Python - firebase function

[Karthick Subramanian]

Hi All,

Can I write my logic in python and deploy it as Cloud functions in Firestore? I noticed that only the node.js is supported. Is there any alternative for this. 

[Sam Stern]

Hi Karthick,

If you're comfortable using Google Cloud tools (like the gcloud CLI) you can write Cloud Functions in Python:
https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/quickstart-python

You can even receive most of the same events, like triggers from Firestore or the Realtime Database:

https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/concepts/events-triggers#events

These functions will have the performance and billing model you're familiar with from Cloud Functions for Firebase.  However these functions will need to be written and deployed using Google Cloud tools.  There's no "firebase-functions" SDK for Python, the Firebase CLI doesn't work with Python, and we don't document Python techniques.

- Sam

On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 8:23 AM Karthick Subramanian <ksubra...@alaqtech.com> wrote:

Hi All,

Can I write my logic in python and deploy it as Cloud functions in Firestore? I noticed that only the node.js is supported. Is there any alternative for this. 

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[Karthick Subramanian]

Thank you Sam. So I can use Firebase admin sdk for python in GCP CF to call the Firebase. Is there any wrong in my understanding, Please let me know.

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[Sam Stern]

That's exactly right, good luck!

- Sam

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[Hiranya Jayathilaka]

Here's a somewhat old tutorial I did on this exact topic: https://medium.com/@hiranya911/firebase-using-the-python-admin-sdk-on-google-cloud-functions-590f50226286

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[Karthick Subramanian]

This is really helpful. Thank you very much Hiranya. I am not sure whether some of the shortcomings that you mentioned in this article has been addressed over this period time. 

Anyhow, I will start explore this further. This is really a good starting point for me. Thanks for this article.

If anyone else in this group used python admin SDK and GCF wants to share any spoiler alert or anything else, please let me know. 

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