Why my android app invoke a call function with the SDK directly one time, and the server execute it twice?
private fun getEnfo(dat: Long?, uid: String?): Task<String> {
val data = hashMapOf(
"Ekspire" to dat,
"Suid" to uid
)
return functions.getHttpsCallable("peyem").call(data).continueWith { task ->
val result = task.result?.data as Map<*, *>
"${result["ID"]},${result["Enfo"]}"
}
}
this function execute twice in cloud logs and it's return one response but save two in my firestore witch problematic.
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I'm trying to use Firebase and its callable Cloud Functions for my Unity project.
With the docs and different posts I found on the web I struggle to understand how returning data works. (I come from Azure Functions in C#)
I use TypeScript, and try to return a custom object CharactersResponse:
export class CharactersResponse //extends CustomResponse
{
Code!: CharactersCode;
CharacterID?: string;
}
export enum CharactersCode
{
Success = 0,
InvalidName = 2000,
CharacterNameAlreadyExists = 2009,
NoCharacterSlotAvailable = 3000,
InvalidCharacterClass = 4000,
EmptyResponse = 9000,
UnknownError = 9999,
}
(Custom Response is a parent class with only an UnknownErrorMessage string property, that I use for adding extra message when needed, but only in Unity. I don't need it in my functions.)
I have the same in my C# Unity Project:
public class CharactersResponse : CustomResponse
{
public CharactersCode Code;
public string CharacterID;
}
public enum CharactersCode
{
Success = 0,
InvalidName = 2000,
CharacterNameAlreadyExists = 2009,
NoCharacterSlotAvailable = 3000,
InvalidCharacterClass = 4000,
EmptyResponse = 9000,
UnknownError = 9999,
}
I'm still learning but I found it useful to do this way for displaying correct messages in Unity (and also regarding localization).
When the Code is 0 (Success), I will usually need to get some data at the same time like in this example CharacterID, or CharacterLevel, CharacterName etc.. CharacterResponse will be used for all functions regarding Characters like "GetAllCharacters", "CreateNewCharacter" etc..
My Function (CreateNewCharacter) looks like this:
import * as functions from "firebase-functions";
import { initializeApp } from "firebase-admin/app";
import { getFirestore } from "firebase-admin/firestore";
import { CharactersResponse } from "./CharactersResponse";
import { CharactersCode } from "./CharactersResponse";
import { StringUtils } from "../Utils/StringUtils";
// DATABASE INITIALIZATION
initializeApp();
const db = getFirestore();
// CREATE NEW CHARACTER
export const CreateNewCharacter =
functions.https.onCall((data, context) =>
{
// Checking that the user is authenticated.
if (!context.auth)
{
// Throwing an HttpsError so that the client gets the error details.
throw new functions.https.HttpsError('failed-precondition', 'The function must be called ' +
'while authenticated.');
}
// TEST
data.text = '';
// Authentication / user information is automatically added to the request.
const uid: string = context?.auth?.uid;
const characterName: string = data.text;
// Check if UserID is present
if (StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(uid))
{
// Throwing an HttpsError so that the client gets the error details.
throw new functions.https.HttpsError('failed-precondition', 'Missing UserID in Auth Context.');
}
const response = new CharactersResponse();
if (StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(characterName))
{
response.Code = CharactersCode.InvalidName;
console.log("character name null or empty return");
return response; // PROBLEM IS HERE *****************
}
console.log("end return");
return "Character created is named : " + characterName + ". UID = " + uid;
});
In Unity, the function call looks like this:
private static FirebaseFunctions functions = FirebaseManager.Instance.Func;
public static void CreateNewCharacter(string text, Action<CharactersResponse> successCallback, Action<CharactersResponse> failureCallback)
{
Debug.Log("Preparing Function");
// Create the arguments to the callable function.
var data = new Dictionary<string, object>();
data["text"] = text;
// Call the function and extract the operation from the result.
