A realtime infrastructure for Android apps: Firebase may be what you need..and even more!
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This document is a presentation by Alessandro Martellucci about Firebase as a real-time infrastructure for mobile applications, highlighting its functionalities like data synchronization, authentication, and a NoSQL database. It covers Android integration, user authentication, data management, and offline capabilities, while also discussing pricing plans and Firebase UI for list binding. The presentation includes practical coding examples and setup instructions for using Firebase in Android applications.
![Firebase JSON
{
“event-name”:”Droidcon Italy”,
“location”: {
“latitude”:22,
“longitude”:22
},
“events”: [
{“name”: “Are you looking for a realtime…”,
“speaker”: “Alessandro Martellucci”,
“room”: “Sala Parigi”,
“time”: 000000
},
…
]
}
JSON
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![Firebase setup (1/2)
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.firebase:firebase-client-android:2.5.1+’
}
android {
packagingOptions {
exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE’
exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE-FIREBASE.txt’
exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE’
}
}
Configura.on
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A realtime infrastructure for Android apps: Firebase may be what you need..and even more!
- 1. Are you looking for a realtime infrastructure behind your mobile app? Well, Firebase may be what you need..and even more! DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 2. I’m Alessandro Martellucci alex.martellucci@gmail.com martellux +AlessandroMartellucci @martellux DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 3. Open Reply • Reply is a leading IT Services Company, with offices in Italy, Germany, UK, Benelux, USA, Brazil, France and Poland. • Open Reply is the company of Reply Group focused on open source software, multichannel solutions and mobile applications. • From Rome to Milan, our team is based on a young team of over 40 engineers 100% focused on mobile development (iOS, Android & Windows Phone). • We are specialised in broadcasting, banking, Android OS Customisation, IoT and M2M. We are hiring! Contact us at jobs@reply.eu DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 4. Lifecycle 0.2 A binder which let you manage async operations against Android components lifecycle • Seamless execution async-rotation-response • Easily integration with third-party library • No crashes after Activity/Fragment rotation • Fragment transaction management martellux/Lifecycle com.martellux:lifecycle:0.2.0 DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 5. Android Programmazione Avanzata • Multi-screen and multi device development • Functional Programming with RxJava • Testing & Code Mantainance • Android Wear • Bluetooth Classic & Low Energy • Google Cast and Chromecast DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 6. Agenda 1. What is Firebase 2. NoSQL JSON database 3. Demo 4. Android integration 5. Working with data 6. Working offline 7. FirebaseUI binding 8. Rules management 9. User authentication 10. Pricing DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 7. What is Firebase • MBaaS • Data synchronization • Hosting (static assets, Node.js) • Authentication (Google, Facebook, Email & Password, Anonymous) • Realtime database (JSON) DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 8. NoSQL Database • SQL & RDBMS • JSON • web format • agile • structure • friendliness • Drawbacks • navigational query • structure DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 9. Firebase JSON { “event-name”:”Droidcon Italy”, “location”: { “latitude”:22, “longitude”:22 }, “events”: [ {“name”: “Are you looking for a realtime…”, “speaker”: “Alessandro Martellucci”, “room”: “Sala Parigi”, “time”: 000000 }, … ] } JSON DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 10. Firebase Web Console DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 11. Firebase Vulcan Console DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 12. DroidconIT 2016 FirebaseDemo • We’re going live 1. Download app 2. Hit your colour 3. Be patient DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci Source code at https://github.com/martellux/
- 13. Android integration • Account • Sign with Google • Dependecies • Right click -> Project Structure -> Cloud -> Firebase • Reference • Navigation path DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 14. Firebase setup (1/2) dependencies { compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar']) compile 'com.firebase:firebase-client-android:2.5.1+’ } android { packagingOptions { exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE’ exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE-FIREBASE.txt’ exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE’ } } Configura.on DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 15. Firebase setup (2/2) public class ApplicationInstance extends Application { @Override public void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); Firebase.setAndroidContext(this); } } Applica.on DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci public class MainPresenter extends Presenter { private Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com”); } Presenter
