Notes

This section is organized in two parts.

Part 1: Firebase Local Emulator

• Using the firebase CLI tool to configure a local Firebase project and the Firebase Local Emulator
• How to use the Firebase Local Emulator UI
• How to connect our Flutter app to the local emulator
• Exporting and importing data with the local emulator

Part 2: Firebase Cloud Functions

• Getting started with Cloud Functions using TypeScript
• Anatomy of a simple cloud function (hello world)
• How to run and debug our cloud functions locally using npm
• Writing a cloud function trigger that is executed when a certain event happens (e.g. a Firestore document is written)
• Writing defensive code and avoiding infinite loops that happen when a cloud function is called recursively
• How to create HTTP callable functions that can be called directly from our Flutter app
• How to deploy cloud functions with the firebase CLI
• Using the logs explorer inside Google Cloud
• How to setup project budgets as a safety net for Firebase projects using the Blaze plan

Resources

• Introduction to Firebase Local Emulator Suite
• Environments and emulators
• Install, configure and integrate Local Emulator Suite
• Local Development with the Firebase Emulator Suite (codelab)