firestore_redux

firestore redux sample

This repo started with flutter_architecture_redux sample, and added Cloud_Firestore as the backend database. Cloud Firestore provides realtime connection between the database and authenticated devices, as well as automatic offline persistence for Android and iOS. Firebase authentication is included for anonymous authentication of users.

Set-up

The steps below were primarily developed from MemeChat repo. There is a very useful video tutorial associated with the MemeChat repo from 2017 Google I/O that covers some basics related to connecting to Firebase. Additionally, refer to Firebase for Flutter Codelab In the present case, Firestore is being used but set up is similar.

1. Set up a Firestore instance at Firebase Console.

2. Enable anonymous authentication by going to 'Authentication' in left hand menu, selecting 'Sign-in Method', and enabling Anonymous at the bottom of the page.

3. For Android:

   • Create an app within your Firebase instance for Android, with package name com.yourcompany.fireredux. In the Firebase console, in the settings of your Android app, add your SHA-1 key by clicking "Add Fingerprint". Run the following command to get your SHA-1 key:

   keytool -exportcert -list -v -alias androiddebugkey -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore

   • Follow instructions to download google-services.json, and place it into fire_redux/android/app/.

   • Set the defaultConfig.applicationID in android/app/build.gradle to match android_client_info.package_name in google-services.json, e.g. com.yourcompany.fireredux. This is the name of your Android app in Firebase. Package values must match between files android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml and android/app/src/main/java/yourcompany/redux/MainActivity.java, e.g. com.yourcompany.fireredux.

   • To connect to Firestore be sure your project is using Gradle 4.1 and Android Studio Gradle plugin 3.0.1. If you are creating a new Flutter project, then this should already be set up properly. If not, then follow these upgrades steps. You will need to edit these files: android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties, android/build.gradle, and android/app/build.gradle.

   • Add google-service plugin to android/build.gradle under buildscript.dependencies:

   classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.1.0'.

   • Apply this plugin to android/app/build.gradle by adding this to the end of the file:

   apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

   • Add the following to android/build.gradle under allprojects.repositories:

   maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }

4. For iOS:

   • Create an app within your Firebase instance for iOS, with package name com.yourcompany.fireredux.
   • Follow instructions to download GoogleService-Info.plist, and place it into fire_redux/ios/Runner.
   • Open fire_redux/ios/Runner/Info.plist. Locate the CFBundleURLSchemes key. The second item in the array value of this key is specific to the Firebase instance. Replace it with the value for REVERSED_CLIENT_ID from GoogleService-Info.plist. It will look like this:

         <key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
         <array>
             <dict>
                 <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
                 <string>Editor</string>
                 <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
                 <array>
                     <string>com.yourcompany.firereduxios</string>
                     <string>com.googleusercontent.apps.631911544122-jtjdk7lmrqoiup15hofsceegpfn0dhj6</string>
                 </array>
             </dict>
         </array>
     

   • To successfully run on iOS, it may be necessary to manually copy GoogleService-Info.plist to your Xcode project. After you attempt a run/build of your project on iOS open Xcode by clicking on fire_redux/ios/Runner.xcworkspace. When your project is open in Xcode, then copy GoogleService-Info.plist to Runner/Runner folder. Then your project should run on iOS.

Summary of changes made to the original redux sample repo.

1. Added firebase_flutter_repository to the pubspec.yaml, removed todos_repository_simple.
2. Limit the responsibility of the Reducers since Firestore is the source of truth.
3. Change the Middleware to work with a UserRepository for auth and ReactiveTodosRepository to listen for changes to the Todos and push updates to Firestore.
4. Add Actions for Login and to Start Listening to Firestore. It's not needed in this app, but we could also add an action to stop listening to Firestore.

Testing

For integration testing, we need to pass through a Mock UserRepository and Mock ReactiveTodosRepository.

1. flutter test will run all unit tests. * flutter test test/selectors_test.dart for selectors unit testing. * flutter test test/reducer_test.dart for reducers unit testing. * flutter test test/middleware_test.dart for middleware unit testing.
2. flutter drive --target=test_driver/todo_app.dart to run integrations test. Integrations tests are unchanged from the original redux repo.