You can trigger a function in response to Firebase Remote Config events, including the publication of a new config version or the rollback to an older version. This guide describes how to create a Remote Config background function that performs a diff of two template versions.
Trigger a Remote Config function
To trigger a Remote Config function, use the onUpdate handler provided
by functions.remoteConfig.
The TemplateVersion object returned by
onUpdate contains the key metadata
fields for a template update such as the version number and time of the update.
You can also retrieve the email for the user who made the update, with name
and an image if available.
Here's an example of a Remote Config function that
returns a diff of each updated version and the version it replaced. The function
examines the versionNumber field of the template object and retrieves the
current (newly updated) version together with the version one number lower:
exports.showConfigDiff = functions.remoteConfig.onUpdate(versionMetadata => {
return admin.credential.applicationDefault().getAccessToken()
.then(accessTokenObj => {
return accessTokenObj.access_token;
})
.then(accessToken => {
const currentVersion = versionMetadata.versionNumber;
const templatePromises = [];
templatePromises.push(getTemplate(currentVersion, accessToken));
templatePromises.push(getTemplate(currentVersion - 1, accessToken));
return Promise.all(templatePromises);
})
.then(results => {
const currentTemplate = results[0];
const previousTemplate = results[1];
const diff = jsonDiff.diffString(previousTemplate, currentTemplate);
console.log(diff);
return null;
}).catch(error => {
console.error(error);
return null;
});
});
This sample uses the json-diff and
request-promise modules to
create the diff and build the request to get the template object. For a sample
that incorporates Remote Config client logic as well as Firebase Cloud Messaging,
see Propagate Remote Config updates in real time.