Published in How To Firebase·Aug 13, 2018Test-Driven Cloud FunctionsThe biggest, nastiest problem with Cloud Functions is that they’re tough to test. The Cloud Functions team has done a great job of creating local Cloud Functions emulators; however, I’m not a fan of local emulation. Emulation is great if you don’t know how to write integration tests, but if…JavaScript9 min readJavaScript9 min read
Published in How To Firebase·Aug 7, 2018Firebase SSR StarterI love starting new projects! It’s so much fun to architect an app from scratch. My latest project is another app starter, this time focusing on server-side rendered React with the regular hooks into Firebase and a special focus on performance. It’s basically an app shell that scores well on…JavaScript5 min readJavaScript5 min read
Published in How To Firebase·Jul 25, 2018Cloud Functions: Migrating to Node 8Google Cloud Functions has been stuck on Node 6 since launch. But Google Cloud’s Next conference is this week, and they just announced the new Node 8 runtime. I miss my async/await from Node 8, so I spent the morning upgrading my Cloud Functions. Steps to Upgrade to Node 8 Here’s what you need to do…JavaScript1 min readJavaScript1 min read
Published in How To Firebase·Jul 24, 2018MILDLY SECRET: Custom ClaimsI’d like to talk about my favorite feature of Firebase Authentication. You probably haven’t heard of it, because it’s buried in one of the “getting started” guides in the Firebase docs and nobody reads ALL OF THE DOCS! I only discovered custom claims when I complained about the lack…JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Published in How To Firebase·Jul 17, 2018Introducing Full-Stack FirebaseIn the Summer of 2017 I was approached by some great folks from Udemy.com. They were interested in publishing a Firebase course to their platform and thought that I might be interested in collaborating on a course with Juarez Filho. Juarez and I have been in the Google Developer…Firebase3 min readFirebase3 min read
Published in How To Firebase·Jul 10, 2018Firestore Sub-CollectionsIf you’ve been keeping up on Firebase in the last year then you’re likely using Firestore. Firestore is a bit of a successor to the original Firebase Realtime Database. After Google purchased Firebase in October of 2014 Firebase had to move over to Google infrastructure. …Firebase3 min readFirebase3 min read
Published in How To Firebase·Jul 3, 2018Firebase Security: A ResponseI pay close attention to the Firebase ecosystem, so my Google News feed often has Firebase- and Google-related articles in it. A few weeks ago I saw an article pass through my feed about Firebase apps leaking data. It was coverage of some security research by a company named…Firebase3 min readFirebase3 min read
Published in How To Firebase·Apr 7, 2017Firebase Security & RulesGrab a drink and settle in for a long, cozy ride — Firebase is a cloud datastore that’s accessible directly from any connected client. Because any client can connect to any Firebase, you must write security rules to secure your data. Failure to write proper security rules will leave you wide open to attack. But don’t worry! …Firebase10 min readFirebase10 min read
Published in How To Firebase·Mar 26, 2017Cloud Functions for FirebaseCloud Functions for Firebase are Google’s serverless solution for Firebase apps. They can be used as the (R)eactor functions for FIRE Stack app architecture. …Nodejs5 min readNodejs5 min read
Published in How To Firebase·Feb 6, 2017HiiTClock.comRedux + Firebase + localStorage for offline-first support — I spend a lot of time advocating for Firebase. I’ve been Firebase-monogamous since 2014, when I kissed the last of my MySQL code goodbye and good riddance. I get a few questions over and over again regarding Firebase How do you search Firebase collections? Does Firebase have offline support for…JavaScript7 min readJavaScript7 min read
