ECE452 Project

This repository contains both the Android application and Firebase backend for the ECE452 project.

Project Structure

ECE452/
├── android/          # Android application
│   ├── app/         # Main Android app module
│   ├── build.gradle.kts
│   ├── settings.gradle.kts
│   └── gradle/
└── backend/         # Firebase Cloud Functions backend

Firebase Services

This project uses the following Firebase services:

• Cloud Firestore: Serverless database backend
• Firebase Cloud Functions: Backend logic and API endpoints
• Firebase Authentication: User authentication and management

Setup Instructions

Android App

1. Navigate to the android directory
2. Open the project in Android Studio
3. Sync Gradle files
4. Run the application

Backend

1. Install Firebase CLI globally: npm install -g firebase-tools
   • This installs the latest Firebase CLI globally on your system.
2. Navigate to the functions folder: cd backend/functions
3. Install function dependencies: npm install
4. To run the Cloud Functions locally, start the Firebase Emulator: npm run serve
5. To deploy the Cloud Functions to Firebase, run: npm run deploy

Testing Backend Locally with Postman

Ensure the local emulator is running.

1. Configure Postman:

   • Open Postman
   • Create a new request
   • Set the request method (POST)
   • Set the URL to: http://localhost:5001/climbr-9208c/us-central1/FUNCTION_NAME
   • Replace the name of the function (e.g. helloWorld)

2. Example Request:

   Method: POST
   URL: http://localhost:5001/climbr-9208c/us-central1/helloWorld
   Headers:
     Content-Type: application/json
   Body (raw JSON):
   {
     "data": "test message"
   }
   

3. Send the request and check the response in Postman