Undefined Firebase Custom Claims - firebase

I want to add a custom claim to the idtoken on registration here is my cloud function for that:
exports.processSignUp = functions.auth.user().onCreate((newUser) => {
let customClaims = {};
if (newUser.role === "reader") {
customClaims.reader = true
} else if (newUser.role === "writer") {
customClaims.writer = true
}
return admin
.auth()
.setCustomUserClaims(newUser.uid, customClaims)
.then(() => {
return {
message: `success`,
};
});
});
(The newUser object contains a role key that can hold either a string value of writer or reader)
whenever I create a new user the cloud function runs with status ok but later on when I receive the decoded id token there aren't any claims in it so I assume it was null to begin with. I have no idea where my mistake is and couldn't find any documentation that could explain it. Would very much appreciate any help :))

The newUser parameter in the function is of type auth.UserRecord which does not have any custom properties. It only has these properties.
It seems to me that you want to add role - either writer or reader - to a newly created user. Using a custom callable cloud function rather than authentication trigger would be better to avoid race conditions involved in other workarounds.
exports.createNewUser = functions.https.onCall((data, context) => {
const userEmail = data.email;
const userPassword = data.password
const role = data.role
if (!["reader", "writer"].includes(role)) {
return {error: "Invalid Role"}
}
return admin.auth().createUser({ email: userEmail, password: userPassword }).then((newUser) => {
return admin.auth().setCustomUserClaims(newUser.uid, {role: role}).then(() => {
return {data: "New user created successfully"}
})
})
});
This will create a new user with role you need. To call this function from your app, follow this code on the client:
const createNewUser = firebase.functions().httpsCallable('createNewUser');
createNewUser({ email: "userEmail", password: "userPassword", role: "userRole" })
.then((result) => {
// Read result of the Cloud Function.
const response = result.data.data;
});
Please let me know if you need more clarification.

Related

Firebase Role Managment

I am developing a web platform using Vue.js + Firebase.
I would like to implement user role assignment so that I can effectively manage Firebase rules.
Users can subscribe to this platform using 3 different forms placed in 3 different views. Based on where the user signs up, they will be assigned a certain role.
Once the user has been created, using Firebase Authentication, I'd like to create a document with the following anatomy:
The '/ private' collection must contain other documents and the '/ access' document must contain other fields.
The main point is that the user {$ uid} will not be able to modify the entire document assigned to him, but only a part.
What is the best way to implement this?
Thanks in advance.
As discussed in the comments above, you can adapt the code contained in the "How to create an Admin module for managing Firebase users access and roles" article.
In your case the users "can register on the platform freely (like Facebook for example)" so you don't need to check that the Callable Cloud function caller is an admin.
Here is the adapted code for the Cloud Function:
const functions = require('firebase-functions');
const admin = require('firebase-admin');
const FieldValue = require('firebase-admin').firestore.FieldValue;
admin.initializeApp();
class InvalidRoleError extends Error {
constructor(message) {
super(message);
this.message = message;
this.type = 'InvalidRoleError';
}
}
function roleIsValid(role) {
const validRoles = ['editor', 'author']; //To be adapted with your own list of roles
return validRoles.includes(role);
}
exports.createUser = functions.https.onCall(async (data, context) => {
try {
//Checking that the new user role is valid
const role = data.role;
if (!roleIsValid(role)) {
throw new InvalidRoleError('The "' + role + '" role is not a valid role');
}
const userCreationRequest = {
userDetails: data,
status: 'Pending',
createdOn: FieldValue.serverTimestamp()
}
const userCreationRequestRef = await admin.firestore().collection("userCreationRequests").add(userCreationRequest);
const newUser = {
email: data.email,
emailVerified: false,
password: data.password,
displayName: data.firstName + ' ' + data.lastName,
disabled: false
}
const userRecord = await admin
.auth()
.createUser(newUser);
const userId = userRecord.uid;
const claims = {};
claims[role] = true;
await admin.auth().setCustomUserClaims(userId, claims);
await admin.firestore().collection("users").doc(userId).set(data);
await userCreationRequestRef.update({ status: 'Treated' });
return { result: 'The new user has been successfully created.' };
} catch (error) {
if (error.type === 'InvalidRoleError') {
throw new functions.https.HttpsError('failed-precondition', error.message);
} else {
throw new functions.https.HttpsError('internal', error.message);
}
}
});

How to get users from Firebase auth based on custom claims?

