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@firebase/util
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_NOTE: This is specifically tailored for Firebase JS SDK usage, if you are not a member of the Firebase team, please avoid using this package_
NOTE: This is specifically tailored for Firebase JS SDK usage, if you are not a member of the Firebase team, please avoid using this package
This is a wrapper of some Webchannel Features for the Firebase JS SDK.
ES Modules
import { Deferred } from '@firebase/util';
// Do stuff with Deferred or any of the other Utils you import
CommonJS Modules
const utils = require('@firebase/util');
// Do stuff with any of the re-exported `utils`
Lodash is a comprehensive utility library offering a wide range of functions for tasks such as manipulating objects, arrays, strings, etc. While @firebase/util focuses on utilities needed for Firebase development, lodash provides a broader set of utilities that can be used in a wide range of JavaScript applications.
The qs package is used for query string parsing and stringifying with nested objects support. It offers similar URL manipulation capabilities as @firebase/util but is more focused and comprehensive in handling query strings.
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_NOTE: This is specifically tailored for Firebase JS SDK usage, if you are not a member of the Firebase team, please avoid using this package_
The npm package @firebase/util receives a total of 8,497,033 weekly downloads. As such, @firebase/util popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @firebase/util 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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