HttpsCallableReference function = functions.GetHttpsCallable("CreateNewCharacter");
function.CallAsync(data).ContinueWithOnMainThread((task) =>
{
if (task.IsFaulted)
{
foreach(var inner in task.Exception.InnerExceptions)
{
if (inner is FunctionsException)
{
var e = (FunctionsException)inner;
// Function error code, will be INTERNAL if the failure
// was not handled properly in the function call.
var code = e.ErrorCode;
var message = e.Message;
Debug.LogError($"Code: {code} // Message: {message}");
if (failureCallback != null)
{
failureCallback.Invoke(new CharactersResponse()
{
Code = CharacterCode.UnknownError,
UnknownErrorMessage = $"ERROR: {code} : {message?.ToString()}"
});
}
}
}
}
else
{
Debug.Log("About to Deserialize response");
// PROBLEM IS HERE *********************
CharactersResponse response = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<CharactersResponse>(task.Result.Data.ToString());
Debug.Log("Deserialized response");
if (response == null)
{
Debug.LogError("Response is NULL");
}
else
{
Debug.Log("ELSE");
Debug.Log($"Response: {response}");
Debug.Log(response.Code.ToString());
}
}
});
}
The problem :
In my Unity C# code, task.Result.Data contains the CharactersCode I've set in my function, but I can't find a way to convert it to CharactersResponse. (It worked in Azure Functions). Moreover, the line just after Deserialization Debug.Log("Deserialized response"); is not executed. The code seems stuck in the deserialization process.
I tried with and without extending my TypeScript class with CustomResponse(because I don't need it in my Function so I didn't extended it at first).
I also tried setting a CharacterID because I thought maybe it didn't like the fact that this property was missing but the result is the same.
I don't understand what is the problem here? If any of you can help.
Thanks.
HttpsCallableResult.Data is of type object!
=> Your ToString will simply return the type name something like
System.Object
or in your case the result is a dictionary so it prints out that type.
=> This is of course no valid JSON content and not what you expected.
Simply construct the result yourself from the data:
var result = (Dictionary<string, object>)task.Result.Data;
CharactersResponse response = new CharactersResponse
{
Code = (CharactersCode)(int)result["Code"],
CharacterID = (string)result["CharacterID"];
};
I wanted to implement derHugo's solution but couldn't find a way to convert task.Result.Data to Dictionary<string, object>.
The code was stuck at var result = (Dictionary<string, object>)task.Result.Data; even in step by step debugging and no error popped up.
OLD SOLUTION:
So I did a little research and stumbled upon this post and ended up using this instead :
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(task.Result.Data);
CharactersResponse response = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<CharactersResponse>(json);
I basically convert the task.Result.Data to JSON and convert it back to CharactersResponse and it works. I have what I wanted.
However, I seem to understand that it is not the best solution performance-wise, but for now it is okay and I can now move forward in the project, I'll try to find a better solution later.
NEW SOLUTION:
I wanted to try one last thing, out of curiosity. I wondered what if I convert to JSON at the beginning (in my function) instead of at the end (in my Unity app). So I did this in my function's TypeScript code:
response.Code = CharactersCode.InvalidName;
var r = JSON.stringify(response); // Added this line
return r; // return 'r' instead of 'response'
In my C# code, I retried this line of code:
CharactersResponse response = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<CharactersResponse>(task.Result.Data.ToString());
And it works ! I just needed to convert my object to JSON in my function before returning it. It allows me to "save" one line of code to process on the client side compared to the old solution.
Thanks derHugo for your answer as it helped me finding what I want.
I have created a url scraper function, working and tested on Google Cloud, but I am really drawing a blank on how to invoke it. I have tried two methods, one using the cloud_functions package, and the other using a standard HTTPS get. I've tried looking online, but none of the solutions/guides involve functions with an input from the Flutter app, and an output back to the app.
Here's the structure of the function (which is working alright). I've named this function Parse in Google Cloud Platform.