I'm beginning to use custom claims in my Firebase project to implement a role-based authorization system to my app.
I'll have a firebase-admin script which is going to set {admin: true} for a specific user's uid. This will help me write better and clearer Firestore security rules.
admin.auth().setCustomUserClaims(uid, {admin: true})
So far, so good. My problem is that I'll also need a dashboard page to let me know which users are currently admins inside my app.
Basically I'll need a way to query/list users based on custom claims. Is there a way to do this?
From this answer, I can see that it's not possible to do this.
But maybe, Is there at least a way to inspect (using Firebase Console) the customUserClaims that were set to a specific user?
My current solution would be to store that information (the admins uid's) inside an admin-users collection in my Firestore and keep that information up-to-date with the any admin customClaims that I set or revoke. Can you think of a better solution?
I solved this use case recently, by duplicating the custom claims as "roles" array field into the according firestore 'users/{uid}/private-user/{data}' documents. In my scenario I had to distinguish between two roles ("admin" and "superadmin"). The documents of the firestore 'users/' collection are public, and the documents of the 'users/{uid}/private-user/' collection are only accessible from the client side by the owning user and "superadmin" users, or via the firestore Admin SDK (server side) also only as "superadmin" user.
Additionally, I only wanted to allow "superadmin" users to add or remove "superadmin" or "admin" roles/claims; or to get a list of "superadmin" or "admin" users.
Data duplication is quite common in the NoSQL world, and is NOT considered as a bad practice.
Here is my code (Node.js/TypeScript)
First, the firebase cloud function implementation (requires Admin SDK) to add a custom user claim/role.
Note, that the "superadmin" validation line
await validateUserClaim(functionName, context, "superadmin")
must be removed until at least one "superadmin" has been created that can be used later on to add or remove additional roles/claims to users!
const functionName = "add-admin-user"
export default async (
payload: string,
context: CallableContext,
): Promise<void> => {
try {
validateAuthentication(functionName, context)
validateEmailVerified(functionName, context)
await validateUserClaim(functionName, context, "superadmin")
const request = parseRequestPayload<AddAdminUserRoleRequest>(
functionName,
payload,
)
// Note, to remove a custom claim just use "{ [request.roleName]: null }"
// as second input parameter.
await admin
.auth()
.setCustomUserClaims(request.uid, { [request.roleName]: true })
const userDoc = await db
.collection(`users/${request.uid}/private-user`)
.doc("data")
.get()
const roles = userDoc.data()?.roles ?? []
if (roles.indexOf(request.roleName) === -1) {
roles.push(request.roleName)
db.collection(`users/${request.uid}/private-user`)
.doc("data")
.set({ roles }, { merge: true })
}
} catch (e) {
throw logAndReturnHttpsError(
"internal",
`Firestore ${functionName} not executed. Failed to add 'admin' or ` +
`'superadmin' claim to user. (${(<Error>e)?.message})`,
`${functionName}/internal`,
e,
)
}
}
Second, the firebase cloud function implementation (requires Admin SDK) that returns a list of "superadmin" or "admin" users.
const functionName = "get-admin-users"
export default async (
payload: string,
context: CallableContext,
): Promise<GetAdminUsersResponse> => {
try {
validateAuthentication(functionName, context)
validateEmailVerified(functionName, context)
await validateUserClaim(functionName, context, "superadmin")
const request = parseRequestPayload<GetAdminUsersRequest>(
functionName,
payload,
)
const adminUserDocs = await db
.collectionGroup("private-user")
.where("roles", "array-contains", request.roleName)
.get()
const admins = adminUserDocs.docs.map((doc) => {
return {
uid: doc.data().uid,
username: doc.data().username,
email: doc.data().email,
roleName: request.roleName,
}
})
return { admins }
} catch (e) {
throw logAndReturnHttpsError(
"internal",
`Firestore ${functionName} not executed. Failed to query admin users. (${
(<Error>e)?.message
})`,
`${functionName}/internal`,
e,
)
}
}
And third, the validation helper functions (require the Admin SDK).
