**
 * This method will activate the fetched values making it available for your app
 *
 * @param none
 * @returns void
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.activate();

/**
 * This method will fetch and activate the values making it available for your
 * app
 *
 * @param none
 * @returns void
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.fetchAndActivate();

/**
 * This method will return the parameter value for a given key in boolean
 * @param key - key to obtain boolean value
 * @returns key - key used to obtain value
 *          value - boolean value for a given key
 *          source - Indicates that the source of value retrieved (default, remote, static)
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.getBoolean({
  key: "bool key",
});

/**
 * This method will return the parameter value for a given key in byte array
 * @param key - key to obtain byte array value
 * @returns key - key used to obtain value
 *          value - byte array value for a given key
 *          source - Indicates that the source of value retrieved (default, remote, static)
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.getByteArray({
  key: "array key",
});

/**
 * This method will return the parameter value for a given key in double
 * @param key - key to obtain double value
 * @returns key - key used to obtain value
 *          value - double value for a given key
 *          source - Indicates that the source of value retrieved (default, remote, static)
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.getNumber({
  key: "number key",
});

/**
 * This method will return the parameter value for a given key in string
 * @param key - key to obtain string value
 * @returns key - key used to obtain value
 *          value - string value for a given key
 *          source - Indicates that the source of value retrieved (default, remote, static)
 */
FirebaseRemoteConfig.getString({
  key: "string key",
});