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A simple python wrapper for the Firebase API.
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# Pyrebase



A simple python wrapper for the [Firebase API](https://firebase.google.com).



## Support



Does your business or project depend on Pyrebase? Reach out to [email protected]



## Installation



```python

pip install pyrebase

```



## Getting Started



### Python Version



Pyrebase was written for python 3 and will not work correctly with python 2.



### Add Pyrebase to your application



For use with only user based authentication we can create the following configuration:



```python

import pyrebase



config = {

  "apiKey": "apiKey",

  "authDomain": "projectId.firebaseapp.com",

  "databaseURL": "https://databaseName.firebaseio.com",

  "storageBucket": "projectId.appspot.com"

}



firebase = pyrebase.initialize_app(config)

```



We can optionally add a [service account credential](https://firebase.google.com/docs/server/setup#prerequisites) to our

configuration that will allow our server to authenticate with Firebase as an admin and disregard any security rules.



```python

import pyrebase



config = {

  "apiKey": "apiKey",

  "authDomain": "projectId.firebaseapp.com",

  "databaseURL": "https://databaseName.firebaseio.com",

  "storageBucket": "projectId.appspot.com",

  "serviceAccount": "path/to/serviceAccountCredentials.json"

}



firebase = pyrebase.initialize_app(config)

```



Adding a service account will authenticate as an admin by default for all database queries, check out the

[Authentication documentation](#authentication) for how to authenticate users.



### Use Services



A Pyrebase app can use multiple Firebase services.



```firebase.auth()``` - [Authentication](#authentication)



```firebase.database()``` - [Database](#database)



```firebase.storage()``` - [Storage](#storage)



Check out the documentation for each service for further details.



## Authentication



The ```sign_in_with_email_and_password()``` method will return user data including a token you can use to adhere to security rules.



Each of the following methods accepts a user token: ```get()```, ```push()```, ```set()```, ```update()```, ```remove()``` and ```stream()```.



```python

# Get a reference to the auth service

auth = firebase.auth()



# Log the user in

user = auth.sign_in_with_email_and_password(email, password)



# Get a reference to the database service

db = firebase.database()



# data to save

data = {

    "name": "Mortimer 'Morty' Smith"

}



# Pass the user's idToken to the push method

results = db.child("users").push(data, user['idToken'])

```



### Token expiry



A user's idToken expires after 1 hour, so be sure to use the user's refreshToken to avoid stale tokens.

```

user = auth.sign_in_with_email_and_password(email, password)

# before the 1 hour expiry:

user = auth.refresh(user['refreshToken'])

# now we have a fresh token

user['idToken']

```



### Custom tokens



You can also create users using [custom tokens](https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/server/create-custom-tokens), for example:

```

token = auth.create_custom_token("your_custom_id")

```

You can also pass in additional claims.

```

token_with_additional_claims = auth.create_custom_token("your_custom_id", {"premium_account": True})

```

You can then send these tokens to the client to sign in, or sign in as the user on the server.

```

user = auth.sign_in_with_custom_token(token)

```



### Manage Users



#### Creating users



```python

auth.create_user_with_email_and_password(email, password)

```

Note: Make sure you have the Email/password provider enabled in your Firebase dashboard under Auth -> Sign In Method.



#### Verifying emails



```python

auth.send_email_verification(user['idToken'])

```



#### Sending password reset emails



```python

auth.send_password_reset_email("email")

```



#### Get account information

```python

auth.get_account_info(user['idToken'])

```



#### Refreshing tokens

```python

user = auth.refresh(user['refreshToken'])

```



## Database



You can build paths to your data by using the ```child()``` method.



```python

db = firebase.database()

db.child("users").child("Morty")

```



### Save Data



#### push



To save data with a unique, auto-generated, timestamp-based key, use the ```push()``` method.



```python

data = {"name": "Mortimer 'Morty' Smith"}

db.child("users").push(data)

```



#### set



To create your own keys use the ```set()``` method. The key in the example below is "Morty".



```python

data = {"name": "Mortimer 'Morty' Smith"}

db.child("users").child("Morty").set(data)

```



#### update



To update data for an existing entry use the ```update()``` method.



```python

db.child("users").child("Morty").update({"name": "Mortiest Morty"})

```



#### remove



To delete data for an existing entry use the ```remove()``` method.



```python

db.child("users").child("Morty").remove()

```



#### multi-location updates



You can also perform [multi-location updates](https://www.firebase.com/blog/2015-09-24-atomic-writes-and-more.html) with the ```update()``` method.



```python

data = {

    "users/Morty/": {

        "name": "Mortimer 'Morty' Smith"

    },

    "users/Rick/": {

        "name": "Rick Sanchez"

    }

}



db.update(data)

```



To perform multi-location writes to new locations we can use the ```generate_key()``` method.



