Notice: I have seen this question, but creating a whole landing page just to verify a user seems a bit much.
I added a login functionality to my react-native app using firebase/auth with email and password. This works well so far and I have no issues doing that.
I then continued to send a verification email to a new user and only allow him/her to use the app, once the email is verified. Again, no issues here.
The next step would be to login the user right after the email was verified. This is where I'm stuck, since the onAuthStateChanged eventhandler doesn't update after the user pressed the verification link in the email.
Is there any way to listen to the emailVerified state in real-time? I tried to use polling with setInterval() but this is not great since there is a notable delay between verification and login. I read about a continueLink you can pass to sendEmailVerification, but I couldn't figure out how to make that work in react-native.
I'm using Expo and therefore the Firebase SDK, not the Firebase react native package.
Here is the code I use for the signup:
export const signUp = async (username: string, email: string, password: string) => {
try {
const auth = getAuth();
if (email && password && username) {
// sign up
const userCredential = await createUserWithEmailAndPassword(auth, email, password);
// save username in firestore
await setUserName(userCredential, username);
// send Email Verification
await sendEmailVerification(userCredential.user);
return true;
}
} catch (error) {
onError(error);
}
};
And this is my onAuthStateChanged handler:
auth.onAuthStateChanged(authenticatedUser => {
try {
if (authenticatedUser?.emailVerified) {
setUser(authenticatedUser)
} else {
setUser(null)
}
} catch (error) {
console.log(error);
}
});
So in the end I did follow this question, but I changed it a bit to fit my needs. I'll post my steps for anyone who's doing the same.
Create a simple static website with firebase init and host it on firebase or somewhere else (check the hosting tab in your firebase console to get started)
Follow this guide to create the appropriate handlers on the website
Add the following to your verificationHandler to update the user (don't forget to import firestore) (I send the userId via the continueURL, but there are probably better ways)
// You can also use realtime database if you want
firebase.firestore().collection("users").doc(userId).set({
emailVerified: true
}, {merge: true}).then(() => {
message.textContent = "Your email has been verified.";
}).catch((error) => {
message.textContent = "The verification was invalid or is expired. Please try to send another verification email from within the app.";
});
Got to authentication -> templates in your firebase console and change the action url to your hosted website's url
Add a listener to the firestore doc to your react-native app
const onUserDataChanged = (uid, callback) => {
onSnapshot(doc(firestore, "users", uid), doc => callback(doc.data()));
}
Use the data from the callback to update the login state in the app
// As an example
auth.onAuthStateChanged(authenticatedUser => {
if (authenticatedUser && !authenticatedUser.emailVerified) {
unsubscribeFirestoreListener?.();
unsubscribeFirestoreListener = onUserDataChanged(authenticatedUser.uid, (data: any) => {
if (data?.emailVerified) {
setUser(authenticatedUser);
unsubscribeFirestoreListener?.();
}
});
}
}
use the codes below for your authentication context. for user id, you should use 'user.uid'
import React, { useState, createContext } from "react";
import * as firebase from "firebase";
import { loginRequest } from "./authentication.service";
export const AuthenticationContext = createContext();
export const AuthenticationContextProvider = ({ children }) => {
const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
const [user, setUser] = useState(null);
const [error, setError] = useState(null);
firebase.auth().onAuthStateChanged((usr) => {
if (usr) {
setUser(usr);
setIsLoading(false);
} else {
setIsLoading(false);
}
});
const onLogin = (email, password) => {
setIsLoading(true);
firebase.auth().signInWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
.then((u) => {
setUser(u);
setIsLoading(false);
})
.catch((e) => {
setIsLoading(false);
setError(e.toString());
});
};
const onRegister = (email, password, repeatedPassword) => {
setIsLoading(true);
if (password !== repeatedPassword) {
setError("Error: Passwords do not match");
return;
}
firebase
.auth()
.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
.then((u) => {
setUser(u);
setIsLoading(false);
})
.catch((e) => {
setIsLoading(false);
setError(e.toString());
});
};
const onLogout = () => {
setUser(null);
firebase.auth().signOut();
};
return (
<AuthenticationContext.Provider
value={{
isAuthenticated: !!user,
user,
isLoading,
error,
onLogin,
onRegister,
onLogout,
}}
>
{children}
</AuthenticationContext.Provider>
);
};
I am trying have a user confirm their account using a verification code. I want to get the user document from the firestore db, check to ensure the authentication code matches the value provided, and then changed the hasVerfied field of the document to True.