<PYTHON PACKAGE IMPORTS>
def Parser(url):
<URL PARSE FUNCTIONS>
return source, datetime, imageurl, keyword
def invoke_parse(request):
request_json = request.get_json(silent=True)
file = Parser(request_json['url'])
return jsonify({
"source": file[0],
"datetime": file[1],
"imageurl": file[2],
"keyword": file[3],
})
The first method I tried was using an HTTP CALL to get the function. But that isn't working, even though there are no errors - I suspect it's just returning nothing.
parser(String url) async{ // Here I honestly don't know where to use the url input within the function
var uri = Uri.parse(<Function URL String>);
HttpClient client;
try {
var request = await client.getUrl(uri);
var response = await request.close();
if (response.statusCode == HttpStatus.ok) {
var json = await response.transform(utf8.decoder).join();
Map data = jsonDecode(json) as Map;
source = data['source']; // These are the variables used in the main Flutter app
postedAt = data['datetime'];
_imageUrl = data['image'];
keyword = data['keyword'];
} else {
print('Error running parse:\nHttp status ${response.statusCode}');
}
} catch (exception) {
print('Failed invoking the parse function.');
}
}
That didn't work, so I thought I might alternatively use the cloud_functions package as follows (in lieu of the previous):
parser(String url) async {
var functionUrl = <FUNCTION URL>;
HttpsCallable callable = CloudFunctions.instance.getHttpsCallable(functionName: 'Parse')
..timeout = const Duration(seconds: 30);
try {
final HttpsCallableResult result = await callable.call(
<String, dynamic>{
'url': url,
}
);
setState(() {
source = result.data['source']; //THESE ARE VARIABLES USED IN THE FLUTTER APP
postedAt = result.data['datetime'];
_imageUrl = result.data['image'];
keyword = result.data['keyword'];
});
}
on CloudFunctionsException catch (e) {
print('caught firebase functions exception');
print(e.code);
print(e.message);
print(e.details);
} catch (e) {
print('caught generic exception');
print(e);
}
}
In the latter case, the code ran without errors but doesn't work. My flutter log states the following error:
I/flutter ( 2821): caught generic exception
I/flutter ( 2821): PlatformException(functionsError, Cloud function failed with exception., {code: NOT_FOUND, details: null, message: NOT_FOUND})
which I'm assuming is also an error at not being able to read the function.
Any help on how I should go about processing my function would be appreciated. Apologies if something is a really obvious solution, but I am not familiar as much with HTTP requests and cloud platforms.
Thanks and cheers.
Node Js Backend Function
const functions = require("firebase-functions");
const admin = require("firebase-admin");
admin.initializeApp();
exports.test = functions.https.onCall(async (data, context) => {
functions.logger.info("Hello logs: ", {structuredData: true});
functions.logger.info( data.token, {structuredData: true});
}
Flutter frontend
1- pubspec.yaml
cloud_functions: ^1.1.2
2 - Code
HttpsCallable callable = FirebaseFunctions.instance.httpsCallable('test');
final HttpsCallableResult results = await callable.call<Map>( {
'token': token,
});
I suppose that the answer will be very obvious, but still it evades me. I'm new on working with observables, and now I'm facing issues assigning a value from one. I had success if I define it (this._apps) as an Observable and asking from the view to the service using subscribe (But for my taste is was way convoluted (three levels inside a map just to return another observable with the array and then another function to subscribe the previous to assign the variable and another subscription in the view to finally show the information), inefficient and on top of that I could not get it "right" again). The task is very simple. Given the class Application
export class Application {
name: string;
baseUrl: string;
deprecated: boolean;
}
And the service (just the relevant code)
private _apps: Application[] = [];
constructor(private _http: HttpClient) {
this.getAllApplications().subscribe(apps => {
console.log('Apps subscriber');
this._apps = apps;
console.log('Apps subscriber Ends ' + apps);
},
err => {
console.log(err.status); // 401
console.log(err.error.error); // undefined
console.log(JSON.parse(err.error).error); // unauthorized
});
}
private getAllApplications() {
return this._http.get<Application[]>('http://development:4300/api/v1/apps');
}
From the constructor the function which gets the information from WebAPI is triggered, and the remote call is successful, but the variable this._apps is an empty array if I try to call it from anywhere in the code. I could not determine the type of the parameter "apps" in the subscribe function, but for some reason it cannot be assigned and the best answer given is that it is a function (See my first update) in one of my tries. Currently it returns in the console "[object Object]", but apps[0] gives undefined, so it is an empty Array.
