Firebase Authentication With Nativescript

This Repository is a location beacon that uploads users geolocations to a firestore database.

Clone

git clone https://github.com/ave12345/Track.git

Requirements

The installation of the nativescript CLI would be needed to run the application. You can head over to <https://www.npmjs.com/package/nativescript> for details on how to install nativescript CLI.

Pre-Configurations and Installation

After cloning the repository, cd into the Track (Root) folder and run

tns build android

three more folders would be created, (hooks,node_modules and platforms) after the build process. navigate to : node_modules\nativescript-geolocation\platforms\android in the android folder open the include.gradle file with your IDE. In line 15 change;

def googlePlayServicesVersion = project.hasProperty('googlePlayServicesVersion') ? project.googlePlayServicesVersion : "11.4.0"

TO

def googlePlayServicesVersion = project.hasProperty('googlePlayServicesVersion') ? project.googlePlayServicesVersion : "+"

Afterwards, with your terminal in the Track (Root) folder, run

tns build android

Execution

After the build process run the following in your terminal

tns run android

This builds and install the nativescript application on your android emulator. (Please Make sure you have an emulator installed and opened before executing the tns run command).

Configuring a nativescript project for firebase services.

Note: This process is not needed for the this repository.

After creating both your firebase and nativescript projects

1. Your firbase secrets (google-services.json) which was downloaded after creating your android project in the firbase console should be copied and pasted in: (nativescript_project)\app\App_Resources\Android folder.
2. The ApplicationId in the app.gradle file found in: (nativescript_project)\app\App_Resources\Android folder should be set to the package name of your firebase project. In this case it is: org.nativescript.firecast.
3. In the same app.gradle file add multiDexEnabled true in the defaultConfig object. This allows your app to be able to reference more than 6k methods.
4. In your package.json file found in your root folder (firecast), set the id value of the nativescript object to the package id of the firebase project.
5. In your terminal cd nativescript_project and execute tns plugin add nativescript-plugin-firebase to install the nativescript plugin for firebase.