export type AdminRoles = "admin" | "superadmin"
export const validateAuthentication = (
functionName: string,
context: CallableContext,
): void => {
if (!context.auth || !context.auth?.uid) {
throw logAndReturnHttpsError(
"unauthenticated",
`Firestore ${functionName} not executed. User not authenticated.`,
`${functionName}/unauthenticated`,
)
}
}
export const validateUserClaim = async (
functionName: string,
context: CallableContext,
roleName: AdminRoles,
): Promise<void> => {
if (context.auth?.uid) {
const hasRole = await admin
.auth()
.getUser(context.auth?.uid)
.then((userRecord) => {
return !!userRecord.customClaims?.[roleName]
})
if (hasRole) {
return
}
}
throw logAndReturnHttpsError(
"unauthenticated",
`Firestore ${functionName} not executed. User not authenticated as ` +
`'${roleName}'. `,
`${functionName}/unauthenticated`,
)
}
export const validateEmailVerified = async (
functionName: string,
context: CallableContext,
): Promise<void> => {
if (context.auth?.uid) {
const userRecord = await auth.getUser(context.auth?.uid)
if (!userRecord.emailVerified) {
throw logAndReturnHttpsError(
"unauthenticated",
`Firestore ${functionName} not executed. Email is not verified.`,
`${functionName}/email-not-verified`,
)
}
}
}
Finally, custom claims can be added or removed only on the server side as the according "setCustomUserClaims" function belong to the firebase Admin SDK, whereas the "get-admin-users" function could be implemented also on the client side. Here and here you will find more information about custom claims, including firestore rules for client side queries protected by a custom user claim/role.

Flutter calling firebase cloud function admin.auth.updateUser

EDIT**
Ok so I was able to get the parameters working thanks to first answer provided but now I have an issue whereby my function is creating a new user entirely in Firebase and not update an existing one, the uid that i am passing into the auth.admin.updateUser is teh uid of the existing user who's email i want to update. Here is the updated cloud function which is adding a new user rather than updating the existing:
exports.updateEmail = functions.https.onCall((data, context) => {
const email = data.email;
const uid = data.uid;
admin.auth().updateUser(uid, {
email: email
})
.then(function(userRecord) {
// See the UserRecord reference doc for the contents of userRecord.
console.log("Successfully updated user", userRecord.toJSON());
return response.status(200).json(userRecord.toJSON());
})
.catch(function(error) {
console.log("Error updating user:", error);
return response.status(404).json({
error: 'Something went wrong.'
});
});
});
I got the function from the firebase docs but it isn't doing what I intended it to do.
ORIGINAL POST**
I'm having some difficulty getting a cloud function to work when calling the function from within my flutter code. The issue that I am having is that the uid and email fields are undefined even though I am passing them through to the cloud function using busboy fields.
I'm trying to pass the email and uid field though to the function as follows:
final request = http.MultipartRequest('POST', Uri.parse('****************my function url************'));
request.fields['email'] = Uri.encodeComponent(newEmail);
request.fields['uid'] = Uri.encodeComponent(selectedUser.uid);
request.headers['Authorization'] = 'Bearer ${_authenticatedUser.token}';
final http.StreamedResponse streamedResponse = await request.send();
And on the Node.js side I am trying to use these fields using busboy, here is my cloud function in Node.js:
exports.changeEmail = functions.https.onRequest((request, response) => {
if (!request.headers.authorization ||
!request.headers.authorization.startsWith('Bearer ')
) {
return response.status(401).json({
error: 'Unauthorized.'
});
}
let idToken;
idToken = request.headers.authorization.split('Bearer ')[1];
let email;
let uid;
const busboy = new Busboy({
headers: request.headers
});
busboy.on('field', (fieldname, value) => {
if (fieldname == 'email') {
email = decodeURIComponent(value);
}
if (fieldname == 'uid') {
uid = decodeURIComponent(value);
}
});
admin.auth().updateUser(uid, {
email: email
})
.then(function(userRecord) {
// See the UserRecord reference doc for the contents of userRecord.
console.log("Successfully updated user", userRecord.toJSON());
return response.status(200).json(userRecord.toJSON());
})
.catch(function(error) {
console.log("Error updating user:", error);
return response.status(404).json({
error: 'Something went wrong.'
});
});
});
Even though I am passing the fields in with busboy fields they are not getting set in the function, is there something I am doing wrong here?
Why don't you use a callable function? It will automatically receive the authentication data.
The documentation even has examples on how to get the uid and email:
Declare the function:
exports.addMessage = functions.https.onCall((data, context) => {
// ...