- 16. Reading data • Callbacks • Read Type • Value • Child • Firebase Listener • ValueEventListener • ChildEventListener (added, removed, changed) DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 17. Read value changes Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com”); mFirebaseRef.child(“data”).addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot snapshot) { Map<String, Object> value = snapshot.getValue(Map.class); //or MyBean myBean = snapshot.getValue(MyBean.class); } @Override public void onCancelled(FirebaseError firebaseError) { Log.e(TAG, "The read failed: " + firebaseError.getMessage()); } }); Value Event Listener DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 18. Read new child Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com/data”); mFirebaseRef.addChildEventListener(new ChildEventListener() { @Override public void onChildAdded(DataSnapshot snapshot, String previousChildKey) { MyBean myBean = snapshot.getValue(MyBean.class); String foo = myBean.getFoo(); } @Override public void onCancelled(FirebaseError firebaseError) { Log.e(TAG, "The read failed: " + firebaseError.getMessage()); } }); Child Event Listener DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 19. Read child updates Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com/data”); mFirebaseRef.addChildEventListener(new ChildEventListener() { @Override public void onChildChanged(DataSnapshot snapshot, String previousChildKey) { MyBean myBean = snapshot.getValue(MyBean.class); Log.d(TAG, ”Prop foo has been updated to: " + myBean.getFoo()); } @Override public void onCancelled(FirebaseError firebaseError) { Log.e(TAG, "The read failed: " + firebaseError.getMessage()); } }); Child Event Listener DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 20. Read removed child Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com/data”); mFirebaseRef.addChildEventListener(new ChildEventListener() { @Override public void onChildRemoved(DataSnapshot snapshot) { MyBean myBean = snapshot.getValue(MyBean.class); System.out.println(”This entry has been removed: " + myBean.toString()); } @Override public void onCancelled(FirebaseError firebaseError) { System.out.println("The read failed: " + firebaseError.getMessage()); } }); Child Event Listener DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 21. Saving Data • Non-concurrent • Insert • Update • Concurrent • IDs generation • Transaction DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 22. Write or replace data (1/2) { …, status: { connectedUsers: 10, ... }, ... } Online users DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com”); int connectedUsers = countConnectedUsers(); mFirebaseRef.child(“status/connectedUsers”).setValue(connectedUsers); 1) Naviga.ng by subnodes
- 23. Write or replace data (2/2) Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com/status”); int connectedUsers = countConnectedUsers(); mFirebaseRef.child(“connectedUsers”).setValue(connectedUsers); 2) Naviga.ng direct to node DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com/status”); Map<String, String> statusMap = new HashMap<String, String>(); statusMap.put(“connectedUsers”, String.valueOf(countConnectedUsers()); mFirebaseRef.setValue(statusMap); 3) Using Map
- 24. Overwrite & delete JSON node DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci { “status”:{ “connectedUsers”:1, “startTime”:1456426772000, “endTime”:1456426772000 } } { “status”:{ “connectedUsers”:1 } } Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com/status”); Map<String, String> statusMap = new HashMap<String, String>(); statusMap.put(“connectedUsers”, String.valueOf(countConnectedUsers()); mFirebaseRef.setValue(statusMap); Java Code
- 25. Update children Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com/status”); Map<String, String> statusMap = new HashMap<String, String>(); statusMap.put(“connectedUsers”, String.valueOf(countConnectedUsers()); mFirebaseRef.updateChildren(statusMap); 1) Upda.ng nodes DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com”); Map<String, String> statusMap = new HashMap<String, String>(); statusMap.put(“status/connectedUsers”, String.valueOf(countConnectedUsers()); mFirebaseRef.updateChildren(statusMap); 2) Upda.ng subnodes
