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What is the best way to connect to Google´s Firebase DBaaS from Embarcadero Delphi XE 10 ?

I am not sure how to do it from AnyDAC. Or if exists a component out there (i coundnt find one on search)

Any help? thank you

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  • DBaaS = Database as a Service. https://www.firebase.com/ if you try to find "firebase delphi" on google, you wont find any documentation about it. this is why i am coming to the community for help – diego Mar 21 '16 at 03:08
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    As Puf said: "Instead, describe the problem and what has been done so far to solve it." – Kato Mar 21 '16 at 15:51
  • There is a `EMSFireDACClient` is that what you're looking for? See: http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/Libraries/XE8/en/REST.Backend.EMSFireDAC.TEMSFireDACClient – Johan Mar 22 '16 at 15:36

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Firebase was acquired by Google and now makes available many tools and features (Cloud Messaging, Authentication, Realtime Database, Storage, Hosting etc...) If you are looking for a service that store and sync app data in realtime, the Realtime Database it's for you. Realtime Database: "A cloud-hosted NoSQL database. Data is stored as JSON, synced across connected devices in milliseconds, and available when your app goes offline." . Firebase provides SDK library for Android, iOS and Web (Javascript). In addition makes available a REST API interface and, as Robert Love said in previous post, Firebase4Delphi (I wrote it) library provides access to the REST API in Delphi. Here there is an example of how to use library.

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  • Robert, thanks for replying. Daniele, great job! In the link you provided there is a demo of RT chatting. what about one of storing/retrieving to the database ? – diego Jun 22 '16 at 14:44
  • Thanks Diego! The chat demo stores and retrieves data directly from Firebase Realtime Database (see Fig. 2) . The URL shown in the picture indicate the Realtime Database ( a NoSQL database ). – Spinettaro Jun 22 '16 at 15:08
  • Firebase4Delphi does support the persistent (socket) two way connection between Firebase and Delphi app? Anybody has an example? – Rene Marty Jun 23 '17 at 02:44
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There is an open source project called Firebase4Delphi. It provides access to the REST API in Delphi.

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In the meantime a new open source library is available on GitHub for Firebase, Firestore, Firebase Storage and Firebase Functions:

Get more information on https://github.com/SchneiderInfosystems/FB4D

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