});
Get the user properties from the context parameter:
// Message text passed from the client.
const text = data.text;
// Authentication / user information is automatically added to the request.
const uid = context.auth.uid;
const name = context.auth.token.name || null;
const picture = context.auth.token.picture || null;
const email = context.auth.token.email || null;
Call the function from your Flutter code:
Install cloud_functions package and then:
import 'package:cloud_functions/cloud_functions.dart';
await CloudFunctions.instance.call(functionName: 'addMessage');
If the user is authenticated before calling the function that's all you need to do.
You can also pass additional parameters to the function:
await CloudFunctions.instance.call(functionName: 'addMessage', parameters: {"email": "whatever#example.com"});
Any parameters will be passed to the data parameter on the function side.

How do I link auth users to collection in Firestore?

I'm trying to connect a user to the user collection in firestore. I'm using cloud functions, but I don't think I'm implementing it correctly.
firebase.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
.then(() => {
console.log('user created')
exports.createUserDoc = functions.auth.user().onCreate((user) => {
console.log("hi")
const userId = user.uid;
const account = {
posts: []
}
return admin.firestore().collection("Users").doc(userId).add(account)
})
But my console.log(hi) isn't showing up. Am I approaching this correctly? Any advice helps!
Right now what i have done is when a user creates an account
i will log the login information into the database.
The document name is set to the user UID that firebase give the user.
Now you can simply request the data from the database with the user UID as
being your .doc(user.uid).
This is the full code.
var htmlEmail = document.getElementById('email').value;
var htmlPass = document.getElementById('password').value;
var htmlUser = document.getElementById('username').value.toLowerCase();
var auth = firebase.auth();
var promise = auth.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(htmlEmail, htmlPass);
// If there is any error stop the process.
promise.catch(function (error) {
var errorCode = error.code;
console.log(`GOT ERROR: ` + errorCode)
if (errorCode == 'auth/weak-password') return // password to weak. Minimal 6 characters
if (errorCode == 'auth/email-already-in-use') return // Return a email already in use error
});
// When no errors create the account
promise.then(function () {
var userUid = auth.currentUser.uid;
var db = firebase.firestore();
db.collection('users').doc(userUid).set({
email: htmlEmail,
emailVertified: false,
name: htmlUser,
online: false,
onlock: false,
password: htmlPass
});
});
Then when the user logs you can simply request the data over the user.uid.
var auth = firebase.auth();
firebase.auth().onAuthStateChanged(function (user) {
// Lay connection with the database.
var firestore = firebase.firestore();
var db = firestore.collection('users').doc(user.uid);
// Get the user data from the database.
db.get().then(function (db) {
// Catch error if exists.
promise.catch(function (error) {
// Return error
});
promise.then(function () {
// continue when success
});
});
});
There could just be there are better ways. (still learning myself).
But this does the trick for me and works very well.
There are 2 things to keep in mind !
I would recommend Firestore over the real time database as it is faster and more secure.
Make sure your database rules are set correctly, so that no one can view / leak your database information. (as you are logging users personal info). If not set correctly users will be able to view your database and even purge all data.
Hope it helps :)
If you find a better way yourself please let us know in here.
We could learn from that also !
In a simplified way you can do this, everytime a user will signup this function will create a firestore collection with the specific parameters.
signupWithEmail: async (_, { email, password, name }) => {
var user = firebase.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email,
password).then(cred => {
return
firebase.firestore().collection('USERS').doc(cred.user.uid).set({
email,
name
})
})
return { user }
}

Firebase: How to stop newly created user from getting logged in automatically? [duplicate]

So I have this issue where every time I add a new user account, it kicks out the current user that is already signed in. I read the firebase api and it said that "If the new account was created, the user is signed in automatically" But they never said anything else about avoiding that.
//ADD EMPLOYEES
addEmployees: function(formData){
firebase.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(formData.email, formData.password).then(function(data){
console.log(data);
});
},
I'm the admin and I'm adding accounts into my site. I would like it if I can add an account without being signed out and signed into the new account. Any way i can avoid this?
Update 20161110 - original answer below
Also, check out this answer for a different approach.
Original answer
This is actually possible.