This is for a mobile application (on device, not server-side) so I can not use firebase-admin... I have a screen appearing but once I fill out the authentication field click the button no action occurs, but I can confirm that the function is definitely being reached, just not executing the code within because of some error.
handleConfirmation = () => {
const auth_code = this.state.authCode;
let user = firebase.firestore().collection('users').where('uid', '==', firebase.auth().currentUser.uid);
// ^ I am not sure if this is correct... could be a source of wrongness.
if (user.exists === true) {
console.log(user.data());
let user_to_verify = user.data();
const has_verified = user_to_verify.hasVerified;
if (has_verified === false) {
const user_auth_code = user.authCode;
if (auth_code === user_auth_code) {
console.log("User verification code is correct");
this.setState({hasVerified: true});
this.updateUser();
// ^ this function should set the
// value of user.hasVerified to True, and
// save it in firestore (aka firebase firestore)
//
// Now the user can successfully login to app
}
}else{
// user doesnt exist... throw error and exit
}
on submission of form (onPress of button in app) handleConfirmation is executed and the auth_code is compared to user_auth_code (which is the value of the authCode field from the firebase firestore document), if these values match, the hasVerified field of user is changed to True and saved in firebase.
Please help! FYI this is my first ever post on StackOverFlow so let me know if I followed the proper guidelines.
//EDIT: showing how I initialize users upon creation.
constructor() {
super();
this.ref = firebase.firestore().collection('users');
this.state =
{
firstname: '<first name>',
lastname: '<last name>',
email: '<email>',
password: '<password>',
errorMessage: '<none unless error occurs>',
secureTextEntry: true,
confirmPassword: '<password>',
modalVisible: false,
imageURI: '<some url>',
authCode: '<authentication code>',
hasVerified: false,
};
this._keyboardDidHide = this._keyboardDidHide.bind(this);
this.setDate = this.setDate.bind(this);
}
.
. // SKIPPED SOME IN-BETWEEN LINES FOR BREVITY
.
updateUser() {
let user_data = {
uid: firebase.auth().currentUser.uid,
firstname: this.state.firstname,
lastname: this.state.lastname,
email: this.state.email,
imageURI: this.state.imageURI,
authCode: this.state.authCode,
hasVerified: this.state.hasVerified,
};
console.log(user_data);
this.ref.doc(firebase.auth().currentUser.uid).set(user_data);
this.props.navigation.navigate('homescreen');
}
Checkout the below code,
You have to store the doc-ID of the document inside the document to updateUser in later stages. I have given an example of how to do it as well in the last.
handleConfirmation = () => {
const auth_code = this.state.authCode;
var user = firebase
.firestore()
.collection("users")
.where("uid", "==", firebase.auth().currentUser.uid)
.get()
.then(querySnapshot => {
if (querySnapshot._docs.length > 0) { // User exists !!
console.log(querySnapshot._docs);
// You require the doc_Id of the document so that you can update it in the later stage.
const has_verified = querySnapshot._docs[0]._data.hasVerified; //_docs is a array, considering there is only 1 unique user
if (has_verified == false) {
const user_auth_code = querySnapshot._docs[0]._data.authCode; // or use firebase.auth().currentUser.uid instead.
if (auth_code === user_auth_code) {
console.log("User verification code is correct");
this.setState({ hasVerified: true });
this.updateUser(querySnapshot._docs[0]._data.doc_Id); // As told above doc_ID is required
}
}
}
});
};
updateUser = doc_id => {
var user = firebase
.firestore()
.collection("users")
.doc(doc_id)
.set({
hasVerified: true
});
};
//Example for adding doc_ID in document during document creation. Make sure you do this process during user creation.
//The below code is for your reference.
exampleDocCreate = () => {
var user = firebase
.firestore()
.collection("users")
.add({
userName: "React Native User"
})
.then(data => {
var user = firebase
.firestore()
.collection("users")
.doc(data.id)
.set({
doc_id: data.id
});
});
};
As per my understanding you are looking for a way to,
1) find a user who exists.
2) If exists grab their hasVerified and authCode information.
3) Compare and Update the their Document inside the Collection.
I hope I could help you
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.