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How to implement Firebase Authentication with custom user attributes?

Discover the way to embed Firebase Authentication alongside tailored user attributes. This guide delves into setup, management tips, and tricks for boosting user data security. Dive in and learn more!

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Overview

Hooking up Firebase Authentication with your own custom user features isn't too tricky but involves some clear steps. Start by setting up Firebase Authentication and choosing how users will sign in. Next, harness the power of Firebase Cloud Functions to make custom tokens that include your extra user data. When someone logs in, these special tokens can confirm who they are and store those extra details neatly in Firestore or Realtime Database. This makes it easy to get and manage them later. Lastly, don't forget security rules; they're essential to protect user info and keep everything running smoothly.

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How to implement Firebase Authentication with custom user attributes?

Step 1: Set up Firebase in your project

  • Head over to the Firebase Console and create a new Firebase project.
  • Click "Add project" and just follow the setup wizard. It's pretty straightforward.
  • Once you're done, click on "Add app" to choose your platform (Web, iOS, Android).
  • Follow the instructions to integrate Firebase into your project. You'll need to download some configuration files and add a few dependencies.

Step 2: Enable Firebase Authentication

  • In the Firebase Console, find the "Authentication" section in the sidebar.
  • Click "Get started" to enable Firebase Authentication.
  • Under the "Sign-in method" tab, enable the providers you want to use (Email/Password, Google, Facebook, etc.).

Step 3: Add Firebase Authentication to your app

  • Add the necessary Firebase libraries to your project. For a web project, it looks like this:
      ```html
     
     
      ```

  • Initialize Firebase with your configuration:
      ```javascript
      // Your web app's Firebase configuration
      const firebaseConfig = {
        apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
        authDomain: "YOUR_PROJECT_ID.firebaseapp.com",
        projectId: "YOUR_PROJECT_ID",
        storageBucket: "YOUR_PROJECT_ID.appspot.com",
        messagingSenderId: "SENDER_ID",
        appId: "APP_ID"
      };

  // Initialize Firebase
  firebase.initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
  ```

Step 4: Create custom user attributes during registration

  • After enabling Firebase Authentication, you can tweak your registration flow to include extra custom user attributes. For example, to add custom attributes when using Email/Password authentication:

  ```javascript
  firebase.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
    .then((userCredential) => {
      // Signed in
      var user = userCredential.user;
      return user.updateProfile({
        displayName: "Custom Display Name",
        photoURL: "http://example.com/jane-q-user/profile.jpg",
        // Custom attributes can be stored in Firebase Firestore or Realtime Database
        // Let's use Firestore as an example here
        additionalUserInfo: {
          favoriteColor: "blue",
          birthdate: "1990-01-01"
        }
      });
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      var errorCode = error.code;
      var errorMessage = error.message;
      // Handle errors here
    });
  ```

Step 5: Store custom user attributes in Firestore

  • Use Firestore to store the custom user attributes:

  ```javascript
  firebase.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
    .then((userCredential) => {
      // Signed in
      var user = userCredential.user;
   
      // Add custom user attributes to Firestore
      return firebase.firestore().collection('users').doc(user.uid).set({
        favoriteColor: "blue",
        birthdate: "1990-01-01",
        // Add any other attributes you need
      });
     
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      var errorCode = error.code;
      var errorMessage = error.message;
      // Handle errors here
    });
  ```

Step 6: Retrieve custom user attributes

  • When a user logs in, retrieve the custom attributes from Firestore:
      ```javascript
      firebase.auth().signInWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
        .then((userCredential) => {
          // Signed in
          var user = userCredential.user;

     
      // Get custom user attributes from Firestore
      return firebase.firestore().collection('users').doc(user.uid).get();
    })
    .then((doc) => {
      if (doc.exists) {
        console.log("User data:", doc.data());
        // Access custom attributes
        var userData = doc.data();
        console.log("Favorite Color: ", userData.favoriteColor);
      }
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      var errorCode = error.code;
      var errorMessage = error.message;
      // Handle errors here
    });
  ```

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