Introduction to Firebase with Android and Beyond...

Kasper Løvborg Jensen Leafcastle Labs | Aarhus University

Introduction to Firebase With Android and Beyond…

Kasper Løvborg Jensen


Kasper Løvborg Jensen

Chief Wizard, Founder Leafcastle Labs Associate Professor Aarhus University School of Engineering Lead / Lab Commander ORBIT Lab Organizer Google Developer Group Aarhus @KasperLJ [email protected]


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Outline

•  Introduction – What is Firebase? – What can I use it for? – How do I get started?

•  Tech demos/hacks – Android –  IoT devices – Web

•  Discussion


Firebase

“Firebase is a fully managed platform for building iOS, Android, and web apps that provides automatic data synchronization, authentication services, messaging, file storage, analytics, and more. Starting with Firebase is an efficient way to build or prototype mobile backend services”

https://cloud.google.com/solutions/mobile/mobile-app-backend-services#firebase



Philosophy

1.  Cross platform 2.  Developer experience 3.  Integrations

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Develop Grow Earn

https://firebase.google.com/


Cross Platform

•  Android •  iOS •  Web •  Cloud •  IoT •  …

…




Core Features: Development •  Real-time Database •  Storage •  Authentication •  Remote Configuration •  Cloud Messaging •  Hosting •  Analytics •  Crash Reporting •  Testing / Cloud Test Lab

https://console.firebase.google.com


Authentication


Authentication

https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/


Authentication

•  Flexible – Email/password – Google, Facebook, Twitter, GitHub – Custom – Anonymous / temp

•  Standardized – Oauth 2.0 – OpenID Connect


Database


Firebase Realtime Database

•  Cloud based, NoSQL •  Offline mode •  Synchs in realtime with clients •  Store data/objects as JSON •  Security Rules for security and data

validation


Storage


Firebase Storage

•  Files – Photos, audio, video, etc.

•  Handles upload – Security and robustness

•  Based on Google Cloud Storage – Highly scalable – Sharable with GCP services

•  Integrates with Firebase Authentication


Hosting


Hosting

•  Static web content •  CLI tools for easy setup and deployment •  Free SSL build in •  CDN for global delivery •  Versioning and roll-backs •  Hosted at *.firebaseapp.com – Can transition to custom domain


CLI for hosting


Remote Config


Remote Config

•  Instrument your app and set up server – Key-value pairs – Rules

•  Quick updates •  Feature toggling •  A/B testing



Test Lab


Test Lab •  Cloud based test infrastructure for real

devices •  Run test on configuration matrix and get

results: logs, video, screen dumps •  Supports: Espresso, Robotium, …

https://firebase.google.com/docs/test-lab/


Crash Reports


Crash Reports

•  Log details on crashes on Android and iOS

Source: Google


Analytics


Analytics •  Powerful built-in Analytics – Automatically captured data – Custom events

•  Define audience and segment analysis •  Integrates across services

Source: Google


Cloud Messaging and Notifications


Cloud Messaging •  Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)

–  Formerly known as GCM

•  Send Messages –  Notification (for user) –  Data (for app)

https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/


Notifications •  Send notifications to app users •  Fine-grained control •  Integrated with Analytics

Source: Google


Adds / AddMob



Pricing

https://firebase.google.com/pricing/


Firebase as a Backend



Just Firebase

https://cloud.google.com/solutions/mobile/mobile-app-backend-services


Using App Engine



Custom Server

(Formerly known as Managed VMs)



Existing Infrastructure

Synch through FB Add feature with FB


Hands-on Hacking/Demo •  Console

–  Firebase overview –  Database structure

•  ESP8266/Arduino –  FirebaseArduino library

•  Web –  Hosting –  Firebase CLI: setup and deploy –  FirebaseJS

•  Android –  Android Studio Firebase tricks –  Firebase SDK and patterns –  Firebase UI


Too Warm? Feeling Blue?


CrimsonBreeze TM





First: Setup Firebase


Hack#1: IoT board


Grove Sensors


Firebase on ESP8266/Arduino

•  FirebaseArduino library •  ESP8266 Arduino core •  “The Arduino library is under

heavy development, experimental, unversioned and its API is not stable”

https://github.com/googlesamples/firebase-arduino

https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino


Setup() !

Based on: https://github.com/googlesamples/firebase-arduino/tree/master/examples/FirebaseRoom_ESP8266


Loop() !

Based on: https://github.com/googlesamples/firebase-arduino/tree/master/examples/FirebaseRoom_ESP8266


Hack#2 Web


Web Interface

•  Plain old HTML, CSS and JavaScript •  FirebaseJS 3.4.1 •  Hosted on Firebase


Web Interface

Authenticate Monitor and control


Init


Deploy


UI


Config & Auth


Database Synch


Hack#3 Android


Android Interface Authenticate Monitor and control


Getting Started

•  Create project (Firebase console) •  Add Android and configure •  Download and add google-services.json

to your Android project



Firebase SDK

<project>/<module>/build.gradle

<project>/build.gradle


Libraries

https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup


FirebaseUI

•  FirebaseListAdapter •  FirebaseRecyclerViewadapter •  “FirebaseUI plans to add several more

features, including standard auth controls, pagination/infinite scroll, and navigation”

https://github.com/firebase/FirebaseUI-Android


Android Studio


Firebase Assistant


Firebase Assistant

•  Step by step guide •  Links to Firebase console – Auto-configure / fill

•  Configures Gradle and imports


Where to go from here?

•  https://firebase.google.com/ •  Firebase developer channel on Youtube – Google I/O 2016 videos – DevBytes

•  Firebase code labs – We are doing one right now!

•  Join ORBIT Lab / attend GDG Garage


Firebase at Google I/O’16

•  Introducing Firebase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySmWlU9j3j4

•  Firebase Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb2GZ3Bh4p8

•  Firebase SDK for Android https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJqakuas_6g


THANK YOU! Questions?

@kasperlj

[email protected]

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