@firebase/database-types

What is @firebase/database-types?

@firebase/database-types is a TypeScript type definition package for Firebase Realtime Database. It provides type definitions for interacting with Firebase's Realtime Database, allowing developers to leverage TypeScript's static type checking and autocompletion features when working with Firebase Realtime Database in their applications.

What are @firebase/database-types's main functionalities?

Reading Data

This feature allows you to read data from a specific path in the Firebase Realtime Database. The code sample demonstrates how to set up a listener to read data in real-time.

const dbRef = firebase.database().ref('path/to/data');
dbRef.on('value', (snapshot) => {
  const data = snapshot.val();
  console.log(data);
});

Writing Data

This feature allows you to write data to a specific path in the Firebase Realtime Database. The code sample demonstrates how to set data at a specified location and handle success and error cases.

const dbRef = firebase.database().ref('path/to/data');
dbRef.set({
  key: 'value'
}).then(() => {
  console.log('Data written successfully');
}).catch((error) => {
  console.error('Error writing data:', error);
});

Updating Data

This feature allows you to update specific fields at a specific path in the Firebase Realtime Database. The code sample demonstrates how to update data and handle success and error cases.

const dbRef = firebase.database().ref('path/to/data');
dbRef.update({
  key: 'newValue'
}).then(() => {
  console.log('Data updated successfully');
}).catch((error) => {
  console.error('Error updating data:', error);
});

Deleting Data

This feature allows you to delete data from a specific path in the Firebase Realtime Database. The code sample demonstrates how to remove data and handle success and error cases.

const dbRef = firebase.database().ref('path/to/data');
dbRef.remove().then(() => {
  console.log('Data removed successfully');
}).catch((error) => {
  console.error('Error removing data:', error);
});

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@firebase/database-types

This package is not intended for direct usage, and should only be used via the officially supported firebase package.