I am a novice android programmer, and I am developing my first android application. I'm trying to figure out if firebase is suitable for my needs. My app looks like this:
users add the product to the database by filling in the product fields
products are stored in the database as objects with simple fields (numbers and strings)
users search for a product in the database to compare its fields according to different criteria
users edit (update) product fields
users have their own accounts
My priority is the ease of use.
My question is:
- Is Firebase suitable for my needs or is there a more suitable solution?
- Do I understand correctly that I am interested in the Cloud Storage product?
CodePudding user response：
You could use firestore for this. Although full-text search won't work, you can use algoia/elastic to do full-text search.
CodePudding user response：
users add the product to the database by filling in the product fields
Yes, you can achieve this using either Cloud Firestore or the Realtime Database. In both cases, you can add the data as a Map object or as a custom object of your choice.
products are stored in the database as objects with simple fields (numbers and strings)
Yes, you can achieve that. Here are Cloud Firestore supported data types, as well as Firebase Realtime Database data types.
users search for a product in the database to compare its fields according to different criteria.
None of the above databases supports native indexing or search for text fields, so you can use third-party libraries like Algolia or Elasticsearch.
users edit (update) product fields.
These are basic CRUD operations that are supported by both databases.
users have their own accounts
In this case, you should use Firebase Authentication, a service that works perfectly with both databases.
Is firebase suitable for my needs or is there a more suitable solution.
As I see in your requirements, yes, it suits your needs.
Do I understand correctly that I am interested in the Cloud Storage product?
For storing data (objects) you need to choose one of the above-mentioned databases, or why not even both, and for storing files, you should indeed use Cloud Storage for Firebase.