But not directly, the way to do it is to create a second auth reference and use that to create users:
var config = {apiKey: "apiKey",
authDomain: "projectId.firebaseapp.com",
databaseURL: "https://databaseName.firebaseio.com"};
var secondaryApp = firebase.initializeApp(config, "Secondary");
secondaryApp.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(em, pwd).then(function(firebaseUser) {
console.log("User " + firebaseUser.uid + " created successfully!");
//I don't know if the next statement is necessary
secondaryApp.auth().signOut();
});
If you don't specify which firebase connection you use for an operation it will use the first one by default.
Source for multiple app references.
EDIT
For the actual creation of a new user, it doesn't matter that there is nobody or someone else than the admin, authenticated on the second auth reference because for creating an account all you need is the auth reference itself.
The following hasn't been tested but it is something to think about
The thing you do have to think about is writing data to firebase. Common practice is that users can edit/update their own user info so when you use the second auth reference for writing this should work. But if you have something like roles or permissions for that user make sure you write that with the auth reference that has the right permissions. In this case, the main auth is the admin and the second auth is the newly created user.
Update 20161108 - original answer below
Firebase just released its firebase-admin SDK, which allows server-side code for this and other common administrative use-cases. Read the installation instructions and then dive into the documentation on creating users.
original answer
This is currently not possible. Creating an Email+Password user automatically signs that new user in.
I just created a Firebase Function that triggers when a Firestore document is Created (with rules write-only to admin user). Then use admin.auth().createUser() to create the new user properly.
export const createUser = functions.firestore
.document('newUsers/{userId}')
.onCreate(async (snap, context) => {
const userId = context.params.userId;
const newUser = await admin.auth().createUser({
disabled: false,
displayName: snap.get('displayName'),
email: snap.get('email'),
password: snap.get('password'),
phoneNumber: snap.get('phoneNumber')
});
// You can also store the new user in another collection with extra fields
await admin.firestore().collection('users').doc(newUser.uid).set({
uid: newUser.uid,
email: newUser.email,
name: newUser.displayName,
phoneNumber: newUser.phoneNumber,
otherfield: snap.get('otherfield'),
anotherfield: snap.get('anotherfield')
});
// Delete the temp document
return admin.firestore().collection('newUsers').doc(userId).delete();
});
You can Algo use functions.https.onCall()
exports.createUser= functions.https.onCall((data, context) => {
const uid = context.auth.uid; // Authorize as you want
// ... do the same logic as above
});
calling it.
const createUser = firebase.functions().httpsCallable('createUser');
createUser({userData: data}).then(result => {
// success or error handling
});
Swift 5: Simple Solution
First store the current user in a variable called originalUser
let originalUser = Auth.auth().currentUser
Then, in the completion handler of creating a new user, use the updateCurrentUser method to restore the original user
Auth.auth().updateCurrentUser(originalUser, completion: nil)
Here is a simple solution using web SDKs.
Create a cloud function (https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions)
import admin from 'firebase-admin';
import * as functions from 'firebase-functions';
const createUser = functions.https.onCall((data) => {
return admin.auth().createUser(data)
.catch((error) => {
throw new functions.https.HttpsError('internal', error.message)
});
});
export default createUser;
Call this function from your app
import firebase from 'firebase/app';
const createUser = firebase.functions().httpsCallable('createUser');
createUser({ email, password })
.then(console.log)
.catch(console.error);
Optionally, you can set user document information using the returned uid.
createUser({ email, password })
.then(({ data: user }) => {
return database
.collection('users')
.doc(user.uid)
.set({
firstname,
lastname,
created: new Date(),
});
})
.then(console.log)
.catch(console.error);
I got André's very clever workaround working in Objective-C using the Firebase iOS SDK:
NSString *plistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"GoogleService-Info" ofType:#"plist"];
FIROptions *secondaryAppOptions = [[FIROptions alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistPath];
[FIRApp configureWithName:#"Secondary" options:secondaryAppOptions];
FIRApp *secondaryApp = [FIRApp appNamed:#"Secondary"];
FIRAuth *secondaryAppAuth = [FIRAuth authWithApp:secondaryApp];
[secondaryAppAuth createUserWithEmail:user.email
password:user.password
completion:^(FIRUser * _Nullable user, NSError * _Nullable error) {
[secondaryAppAuth signOut:nil];
}];
Update for Swift 4
I have tried a few different options to create multiple users from a single account, but this is by far the best and easiest solution.
Original answer by Nico
First Configure firebase in your AppDelegate.swift file
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
// Override point for customization after application launch.
