firebase-data-sender-console-example

This is a simple command line node.js project that posts random data (to simulate an IOT source) to a Firebase Database.

Getting Started

Dependencies

You need node.js in your life to run this project. You can install node via Node Version Manager.

Install the Project Dependencies Locally

$ cd [your-project-folder]
$ npm install

Load Sample Data to Firebase Database

Import the sample data from database-export.json to an empty Firebase Database

Update the Database URL

Open the configuration file: config.json. Replace this: "https://[firebase-project-id].firebaseio.com/" with the URL of your Firebase Database.

{
  "DB_URL" : "https://[firebase-project-id].firebaseio.com/"
}

Running the Application

Run the following command in your project folder to insert random records to your Firebase Database:

$ node insertManyRecords.js

The app will inform you how many records were generated:

$ node insertManyRecords.js
random string = 0er41mu7sr3m
Generating 4 data samples...
Write operation successful to /devices/-KopAx2GW_f-3_kxNlhQ/data/temperature

Check your Firebase console to view the newly created records under the path specified above.