FirebaseApp

The Google Apps Script binding for the Firebase Realtime Database

Install

Best it to copy the content of this file in your Google Apps Script project: https://github.com/RomainVialard/FirebaseApp/blob/master/src/Code.gs

You can also add it as a library, though this is not recommended.
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/libraries
Library's script ID: 1VlYLzhwx0YEoxIe62eItLAZeobVt_l-GQUKt2MXXuBHFVsqBkl9C_yBB

Documentation / Reference

Class FirebaseApp

getDatabaseByUrl(url, optSecret)

Retrieves a database by url

• Parameters:

  • url — string — - the database url

  • [optSecret] — string — - a Firebase app secret

• Returns: Database — the Database found at the given URL

encodeAsFirebaseKey(string)

Returns a valid Firebase key from a given string Firebase Keys can't contain any of the following characters: . $ # [ ] / https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/usage/limits#data_tree https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/firebase-talk/vtX8lfxxShk/skzA5vQFdosJ

• Parameters: string — string — - the string to encode

• Returns: string — the encoded string

decodeFirebaseKey(string)

Returns a decoded string from a Firebase key encoded by encodeAsFirebaseKey()

• Parameters: string — string — - the encoded Firebase key

• Returns: string — the decoded string

signInWithIdp(firebaseConfig, idToken)

Signs in or signs up a user using credentials from an Identity Provider (IdP) - eg: google.com. https://cloud.google.com/identity-platform/docs/reference/rest/v1/accounts/signInWithIdp

• Parameters:

  • firebaseConfig — object — - see the "Get config object for your web app" section in the page linked below.

    https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/7015592?hl=en

  • idToken — string — - an OpenID Connect identity token retrieved via ScriptApp.getIdentityToken()

• Returns: object — the auth token granting access to firebase

Class Database

createAuthToken(userEmail, optAuthData, serviceAccountEmail, privateKey)

Generates an authorization token to firebase

• Parameters:
  • userEmail — string — the email account of the user you want to authenticate
  • optAuthData — object — key-pairs of data to be associated to this user.
  • serviceAccountEmail — string — the email of the service account used to generate this token
  • privateKey — string — the private key of this service account
• Returns: object — the auth token granting access to firebase

createAuthTokenFromServiceAccount(userEmail, optCustomClaims)

Generates an authorization token to Firebase

• Parameters:

  • userEmail — string — - the email account of the user you want to authenticate

  • optCustomClaims — object — - key-pairs of data to be associated to this user (aka custom claims).

• Returns: object — the auth token granting access to firebase

createLegacyAuthToken(userEmail, optCustomClaims)

Generates an authorization token to firebase

• Parameters:
  • userEmail — string — the email account of the user you want to authenticate
  • optCustomClaims — object — - key-pairs of data to be associated to this user (aka custom claims).
• Returns: object — the auth token granting access to firebase

getData(path, optQueryParameters)

Returns the data at this path

• Parameters:

  • path — string — - the path where the data is stored

  • [optQueryParameters] — OptQueryParameters — - a set of query parameters

• Returns: object — the data found at the given path

getAllData(requests)

Returns data in all specified paths

• Parameters: {Array.<string — FirebaseApp_.request>} requests - array of requests

• Returns: object — responses to each requests

pushData(path, data, optQueryParameters)

Generates a new child location using a unique key

• Parameters:

  • path — string — - the path where to create a new child

  • data — object — - the data to be written at the generated location

  • [optQueryParameters] — OptQueryParameters — - a set of query parameters

• Returns: string — the child name of the new data that was added

setData(path, data, optQueryParameters)

Write data at the specified path

• Parameters:

  • path — string — - the path where to write data

  • data — object — - the data to be written at the specified path

  • [optQueryParameters] — OptQueryParameters — - a set of query parameters

• Returns: object — the data written

updateData(path, data, optQueryParameters)

Update specific children at the specified path without overwriting existing data

• Parameters:

  • path — string — - the path where to update data

  • data — object — - the children to overwrite

  • [optQueryParameters] — OptQueryParameters — a - set of query parameters

• Returns: object — the data written

removeData(path, optQueryParameters)

Delete data at the specified path

• Parameters:

  • path — string — - the path where to delete data

  • [optQueryParameters] — OptQueryParameters — - a set of query parameters

• Returns: null —

getUrlFromPath(path)

Gets the absolute URL from the specified path

• Parameters: path — string — - the path / location to convert to URL
• Returns: string — an encoded URL that is ready to be put into a browser

#Tutorials https://sites.google.com/site/scriptsexamples/new-connectors-to-google-services/firebase/tutorials