app

non-null firebase.app.App

The app associated with the Database service instance.

var app = database.app;

goOffline

goOffline()

Disconnects from the server (all Database operations will be completed offline).

The client automatically maintains a persistent connection to the Database server, which will remain active indefinitely and reconnect when disconnected. However, the goOffline() and goOnline() methods may be used to control the client connection in cases where a persistent connection is undesirable.

While offline, the client will no longer receive data updates from the Database. However, all Database operations performed locally will continue to immediately fire events, allowing your application to continue behaving normally. Additionally, each operation performed locally will automatically be queued and retried upon reconnection to the Database server.

To reconnect to the Database and begin receiving remote events, see goOnline().

firebase.database().goOffline();

goOnline

goOnline()

Reconnects to the server and synchronizes the offline Database state with the server state.

This method should be used after disabling the active connection with goOffline(). Once reconnected, the client will transmit the proper data and fire the appropriate events so that your client "catches up" automatically.

firebase.database().goOnline();

ref

ref(path) returns firebase.database.Reference

Returns a Reference representing the location in the Database corresponding to the provided path. If no path is provided, the Reference will point to the root of the Database.

Returns

non-null firebase.database.Reference If a path is provided, a Reference pointing to the provided path. Otherwise, a Reference pointing to the root of the Database.

// Get a reference to the root of the Database
var rootRef = firebase.database().ref();

// Get a reference to the /users/ada node
var adaRef = firebase.database().ref("users/ada");
// The above is shorthand for the following operations:
//var rootRef = firebase.database().ref();
//var adaRef = rootRef.child("users/ada");

refFromURL

refFromURL(url) returns firebase.database.Reference

Returns a Reference representing the location in the Database corresponding to the provided Firebase URL.

An exception is thrown if the URL is not a valid Firebase Database URL or it has a different domain than the current Database instance.

Note that all query parameters (orderBy, limitToLast, etc.) are ignored and are not applied to the returned Reference.

Returns

non-null firebase.database.Reference A Reference pointing to the provided Firebase URL.

// Get a reference to the root of the Database
var rootRef = firebase.database().ref("https://<DATABASE_NAME>.firebaseio.com");

// Get a reference to the /users/ada node
var adaRef = firebase.database().ref("https://<DATABASE_NAME>.firebaseio.com/users/ada");