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@capacitor-firebase/remote-config

Unofficial Capacitor plugin for Firebase Remote Config.1

Installation

npm install @capacitor-firebase/remote-config firebase
npx cap sync

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

Android

Google Analytics is required for the conditional targeting of app instances to user properties and audiences. Make sure that you install the Capacitor Firebase Analytics plugin in your project.

Variables

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

  • $firebaseConfigVersion version of com.google.firebase:firebase-config (default: 21.3.0)

Configuration

No configuration required for this plugin.

Demo

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

Starter templates

The following starter templates are available:

Usage

import { FirebaseRemoteConfig } from '@capacitor-firebase/remote-config';

const activate = async () => {
  await FirebaseRemoteConfig.activate();
};

const fetchAndActivate = async () => {
  await FirebaseRemoteConfig.fetchAndActivate();
};

const fetchConfig = async () => {
  await FirebaseRemoteConfig.fetchConfig({
    minimumFetchIntervalInSeconds: 1200,
  });
};

const getBoolean = async () => {
  const { value } = await FirebaseRemoteConfig.getBoolean({
    key: 'is_sale',
  });
  return value;
};

const getNumber = async () => {
  const { value } = await FirebaseRemoteConfig.getNumber({
    key: 'upcoming_maintenance',
  });
  return value;
};

const getString = async () => {
  const { value } = await FirebaseRemoteConfig.getString({
    key: 'license_key',
  });
  return value;
};

const setSettings = async () => {
  await FirebaseRemoteConfig.setSettings({
    fetchTimeoutInSeconds: 10,
    minimumFetchIntervalInSeconds: 0,
  });
};

const addConfigUpdateListener = async () => {
  const callbackId = await FirebaseRemoteConfig.addConfigUpdateListener(
    (event, error) => {
      if (error) {
        console.error(error);
      } else {
        console.log(event);
      }
    }
  );
  return callbackId;
};

const removeConfigUpdateListener = async (callbackId: string) => {
  await FirebaseRemoteConfig.removeConfigUpdateListener({
    callbackId,
  });
};

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

API

activate()

activate() => Promise<void>

Make the last fetched configuration available to the getters.

Since: 1.3.0


fetchAndActivate()

fetchAndActivate() => Promise<void>

Perform fetch and activate operations.

Since: 1.3.0


fetchConfig(...)

fetchConfig(options?: FetchConfigOptions | undefined) => Promise<void>

Fetch and cache configuration from the Remote Config service.

Param Type
options FetchConfigOptions

Since: 1.3.0


getBoolean(...)

getBoolean(options: GetBooleanOptions) => Promise<GetBooleanResult>

Get the value for the given key as a boolean.

Param Type
options GetOptions

Returns: Promise<GetBooleanResult>

Since: 1.3.0


getNumber(...)

getNumber(options: GetNumberOptions) => Promise<GetNumberResult>

Get the value for the given key as a number.

Param Type
options GetOptions

Returns: Promise<GetNumberResult>

Since: 1.3.0


getString(...)

getString(options: GetStringOptions) => Promise<GetStringResult>

Get the value for the given key as a string.

Param Type
options GetOptions

Returns: Promise<GetStringResult>

Since: 1.3.0


setMinimumFetchInterval(...)

setMinimumFetchInterval(options: SetMinimumFetchIntervalOptions) => Promise<void>

Set the minimum fetch interval.

Only available for Web.

Param Type
options SetMinimumFetchIntervalOptions

Since: 1.3.0


setSettings(...)

setSettings(options: SetSettingsOptions) => Promise<void>

Set the remote config settings.

On Android, the settings values are persisted in SharedPreferences.

Param Type
options SetSettingsOptions

Since: 6.2.0


addConfigUpdateListener(...)

addConfigUpdateListener(callback: AddConfigUpdateListenerOptionsCallback) => Promise<CallbackId>

Add a listener for the config update event.

Only available for Android and iOS.

Param Type
callback AddConfigUpdateListenerOptionsCallback

Returns: Promise<string>

Since: 5.4.0


removeConfigUpdateListener(...)

removeConfigUpdateListener(options: RemoveConfigUpdateListenerOptions) => Promise<void>

Remove a listener for the config update event.

Only available for Android and iOS.

Param Type
options RemoveConfigUpdateListenerOptions

Since: 5.4.0


removeAllListeners()

removeAllListeners() => Promise<void>

Remove all listeners for this plugin.

Since: 5.4.0


Interfaces

FetchConfigOptions

Prop Type Description Default Since
minimumFetchIntervalInSeconds number Define the maximum age in seconds of an entry in the config cache before it is considered stale. During development, it's recommended to set a relatively low minimum fetch interval. Only available for Android and iOS. 43200 1.3.0

GetBooleanResult

Prop Type Description Since
value boolean The value for the given key as a boolean. 1.3.0
source GetValueSource Indicates at which source this value came from. Only available for Android and iOS. 1.3.0

GetOptions

Prop Type Description Since
key string The key of the value to get. 1.3.0

GetNumberResult

Prop Type Description Since
value number The value for the given key as a number. 1.3.0
source GetValueSource Indicates at which source this value came from. Only available for Android and iOS. 1.3.0

GetStringResult

Prop Type Description Since
value string The value for the given key as a string. 1.3.0
source GetValueSource Indicates at which source this value came from. Only available for Android and iOS. 1.3.0

SetMinimumFetchIntervalOptions

Prop Type Description Default Since
minimumFetchIntervalInSeconds number Define the maximum age in seconds of an entry in the config cache before it is considered stale. During development, it's recommended to set a relatively low minimum fetch interval. 43200 1.3.0

SetSettingsOptions

Prop Type Description Default Since
fetchTimeoutInSeconds number Defines the maximum amount of milliseconds to wait for a response when fetching configuration from the Remote Config server. 60 6.2.0
minimumFetchIntervalInSeconds number Define the maximum age in seconds of an entry in the config cache before it is considered stale. During development, it's recommended to set a relatively low minimum fetch interval. 43200 6.2.0

AddConfigUpdateListenerOptionsCallbackEvent

Prop Type Description Since
updatedKeys string[] Parameter keys whose values have been updated from the currently activated values. 5.4.0

RemoveConfigUpdateListenerOptions

Prop Type Description Since
id CallbackId The id of the listener to remove. 5.4.0

Type Aliases

GetBooleanOptions

GetOptions

GetNumberOptions

GetOptions

GetStringOptions

GetOptions

AddConfigUpdateListenerOptionsCallback

(event: AddConfigUpdateListenerOptionsCallbackEvent | null, error: any): void

CallbackId

string

Enums

GetValueSource

Members Value Description Since
Static 0 Indicates that the value returned is the static default value. 1.3.0
Default 1 Indicates that the value returned was retrieved from the defaults set by the client. 1.3.0
Remote 2 Indicates that the value returned was retrieved from the Firebase Remote Config Server. 1.3.0

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.