FirebaseApp.configure()
FirebaseApp.configure(name: "CreatingUsersApp", options: FirebaseApp.app()!.options)
return true
}
Add the following code to action where you are creating the accounts.
if let secondaryApp = FirebaseApp.app(name: "CreatingUsersApp") {
let secondaryAppAuth = Auth.auth(app: secondaryApp)
// Create user in secondary app.
secondaryAppAuth.createUser(withEmail: email, password: password) { (user, error) in
if error != nil {
print(error!)
} else {
//Print created users email.
print(user!.email!)
//Print current logged in users email.
print(Auth.auth().currentUser?.email ?? "default")
try! secondaryAppAuth.signOut()
}
}
}
}
You can use firebase function for add users.
const functions = require('firebase-functions');
const admin = require('firebase-admin');
admin.initializeApp();
const cors = require('cors')({
origin: true,
});
exports.AddUser = functions.https.onRequest(( req, res ) => {
// Grab the text parameter.
cors( req, res, () => {
let email = req.body.email;
let passwd = req.body.passwd;
let role = req.body.role;
const token = req.get('Authorization').split('Bearer ')[1];
admin.auth().verifyIdToken(token)
.then(
(decoded) => {
// return res.status(200).send( decoded )
return creatUser(decoded);
})
.catch((err) => {
return res.status(401).send(err)
});
function creatUser(user){
admin.auth().createUser({
email: email,
emailVerified: false,
password: passwd,
disabled: false
})
.then((result) => {
console.log('result',result);
return res.status(200).send(result);
}).catch((error) => {
console.log(error.message);
return res.status(400).send(error.message);
})
}
});
});
CreateUser(){
//console.log('Create User')
this.submitted = true;
if (this.myGroup.invalid) {
return;
}
let Email = this.myGroup.value.Email;
let Passwd = this.myGroup.value.Passwd;
let Role = 'myrole';
let TechNum = this.myGroup.value.TechNum;
let user = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('user'));
let role = user.role;
let AdminUid = user.uid;
let authToken = user.stsTokenManager.accessToken;
let httpHeaders = new HttpHeaders().set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + authToken);
let options = { headers: httpHeaders };
let params = { email:Email,passwd:Passwd,role:Role };
this.httpClient.post('https://us-central1-myproject.cloudfunctions.net/AddUser', params, options)
.subscribe( val => {
//console.log('Response from cloud function', val );
let createdUser:any = val;
//console.log(createdUser.uid);
const userRef: AngularFirestoreDocument<any> = this.afs.doc(`users/${createdUser.uid}`);
const userUpdate = {
uid: createdUser.uid,
email: createdUser.email,
displayName: null,
photoURL: null,
emailVerified: createdUser.emailVerified,
role: Role,
TechNum:TechNum,
AccountAccess:this.AccountAccess,
UserStatus:'open',
OwnerUid:AdminUid,
OwnerUidRole:role,
RootAccountAccess:this.RootAccountAccess
}
userRef.set(userUpdate, {
merge: false
});
this.toastr.success('Success, user add','Success');
this.myGroup.reset();
this.submitted = false;
},
err => {
console.log('HTTP Error', err.error)
this.toastr.error(err.error,'Error')
},
() => console.log('HTTP request completed.')
);
}
On the web, this is due to unexpected behavior when you call createUserWithEmailAndPassword out of the registration context; e.g. inviting a new user to your app by creating a new user account.
Seems like, createUserWithEmailAndPassword method triggers a new refresh token and user cookies are updated too. (This side-effect is not documented)
Here is a workaround for Web SDK:
After creating the new user;
firebase.auth().updateCurrentUser (loggedInUser.current)
provided that you initiate loggedInUser with the original user beforehand.
Hey i had similar problem ,trying to create users through admin , as it is not possible to signUp user without signIn ,I created a work around ,adding it below with steps
Instead of signup create a node in firebase realtime db with email as key (firebase do not allow email as key so I have created a function to generate key from email and vice versa, I will attach the functions below)
Save a initial password field while saving user (can even hash it with bcrypt or something, if you prefer though it will be used one time only)
Now Once user try to login check if any node with that email (generate key from email) exist in the db and if so then match the password provided.
If the password matched delete the node and do authSignUpWithEmailandPassword with provided credentials.
