Why use Firebase Authentication?
- FirebaseUI Auth for Web, iOS and Android (simple authentication UI provided)
- Support multiple providers: Google, Facebook, Twitter, Github
- Support for custom provider
- Support phone number authentication
- Support email authentication (and password-less login)
- Support anonymous user
I am using Firestore and the security rules depends on Firebase Authentication for user authentication.
Setup
Add firebase dependencies to Module:app build.gradle
.
dependencies {
// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.firebase/firebase-auth?repo=google
implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:16.1.0"
// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.firebaseui/firebase-ui-auth
implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-auth:4.3.1'
}
Set up sign-in method at Firebase Console -> Authentication -> Sign-in method
.
NOTE: I am using Google, Email and Anonymous authentication only.
com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-auth:4.3.1
require minSdkVersion 15
, else will bump into manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 15 cannot be smaller than version 16 declared in library [com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-auth:4.3.1]
error.
It is possible to bump into java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{*/com.firebase.ui.auth.KickoffActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean
error due to incompatibility/bug of appcompat
and material
library.
The following dependencies are used to resolve the above error.
dependencies {
// implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.0-beta01'
// implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2'
implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0-alpha02'
// implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0-beta01'
// implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0-alpha03'
}
Activity.
class TestFirebaseAuth : AppCompatActivity(), CoroutineScope { companion object { private const val REQUEST_SIGN_IN = 1 } override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) { super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data) if (requestCode == REQUEST_SIGN_IN) { val response = IdpResponse.fromResultIntent(data) if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) { val user = FirebaseAuth.getInstance().currentUser if (user != null) { Timber.d("name=${user.displayName}, email=${user.email}, uid=${user.uid}") } } else { // Sign in failed. If response is null the user canceled the // sign-in flow using the back button. Otherwise check // response.getError().getErrorCode() and handle the error. // ... } } } fun promptSignin() { val providers = arrayListOf( AuthUI.IdpConfig.GoogleBuilder().build(), AuthUI.IdpConfig.EmailBuilder().build(), AuthUI.IdpConfig.AnonymousBuilder().build() ) val intent = AuthUI.getInstance() .createSignInIntentBuilder() .setAvailableProviders(providers) .build() startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_SIGN_IN) }}
NOTE: As long as FirebaseAuth.getInstance().currentUser
is valid, Firestore security rule request.auth
shall be populated accordingly as well.
To sign out.
FirebaseAuth.getInstance().signOut()
To listen to (callback) sign in and sign out.
FirebaseAuth.getInstance().addAuthStateListener { val currentUser = FirebaseAuth.getInstance().currentUser val userText = if (currentUser == null) { "No user" } else { if (currentUser.isAnonymous) { "Anonymous" } else { currentUser.email ?: "NA" } }}
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