```python

data = {

    "users/"+ref.generate_key(): {

        "name": "Mortimer 'Morty' Smith"

    },

    "users/"+ref.generate_key(): {

        "name": "Rick Sanchez"

    }

}



db.update(data)

```



### Retrieve Data



#### val

Queries return a PyreResponse object. Calling ```val()``` on these objects returns the query data.



```

users = db.child("users").get()

print(users.val()) # {"Morty": {"name": "Mortimer 'Morty' Smith"}, "Rick": {"name": "Rick Sanchez"}}

```



#### key

Calling ```key()``` returns the key for the query data.



```

user = db.child("users").get()

print(user.key()) # users

```



#### each

Returns a list of objects on each of which you can call ```val()``` and ```key()```.



```

all_users = db.child("users").get()

for user in all_users.each():

    print(user.key()) # Morty

    print(user.val()) # {name": "Mortimer 'Morty' Smith"}

```



#### get



To return data from a path simply call the ```get()``` method.



```python

all_users = db.child("users").get()

```



#### shallow



To return just the keys at a particular path use the ```shallow()``` method.



```python

all_user_ids = db.child("users").shallow().get()

```



Note: ```shallow()``` can not be used in conjunction with any complex queries.



#### streaming



You can listen to live changes to your data with the ```stream()``` method.



```python

def stream_handler(message):

    print(message["event"]) # put

    print(message["path"]) # /-K7yGTTEp7O549EzTYtI

    print(message["data"]) # {'title': 'Pyrebase', "body": "etc..."}



my_stream = db.child("posts").stream(stream_handler)

```



You should at least handle `put` and `patch` events. Refer to ["Streaming from the REST API"][streaming] for details.



[streaming]: https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/rest/database/#section-streaming



You can also add a ```stream_id``` to help you identify a stream if you have multiple running:



```

my_stream = db.child("posts").stream(stream_handler, stream_id="new_posts")

```



#### close the stream



```python

my_stream.close()

```



### Complex Queries



Queries can be built by chaining multiple query parameters together.



```python

users_by_name = db.child("users").order_by_child("name").limit_to_first(3).get()

```

This query will return the first three users ordered by name.



#### order_by_child



We begin any complex query with ```order_by_child()```.



```python

users_by_name = db.child("users").order_by_child("name").get()

```

This query will return users ordered by name.



#### equal_to



Return data with a specific value.



```python

users_by_score = db.child("users").order_by_child("score").equal_to(10).get()

```

This query will return users with a score of 10.



#### start_at and end_at



Specify a range in your data.



```python

users_by_score = db.child("users").order_by_child("score").start_at(3).end_at(10).get()

```

This query returns users ordered by score and with a score between 3 and 10.



#### limit_to_first and limit_to_last



Limits data returned.



```python

users_by_score = db.child("users").order_by_child("score").limit_to_first(5).get()

```

This query returns the first five users ordered by score.



#### order_by_key



When using ```order_by_key()``` to sort your data, data is returned in ascending order by key.



```python

users_by_key = db.child("users").order_by_key().get()

```



#### order_by_value



When using ```order_by_value()```, children are ordered by their value.



```python

users_by_value = db.child("users").order_by_value().get()

```



## Storage



The storage service allows you to upload images to Firebase.



### child



Just like with the Database service, you can build paths to your data with the Storage service.



```python

storage.child("images/example.jpg")

```



### put



The put method takes the path to the local file and an optional user token.



```python

storage = firebase.storage()

# as admin

storage.child("images/example.jpg").put("example2.jpg")

# as user

storage.child("images/example.jpg").put("example2.jpg", user['idToken'])

```



### download



The download method takes the path to the saved database file and the name you want the downloaded file to have.



```

storage.child("images/example.jpg").download("downloaded.jpg")

```



### get_url



The get_url method takes the path to the saved database file and returns the storage url.



```

storage.child("images/example.jpg").get_url()

# https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/storage-url.appspot.com/o/images%2Fexample.jpg?alt=media

```



### Helper Methods



#### generate_key



```db.generate_key()``` is an implementation of Firebase's [key generation algorithm](https://www.firebase.com/blog/2015-02-11-firebase-unique-identifiers.html).



See multi-location updates for a potential use case.



#### sort



Sometimes we might want to sort our data multiple times. For example, we might want to retrieve all articles written between a

certain date then sort those articles based on the number of likes.



Currently the REST API only allows us to sort our data once, so the ```sort()``` method bridges this gap.



```python

articles = db.child("articles").order_by_child("date").start_at(startDate).end_at(endDate).get()

articles_by_likes = db.sort(articles, "likes")

```



### Common Errors



#### Index not defined



Indexing is [not enabled](https://www.firebase.com/docs/security/guide/indexing-data.html) for the database reference.