@reyco1/nestjs-firebase

A streamlined NestJS module that provides Firebase integration, including authentication, Firestore access, and Firebase Admin SDK initialization. This package simplifies the integration of Firebase services into your NestJS application with type-safe decorators and guards.

Features

• 🔥 Firebase Admin SDK initialization with async configuration
• 🔒 Built-in authentication guard
• 🎯 Type-safe user decorators
• 📚 Easy access to Firestore, Auth, and Admin App instances
• 🔄 NestJS ConfigService integration

Installation

npm install @reyco1/nestjs-firebase

Dependencies

This package has the following peer dependencies:

• @nestjs/common: ^11.0.8
• @nestjs/core: ^11.0.8
• @nestjs/config: ^4.0.0
• firebase-admin: ^13.1.0

Quick Start

1. Download your Firebase service account key JSON file from the Firebase Console.

2. Configure the Firebase module in your app.module.ts:

import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
import { ConfigModule, ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
import { FirebaseModule } from '@reyco1/nestjs-firebase';

@Module({
  imports: [
    ConfigModule.forRoot(),
    FirebaseModule.forRootAsync({
      imports: [ConfigModule],
      useFactory: (configService: ConfigService) => ({
        serviceAccountPath: configService.get<string>('FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PATH'),
      }),
      inject: [ConfigService],
    }),
  ],
})
export class AppModule {}

3. Use the guard and decorators to protect your routes:

import { Controller, Get, UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
import { FirebaseAuthGuard, User, UserId } from '@reyco1/nestjs-firebase';

@Controller('protected')
@UseGuards(FirebaseAuthGuard)
export class ProtectedController {
  @Get()
  getProtectedResource(
    @UserId() userId: string,
    @User() user: FirebaseUser
  ) {
    return {
      message: 'This is protected',
      userId,
      userEmail: user.email
    };
  }
}

API Reference

Module Configuration

Async Configuration with ConfigService

FirebaseModule.forRootAsync({
  imports: [ConfigModule],
  useFactory: (configService: ConfigService) => ({
    serviceAccountPath: configService.get<string>('FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PATH'),
  }),
  inject: [ConfigService],
})

Direct Configuration

FirebaseModule.forRoot({
  serviceAccountPath: './path/to/serviceAccountKey.json',
})

FirebaseService

The FirebaseService provides direct access to Firebase Admin SDK instances:

import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
import { FirebaseService } from '@reyco1/nestjs-firebase';

@Injectable()
export class YourService {
  constructor(private firebaseService: FirebaseService) {}

  async someMethod() {
    // Access Firebase Admin instances
    const app = this.firebaseService.app;
    const auth = this.firebaseService.auth;
    const firestore = this.firebaseService.firestore;
  }
}

Guards

FirebaseAuthGuard

Protects routes by validating Firebase ID tokens:

@UseGuards(FirebaseAuthGuard)
@Get()
protectedRoute() {
  return 'This route is protected';
}

Decorators

@User()

// Get full user object
@User() user: FirebaseUser

// Get specific user property
@User('email') email: string

@UserId()

@UserId() userId: string

Interfaces

FirebaseUser

interface FirebaseUser {
  uid: string;
  email?: string;
  displayName?: string;
  photoURL?: string;
  phoneNumber?: string;
  disabled?: boolean;
  emailVerified?: boolean;
  metadata?: {
    creationTime?: string;
    lastSignInTime?: string;
  };
  customClaims?: { [key: string]: any };
  [key: string]: any;
}

Security Best Practices

1. Environment Variables: Store your service account path in environment variables:

FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PATH=./serviceAccountKey.json

2. Service Account Security: Never commit your service account key to version control. Add to .gitignore:

serviceAccountKey.json
*-service-account.json
firebase-adminsdk.json

Error Handling

The package throws standard NestJS exceptions:

• UnauthorizedException: Invalid or missing token
• Error initializing Firebase Admin SDK
• Invalid service account configuration

TypeScript Support

This package is written in TypeScript and includes type definitions. No additional @types packages are required.

License 📄

MIT

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Made with ❤️ by Reyco1