Configured Firebase and Flask Integration

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📅 2024-03-05 — Session: Configured Firebase and Flask Integration

🕒 18:50–19:45
🏷️ Labels: Firebase, Flask, Oauth, Firestore, Google Cloud
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to configure and troubleshoot the integration of Firebase services with a Flask application, focusing on OAuth 2.0 authentication and Firestore setup.

Key Activities

  • Utilized Google Cloud SDK and Firebase CLI to inspect project configurations and troubleshoot issues without accessing web consoles.
  • Resolved errors related to OAuth 2.0 clients and Firebase function deployment by ensuring correct directory and configuration file usage.
  • Set up Firestore in a Firebase project, including creating a Cloud Firestore database and managing security rules.
  • Discussed the differences between Firestore in Datastore mode and Native mode, providing guidance on when to use each.
  • Addressed OAuth errors in a Flask app, focusing on IAM roles, OAuth consent screen configuration, and local development practices.
  • Updated requirements.txt for Python projects to ensure proper dependency management.
  • Clarified the initialization of the Firebase Admin SDK in a Flask application, emphasizing security practices.

Achievements

  • Successfully configured Firebase and Flask integration, resolving OAuth 2.0 errors and setting up Firestore.
  • Improved understanding of Firebase service modes and their application in project setups.

Pending Tasks

  • Further testing of the OAuth flow in different environments to ensure robustness.
  • Continuous monitoring and adjustment of security rules and IAM roles as the project evolves.

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