Introduction

The functions in firebase-chat-server are the backend module required for the operation of chat platform.

• Support private room
• Support group room
• Send a direct message
• Send a group message
• Send the push notification for direct and group message
• Send an info message to notify the creation of a group or a member joining

Pre requisites

• NPM installed. More info here https://nodejs.org/en/
• Create a Firebase Project on https://console.firebase.google.com/. Follow the Firebase Documentation to create a new project on the Firebase console.
• Install Firebase CLI running npm install -g firebase-tools. More info here https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli/ If the command fails, you may need to change npm permissions as described here https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions or try to install Firebase CLI locally with npm install firebase-tools@

You can find more info about Firebase Functions here https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions/get-started

Project setup

• Clone or download this repo from github
• Run from command line:

cd functions 
npm install

• Login to Firebase CLI with firebase login. More info here https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli/
• Set up your Firebase project by running firebase use --add, select your Project ID and follow the instructions.

Deploy

• Deploy to Firebase using the following command: firebase deploy. You can see the deployed functions on the Firebase Console under Functions menu.