Growing up as Cloud Database, today supported by Google, it presents itself as a powerful platform for mobile and web applications. These slides give you an overview and an introduction to the Firebase NoSQL database, how to integrate it into your Android app and how to put it into a realtime context!

1. Are you looking for a realtime infrastructure
behind your mobile app?
Well, Firebase may be what you need..and even more!
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2. I’m Alessandro Martellucci
alex.martellucci@gmail.com
martellux
+AlessandroMartellucci
@martellux
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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
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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
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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
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7. What is Firebase
• MBaaS
• Data synchronization
• Hosting (static assets, Node.js)
• Authentication (Google, Facebook, Email & Password, Anonymous)
• Realtime database (JSON)
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8. NoSQL Database
• SQL & RDBMS
• JSON
• web format
• agile
• structure
• friendliness
• Drawbacks
• navigational query
• structure
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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
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10. Firebase Web Console
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11. Firebase Vulcan Console
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12. DroidconIT 2016 FirebaseDemo
• We’re going live
1. Download app
2. Hit your colour
3. Be patient
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Source code at https://github.com/martellux/

13. Android integration
• Account
• Sign with Google
• Dependecies
• Right click -> Project Structure -> Cloud -> Firebase
• Reference
• Navigation path
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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
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15. Firebase setup (2/2)
public class ApplicationInstance extends Application {
@Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
Firebase.setAndroidContext(this);
}
}
Applica.on
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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21. Saving Data
• Non-concurrent
• Insert
• Update
• Concurrent
• IDs generation
• Transaction
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22. Write or replace data (1/2)
{
…,
status: {
connectedUsers: 10,
...
},
...
}
Online users
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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
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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
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{ “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
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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
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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
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28. Working offline
• Works offline
• Seamless experience
• Auto synchronization
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29. User authentication
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• User identification
• Email & password login
• Easy integration
• Facebook, GitHub, Google and Twitter
• Session management
• Single session
• Custom token

30. FirebaseUI - Authentication
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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
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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)
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{
"rules": {
".read": true,
".write": true
}
}
Basic rules
• JavaScript-like
• Node permissions
• Node validations

33. Rules management (2/2)
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{
“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
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• Open source library
• iOS support
• Authentication
• built-in dialog
• List binding
• ListView
• RecyclerView

35. FirebaseUI – ListView
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@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
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@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
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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
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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
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39. THANK YOU ALL
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