User is registered successfully
//Sign In
firebaseDB.child("users").once("value", (snapshot) => {
const users = snapshot.val();
const userKey = emailToKey(data.email);
if (Object.keys(users).find((key) => key === userKey)) {
setError("user already exist");
setTimeout(() => {
setError(false);
}, 2000);
setLoading(false);
} else {
firebaseDB
.child(`users`)
.child(userKey)
.set({ email: data.email, initPassword: data.password })
.then(() => setLoading(false))
.catch(() => {
setLoading(false);
setError("Error in creating user please try again");
setTimeout(() => {
setError(false);
}, 2000);
});
}
});
//Sign Up
signUp = (data, setLoading, setError) => {
auth
.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(data.email, data.password)
.then((res) => {
const userDetails = {
email: res.user.email,
id: res.user.uid,
};
const key = emailToKey(data.email);
app
.database()
.ref(`users/${key}`)
.remove()
.then(() => {
firebaseDB.child("users").child(res.user.uid).set(userDetails);
setLoading(false);
})
.catch(() => {
setLoading(false);
setError("error while registering try again");
setTimeout(() => setError(false), 4000);
});
})
.catch((err) => {
setLoading(false);
setError(err.message);
setTimeout(() => setError(false), 4000);
});
};
//Function to create a valid firebase key from email and vice versa
const emailToKey = (email) => {
//firebase do not allow ".", "#", "$", "[", or "]"
let key = email;
key = key.replace(".", ",0,");
key = key.replace("#", ",1,");
key = key.replace("$", ",2,");
key = key.replace("[", ",3,");
key = key.replace("]", ",4,");
return key;
};
const keyToEmail = (key) => {
let email = key;
email = email.replace(",0,", ".");
email = email.replace(",1,", "#");
email = email.replace(",2,", "$");
email = email.replace(",3,", "[");
email = email.replace(",4,", "]");
return email;
};
If you want to do it in your front end create a second auth reference use it to create other users and sign out and delete that reference. If you do it this way you won't be signed out when creating a new user and you won't get the error that the default firebase app already exists.
const createOtherUser =()=>{
var config = {
//your firebase config
};
let secondaryApp = firebase.initializeApp(config, "secondary");
secondaryApp.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password).then((userCredential) => {
console.log(userCredential.user.uid);
}).then(secondaryApp.auth().signOut()
)
.then(secondaryApp.delete()
)
}
Update 19.05.2022 - using #angular/fire (latest available = v.7.3.0)
If you are not using firebase directly in your app, but use e.g. #angular/fire for auth purposes only, you can use the same approach as suggested earlier as follows with the #angular/fire library:
import { Auth, getAuth, createUserWithEmailAndPassword } from '#angular/fire/auth';
import { deleteApp, initializeApp } from '#angular/fire/app';
import { firebaseConfiguration } from '../config/app.config'; // <-- Your project's configuration here.
const tempApp = initializeApp(firebaseConfiguration, "tempApp");
const tempAppAuth = getAuth(tempApp);
await createUserWithEmailAndPassword(tempAppAuth, email, password)
.then(async (newUser) => {
resolve( () ==> {
// Do something, e.g. add user info to database
});
})
.catch(error => reject(error))
.finally( () => {
tempAppAuth.signOut()
.then( () => deleteApp(tempApp));
});
The Swift version:
FIRApp.configure()
// Creating a second app to create user without logging in
FIRApp.configure(withName: "CreatingUsersApp", options: FIRApp.defaultApp()!.options)
if let secondaryApp = FIRApp(named: "CreatingUsersApp") {
let secondaryAppAuth = FIRAuth(app: secondaryApp)
secondaryAppAuth?.createUser(...)
}
Here is a Swift 3 adaptaion of Jcabrera's answer :
let bundle = Bundle.main
let path = bundle.path(forResource: "GoogleService-Info", ofType: "plist")!
let options = FIROptions.init(contentsOfFile: path)
FIRApp.configure(withName: "Secondary", options: options!)
let secondary_app = FIRApp.init(named: "Secondary")
let second_auth = FIRAuth(app : secondary_app!)
second_auth?.createUser(withEmail: self.username.text!, password: self.password.text!)
{
(user,error) in
print(user!.email!)
print(FIRAuth.auth()?.currentUser?.email ?? "default")
}
If you are using Polymer and Firebase (polymerfire) see this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/46698801/1821603
Essentially you create a secondary <firebase-app> to handle the new user registration without affecting the current user.
