Log into Firebase using your Google account by running the following
command:
firebaselogin
Install the FlutterFire CLI by running the following command from any
directory:
dartpubglobalactivateflutterfire_cli
Step 2: Configure your apps to use Firebase
Use the FlutterFire CLI to configure your Flutter apps to connect to Firebase.
From your Flutter project directory, run the following command to start the
app configuration workflow:
flutterfireconfigure
What does this flutterfire configure
workflow do?
The flutterfire configure workflow does the following:
Asks you to select the platforms (iOS, Android, Web) supported in your
Flutter app. For each selected platform, the FlutterFire CLI creates a new
Firebase app in your Firebase project.
You can select either to use an existing Firebase project or to create a
new Firebase project. If you already have apps registered in an existing
Firebase project, the FlutterFire CLI will attempt to match them based on
your current Flutter project configuration.
Creates a Firebase configuration file (firebase_options.dart) and adds it
to your lib/ directory.
(for Crashlytics or Performance Monitoring on Android) Adds the required
product-specific Gradle plugins to your Flutter app.
Step 3: Initialize Firebase in your app
From your Flutter project directory, run the following command to install
the core plugin:
flutterpubaddfirebase_core
From your Flutter project directory, run the following command to ensure
that your Flutter app's Firebase configuration is up-to-date:
flutterfireconfigure
In your lib/main.dart file, import the Firebase core plugin and the
configuration file you generated earlier:
If you would rather use a demo project, you can start the Firebase Emulator and
in your lib/main.dart file initialize Firebase using demoProjectId (it should start with demo-):
You access Firebase in your Flutter app through the various
Firebase Flutter plugins, one for each Firebase product
(for example: Cloud Firestore, Authentication, Analytics, etc.).
Since Flutter is a multi-platform framework, each Firebase plugin is applicable
for Apple, Android, and web platforms. So, if you add any Firebase plugin to
your Flutter app, it will be used by the Apple, Android, and web versions of
your app.
Here's how to add a Firebase Flutter plugin:
From your Flutter project directory, run the following command:
flutter pub add PLUGIN_NAME
From your Flutter project directory, run the following command:
flutterfireconfigure
Running this command ensures that your Flutter app's Firebase configuration
is up-to-date and, for Crashlytics and Performance Monitoring on Android, adds the
required Gradle plugins to your app.
Once complete, rebuild your Flutter project:
flutterrun
You're all set! Your Flutter apps are registered and configured to use Firebase.
1Firebase AI Logic was formerly called
"Vertex AI in Firebase" with the plugin
firebase_vertexai.
2Firebase SQL Connect was formerly called
"Firebase Data Connect".
Try out an example app with Analytics
Like all packages, the firebase_analytics plugin comes with an
example program.
Open a Flutter app that you've already configured to use Firebase (see
instructions on this page).
Access the lib directory of the app, then delete the existing main.dart
file.
From the Google Analyticsexample program repository,
copy-paste the following two files into your app's lib directory:
main.dart
tabs_page.dart
Run your Flutter app.
Go to your app's Firebase project in the Firebase console, then click
Analytics in the left-nav.
Click
Dashboard.
If Analytics is working properly, the dashboard shows an active user
in the "Users active in the last 30 minutes" panel (this might take
time to populate this panel).
Click DebugView. Enable the feature to
see all the events generated by the example program.
For more information about setting up Analytics, visit the getting started
guides for iOS+,
Android, and
web.
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