loopback4-connector-firebase-admin

Firebase Admin connector for the LoopBack framework.

System Requirements

• NodeJS (version >= 10).

Installation

If you want to know how to get started with Loopback [check this][5].

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

lb4 datasource

Then the data source generator will prompt some questions like

• Enter the data-source name: Firebase
• Select the connector for Firebase: other
• Enter the connector's module name loopback4-connector-firebase-admin
• Install loopback4-connector-firebase-admin (Y/n) y

Then you should use a service account. Go to [Project Settings > Service Accounts][4] 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.

"Firebase": {
  "name": "Firebase",
  "projectId": "",
  "clientEmail":  "",
  "privateKey": "",
  "databaseURL": ""
}

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 | --- | | databaseURL | String | realtime database url | --- |

And you can actually store those private details as an Environment variables, Check [source-configuration][6]