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@capacitor-firebase/app-check

Unofficial Capacitor plugin for Firebase App Check.1

Installation

npm install @capacitor-firebase/app-check firebase
npx cap sync

Add Firebase to your project if you haven't already (Android / iOS / Web).

Android

See Set up your Firebase project and follow the instructions to set up your app correctly.

Variables

This plugin will use the following project variables (defined in your app’s variables.gradle file):

  • $firebaseAppCheckPlayIntegrityVersion version of com.google.firebase:firebase-appcheck-playintegrity (default: 17.0.1)
  • $firebaseAppCheckDebugVersion version of com.google.firebase:firebase-appcheck-debug (default: 17.0.1)

iOS

On iOS 14 and later, see Set up your Firebase project and follow the instructions to set up your app correctly.

On iOS 13, see Set up your Firebase project and follow the instructions to set up your app correctly.

Make sure that the private key (*.p8) you upload to Firebase has DeviceCheck selected as a service.

Web

See Set up your Firebase project and follow the instructions to set up your app correctly.

Configuration

No configuration required for this plugin.

Firebase JavaScript SDK

Here you can find information on how to use the plugin with the Firebase JS SDK.

Demo

A working example can be found here: robingenz/capacitor-firebase-plugin-demo

Usage

import { FirebaseAppCheck } from '@capacitor-firebase/app-check';

const getToken = async () => {
  const { token } = FirebaseAppCheck.getToken({
    forceRefresh: false,
  });
  return token;
};

const initialize = async () => {
  await FirebaseAppCheck.initialize({
    siteKey: 'myKey',
  });
};

const setTokenAutoRefreshEnabled = async () => {
  await FirebaseAppCheck.setTokenAutoRefreshEnabled({ enabled: true });
};

const addTokenChangedListener = async () => {
  await FirebaseAppCheck.addListener('tokenChanged', event => {
    console.log('tokenChanged', { event });
  });
};

const removeAllListeners = async () => {
  await FirebaseAppCheck.removeAllListeners();
};

API

getToken(...)

getToken(options?: GetTokenOptions | undefined) => Promise<GetTokenResult>

Get the current App Check token.

Param Type
options GetTokenOptions

Returns: Promise<GetTokenResult>

Since: 1.3.0


initialize(...)

initialize(options?: InitializeOptions | undefined) => Promise<void>

Activate App Check for the given app. Can be called only once per app.

Param Type
options InitializeOptions

Since: 1.3.0


setTokenAutoRefreshEnabled(...)

setTokenAutoRefreshEnabled(options: SetTokenAutoRefreshEnabledOptions) => Promise<void>

Set whether the App Check token should be refreshed automatically or not.

Param Type
options SetTokenAutoRefreshEnabledOptions

Since: 1.3.0


addListener('tokenChanged', ...)

addListener(eventName: 'tokenChanged', listenerFunc: TokenChangedListener) => Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Called when the App Check token changed.

Only available for Web.

Param Type
eventName 'tokenChanged'
listenerFunc TokenChangedListener

Returns: Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Since: 1.3.0


removeAllListeners()

removeAllListeners() => Promise<void>

Remove all listeners for this plugin.

Only available for Web.

Since: 1.3.0


Interfaces

GetTokenResult

Prop Type Description Since
token string The App Check token in JWT format. 1.3.0
expireTimeMillis number The timestamp after which the token will expire in milliseconds since epoch. Only available for Android and iOS. 1.3.0

GetTokenOptions

Prop Type Description Default Since
forceRefresh boolean If true, will always try to fetch a fresh token. If false, will use a cached token if found in storage. false 1.3.0

InitializeOptions

Prop Type Description Default Since
debug boolean If true, the debug provider is used. ⚠️ Attention: The debug provider allows access to your Firebase resources from unverified devices. Don't use the debug provider in production builds of your app, and don't share your debug builds with untrusted parties. Read more: https://firebase.google.com/docs/app-check/web/debug-provider false 1.3.0
isTokenAutoRefreshEnabled boolean If true, the SDK automatically refreshes App Check tokens as needed. false 1.3.0
siteKey string The reCAPTCHA v3 site key (public key). Only available for Web. 1.3.0

InstanceFactoryOptions

Prop Type
instanceIdentifier string
options {}

SetTokenAutoRefreshEnabledOptions

Prop Type Description Since
enabled boolean If true, the SDK automatically refreshes App Check tokens as needed. This overrides any value set during initializeAppCheck(). 1.3.0

PluginListenerHandle

Prop Type
remove () => Promise<void>

TokenChangedEvent

Prop Type Description Since
token string The App Check token in JWT format. 1.3.0

Type Aliases

InitializeOptions

InstanceFactoryOptions

TokenChangedListener

Callback to receive the token change event.

(event: TokenChangedEvent): void

Testing

Android

Follow these steps to test your implementation on a real device:

  1. Start your app on the Android device.
  2. Run the following command to grab your temporary secret from the android logs:
adb logcat | grep DebugAppCheckProvider

The output should look like this:

D DebugAppCheckProvider: Enter this debug secret into the allow list in
the Firebase Console for your project: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
  1. Next, open the App Check project in the Firebase Console and select Manage debug tokens from the overflow menu of your app. Then, register the debug secret from the output.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

License

See LICENSE.


  1. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by Google LLC or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.