- 26. Concurrent-indipendent insert Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com”); Firebase dataChildRef = mFirebaseRef.child(“data”); Firebase newChildRef = dataChildRef.push(); Map<String, Object> colorMap = new HahsMap<String, Object>(); colorMap.put(“red”, “242”); colorMap.put(“green”, “10”); colorMap.put(“blue”, “22”); newChildRef .setValue(colorMap); Java Code DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 27. Concurrent-dipendent insert Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com/data”); newChildRef.runTransaction(new Transaction.Handler() { @Override public Transaction.Result doTransaction(MutableData currentData) { if((currentData.getValue() == null) { currentData.setValue(1); } else { currentData.setValue((Long) currentData.getValue() + 1); } return Transaction.success(currentData); } @Override public void onComplete(FirebaseError error, boolean committed, DataSnapshot currentData) { … } }); Java Code DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 28. Working offline • Works offline • Seamless experience • Auto synchronization DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 29. User authentication DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci • User identification • Email & password login • Easy integration • Facebook, GitHub, Google and Twitter • Session management • Single session • Custom token
- 30. FirebaseUI - Authentication DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci 1. Add SDK dependencies 2. Add Facebook/Twitter/Google keys to strings.xml 3. Change our AndroidManifest.xml 4. Inherit from FirebaseLoginBaseActivity 5. Enable authentication providers 6. Call showFirebaseLoginDialog();
- 31. Facebook authentication DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci Firebase mFirebaseRef = new Firebase(“https://droidconit2016-demo.firebaseio.com/data”); mFirebaseRef .addAuthStateListener(new Firebase.AuthStateListener() { @Override public void onAuthStateChanged(AuthData authData) { if (authData != null) { // user is logged in Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>(); map.put("provider", authData.getProvider()); if(authData.getProviderData().containsKey("displayName")) { map.put("displayName", authData.getProviderData().get("displayName").toString()); } ref.child("users").child(authData.getUid()).setValue(map); } else { // user is not logged in } } }); Authen.ca.on
- 32. Rules management (1/2) DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci { "rules": { ".read": true, ".write": true } } Basic rules • JavaScript-like • Node permissions • Node validations
- 33. Rules management (2/2) DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci { “status”: { “schedule”: { “startTime”: 123456670292, … } } } startTime node { "rules": { "status": { "schedule": { "startTime": { // readable ".read": true, // data written must be a number ".validate": "newData.isNumber()”, // write authorization ".write": "$user_id === auth.uid” }}}}} Rules for startTime node
- 34. FirebaseUI DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci • Open source library • iOS support • Authentication • built-in dialog • List binding • ListView • RecyclerView
- 35. FirebaseUI – ListView DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { … ListView messagesView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.messages_list); mAdapter = new FirebaseListAdapter<MyBean>(this, MyBean.class, R.layout.my_list_item, mFirebaseRef) { @Override protected void populateView(View view, MyBean myBean, int position) { ((TextView)view.findViewById(android.R.id.text1)).setText(myBean.getFoo()); } }; messagesView.setAdapter(mAdapter); } Adapter
- 36. FirebaseUI – RecyclerView DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { … RecyclerView recycler = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.messages_recycler); recycler.setHasFixedSize(true); recycler.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this)); mAdapter = new FirebaseRecyclerAdapter<MyBean, MyBeanViewHolder>(MyBean.class, R.layout.my_line_list_item, MyBeanViewHolder.class, mFirebaseRef) { @Override public void populateViewHolder(MyBeanViewHolder myBeanViewHolder, MyBean myBean, int position) { myBeanViewHolder.nameText.setText(myBean.getFoo()); } }; recycler.setAdapter(mAdapter); } Adapter
- 37. Pricing DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci FREE (0$ forever) SPARK (5$ month) … INFERNO (1499$ month) DB connec.ons 100 100 … UNLIMITED DB storage 1 GB 1 GB … 300 GB DB transfer 10 GB 10 GB … 1.5 TB Private Backups NO NO … YES Authen.ca.on UNLIMITED USERS UNLIMITED USERS … UNLIMITED USERS Hos.ng Storage 1 GB 1 GB … 10 GB Hos.ng Transfer 100 GB 100 GB … 1 TB Custom Domain NO YES … YES
- 38. Resources • BLOG: https://www.firebase.com/blog • Twitter: @firebase • Facebook: Firebase • Google Plus: Firebase • Official: http://www.firebase.com • Github: https://github.com/firebase • YouTube: Firecast: Firebase Screencast DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci
- 39. THANK YOU ALL DroidconIT2016 – Alessandro Martellucci