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@firebase/functions
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This is the Firebase Functions component of the Firebase JS SDK.
The @firebase/functions package is part of the Firebase JavaScript SDK, providing a powerful, secure, and scalable way to call Cloud Functions for Firebase directly from a web or mobile client. It allows developers to trigger backend code without managing servers, which can be written in Node.js and automatically runs in a managed environment on Google Cloud.
Calling a Cloud Function
This feature allows you to call a Cloud Function named 'sayHello' from your client-side application. The function takes an object as an argument, in this case, { name: 'Firebase' }, and returns a promise that resolves with the result of the function call.
const functions = require('@firebase/functions');
const sayHello = functions.httpsCallable('sayHello');
sayHello({ name: 'Firebase' }).then(result => {
console.log(result.data);
});
Handling Errors
This demonstrates how to handle errors when calling a Cloud Function. The error object contains details about what went wrong, which can be used for debugging or displaying an appropriate message to the user.
sayHello({ name: 'Firebase' }).catch(error => {
const code = error.code;
const message = error.message;
const details = error.details;
// Handle the error
});
The AWS SDK for JavaScript allows you to directly interact with AWS services from client-side code. Similar to @firebase/functions, it enables calling cloud functions (AWS Lambda) but within the AWS ecosystem. The main difference lies in the cloud provider and the specific services and features offered by AWS versus Firebase.
Azure Functions is a package that allows you to develop, test, and run Azure functions locally before deploying them to the cloud. While it serves a similar purpose in enabling serverless computing, it's more focused on the Azure platform, contrasting with @firebase/functions which is tailored for Firebase and Google Cloud.
@firebase/functions
This is the Firebase Functions component of the Firebase JS SDK.
This package is not intended for direct usage, and should only be used via the officially supported firebase package.
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This is the Firebase Functions component of the Firebase JS SDK.
The npm package @firebase/functions receives a total of 371,654 weekly downloads. As such, @firebase/functions popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @firebase/functions demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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