loopback-connector-firestore

Firebase Firestore connector for the LoopBack framework.

I needed an easy way to connect a Loopback application to Firebase's NoSQL database Firestore so that i decided to build this connector.

Installation

If you want to know how to get started with Loopback check this.

To add a new data source, use the data source generator:

lb datasource

Then the data source generator will prompt some questions like

• Enter the data-source name: Firestore (Choose your prefered name)
• Select the connector for Firestore: other
• Enter the connector's module name loopback-connector-firestore
• Install loopback-connector-firestore (Y/n) y

Then you should use a service account. Go to Project Settings > Service Accounts in the Google Cloud Platform Console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file.

You should fill the application's datasource file which is located in /server/datasources.json with those details, You can find them in the downloaded JSON file from the Google Cloud Platform.

"firestore": {
  "name": "firestore",
  "projectId": "",
  "clientEmail":  "",
  "privateKey": "",
  "databaseName": "Optional, Default: projectId"
}

Connection properties

| Property | Type   | Description | --- | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | projectId | String | project_id in the JSON file | --- | | clientEmail | String | client_email in the JSON file | --- | | privateKey | String | private_key in the JSON file | --- | | databaseName | String | Firebase's project id | Optional, Default: projectId | --- |

And you can actually store those private details as an Environment variables, Check source-configuration

Inspiration

I've got inspired by the Official MongoDB connector by Loopback

License

Copylefted (c) 2017 Dyaa Eldin Moustafa Licensed under the MIT license.