Android solution (Kotlin):
1.You need FirebaseOptions BUILDER(!) for setting api key, db url, etc., and don't forget to call build() at the end
2.Make a secondary auth variable by calling FirebaseApp.initializeApp()
3.Get instance of FirebaseAuth by passing your newly created secondary auth, and do whatever you want (e.g. createUser)
// 1. you can find these in your project settings under general tab
val firebaseOptionsBuilder = FirebaseOptions.Builder()
firebaseOptionsBuilder.setApiKey("YOUR_API_KEY")
firebaseOptionsBuilder.setDatabaseUrl("YOUR_DATABASE_URL")
firebaseOptionsBuilder.setProjectId("YOUR_PROJECT_ID")
firebaseOptionsBuilder.setApplicationId("YOUR_APPLICATION_ID") //not sure if this one is needed
val firebaseOptions = firebaseOptionsBuilder.build()
// indeterminate progress dialog *ANKO*
val progressDialog = indeterminateProgressDialog(resources.getString(R.string.progressDialog_message_registering))
progressDialog.show()
// 2. second auth created by passing the context, firebase options and a string for secondary db name
val newAuth = FirebaseApp.initializeApp(this#ListActivity, firebaseOptions, Constants.secondary_db_auth)
// 3. calling the create method on our newly created auth, passed in getInstance
FirebaseAuth.getInstance(newAuth).createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email!!, password!!)
.addOnCompleteListener { it ->
if (it.isSuccessful) {
// 'it' is a Task<AuthResult>, so we can get our newly created user from result
val newUser = it.result.user
// store wanted values on your user model, e.g. email, name, phonenumber, etc.
val user = User()
user.email = email
user.name = name
user.created = Date().time
user.active = true
user.phone = phone
// set user model on /db_root/users/uid_of_created_user/, or wherever you want depending on your structure
FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().reference.child(Constants.db_users).child(newUser.uid).setValue(user)
// send newly created user email verification link
newUser.sendEmailVerification()
progressDialog.dismiss()
// sign him out
FirebaseAuth.getInstance(newAuth).signOut()
// DELETE SECONDARY AUTH! thanks, Jimmy :D
newAuth.delete()
} else {
progressDialog.dismiss()
try {
throw it.exception!!
// catch exception for already existing user (e-mail)
} catch (e: FirebaseAuthUserCollisionException) {
alert(resources.getString(R.string.exception_FirebaseAuthUserCollision), resources.getString(R.string.alertDialog_title_error)) {
okButton {
isCancelable = false
}
}.show()
}
}
}
For Android, i suggest a simpler way to do it, without having to provide api key, application id...etc by hand by just using the FirebaseOptions of the default instance.
val firebaseDefaultApp = Firebase.auth.app
val signUpAppName = firebaseDefaultApp.name + "_signUp"
val signUpApp = try {
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(
context,
firebaseDefaultApp.options,
signUpAppName
)
} catch (e: IllegalStateException) {
// IllegalStateException is throw if an app with the same name has already been initialized.
FirebaseApp.getInstance(signUpAppName)
}
// Here is the instance you can use to sign up without triggering auth state on the default Firebase.auth
val signUpFirebaseAuth = Firebase.auth(signUpApp)
How to use ?
signUpFirebaseAuth
.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
.addOnSuccessListener {
// Optional, you can send verification email here if you need
// As soon as the sign up with sign in is over, we can sign out the current user
firebaseAuthSignUp.signOut()
}
.addOnFailureListener {
// Log
}
My solution to this question is to store the User Name/Email and password in a static class and then add a new user log out the new user and immediately log in as the admin user(id pass you saved). Works like a charm for me :D
This is a version for Kotlin:
fun createUser(mail: String, password: String) {
val opts = FirebaseOptions.fromResource(requireContext())
if (opts == null) return
val app = Firebase.initialize(requireContext(), opts, "Secondary")
FirebaseAuth.getInstance(app)
.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(mail, password)
.addOnSuccessListener {
app.delete()
doWhateverWithAccount(it)
}.addOnFailureListener {
app.delete()
showException(it)
}
}
It uses the configuration from your default Firebase application instance, just under a different name.
It also deletes the newly created instance afterwards, so you can call this multiple times without any exception about already existing Secondary application.

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