Explore an easy-to-follow guide for blending Firebase Firestore with a serverless setup. Make your app development and data management tasks a breeze!
Firebase Firestore offers a NoSQL cloud database that's super flexible and scales effortlessly. It's perfect for storing and syncing data in serverless, mobile, and web apps. Getting started with a serverless setup means you'll need to grasp the basics, like what collections and documents are, along with how to read, write, update, and delete data. This section dives deep into that journey, covering setup, data modeling, and coding essentials. It'll also highlight Firestore’s real-time capabilities, automatic scaling, and other perks that make it a standout for serverless projects.
Alright, before we dive into the integration, let's get everything set up properly.
npm install -g firebase-tools
Now, let's get Firebase up and running on your local machine. Here's what you need to do:
firebase login
mkdir myFirebaseApp
cd myFirebaseApp
firebase init
Alright, with the Firebase CLI and your local project set up, it's time to configure Firestore and serverless Functions in your code:
Inside the "functions" directory, you'll find the "index.js" file. Open it up.
Import the Firestore library by adding this code:
const admin = require('firebase-admin');
admin.initializeApp();
let db = admin.firestore();
exports.createUserRecord = functions.auth.user().onCreate((user) => {
return db.collection('users').doc(user.uid).set({
name: user.displayName,
createdAt: new Date(),
email: user.email,
});
});
This function will create a new document in the 'users' collection every time a new user is created via Firebase authentication.
Once you've set up Firestore with your serverless functions, it's time to deploy your app.
firebase deploy
Before you start testing your app with the functions you've created, you'll need to set up Firebase Firestore on the Firebase console.
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