This is the console output, just starting the application:
Angular is running in the development mode. Call enableProdMode() to enable the production mode.
Refreshing apps cache calling http://development:4300/api/v1/atbc-apps
Apps subscriber
Apps subscriber Ends [object Object]
I was trying this solution among many others that I forget (to use the more modern HttpClient instead the Http I used before), so what I'm doing wrong?
Update 1
I changed the constructor to this:
constructor(private _http: HttpClient) {
this.getAllApplications().subscribe(apps => {
console.log('apps length ' + apps.length);
this._apps = apps; // Remember private _apps: Application[] = [];
console.log('Apps subscriber Ends ' + apps.toString);
},
err => {
console.log(err.status); // 401
console.log(err.error.error); // undefined
console.log(JSON.parse(err.error).error); // unauthorized
});
}
and the declaration of the function called into this:
private getAllApplications(): Observable<Application[]> {
// the exactly the same as before
}
And now I got from the console this:
apps length undefined
Apps subscriber Ends
function () {
if (this instanceof Promise) {
return PROMISE_OBJECT_TO_STRING;
}
return originalObjectToString.apply(this, arguments);
}
That is the function I was talking about. Any ideas about why even though there is no errors (nor at compile time, neither at runtime), the returning object is not a real Application array?
Change this line:
private _apps: Application[] = [];
to:
_apps: Application[] = [];
Which will default to making it public. Then this line will see it:
this._apps = apps;
At the end I suppose is a mindset to work with Observables, and I tried to build a kind of cache, so the only way I could do it (let me know if there is a better way) was using the view to fill-out the cache. I could not do it from the service itself because the calling the function from the view is synchronous and to fill out the array is async. So I had to create a public setApplicationCache procedure which is filled out after calling the service from the view, it call the setApplicationCache( Application[] ) function and the rest works because it takes just the cache to do filtering and other operations or use it from other pages w/o calling the database again and again.
This is the code from the first view called (main page)
ngOnInit() {
this._myService.getAllApplications().subscribe(arrObjApps => {
this._myService.setApplicationsCache(arrObjApps)
this.listApps = this._myService.getApplications(true);
});
And the service has this functions:
private _apps: Application[] = [];
getAllApplications(): Observable<Application[]> {
return this._http.get('http://development:4300/api/v1/atbc-apps').pipe(
map( (response: Response) => {
let results = response.json().data.map( app => {
return new Application(app.name, app.baseUrl, app.deprecated);
});
return results;
})
);
}
getApplication(appName: string): Application {
return this._apps.find(app => app.name == appName);
}
getApplications(onlyActives: boolean): Application[] {
if (onlyActives) {
return this._apps.filter(app => app.deprecated == false);
} else {
return this._apps;
}
}
And as I stated the solution should be obvious. Just again the async mindset required to work with observables.
I'm developing a Grails concert application where I am acquiring the actual events from bandsintown.com using AngularJS.
$.getJSON("http://api.bandsintown.com/events/search.json?&api_version=2.0&app_id=FYP&location=Dublin,Ireland", function(result)
I am able to retrieve the events and I now want to turn each event into an object and add them to my database, so I can have a unique page for each event with their subsequent details and whatnot.
Is anyone able to provide me guidance on how to do such a thing?
Thank you!
I wrote something a while ago as a plugin which may help you get your head around what you need to do :
private String viewTicketField(String jiraserver, String jirauser,String jirapass, String url, String customField) {
if (url.endsWith('undefined')) {
return
}
String output=''
try {
HBuilder hBuilder=new HBuilder()
RESTClient http = hBuilder.httpConn(jiraserver, jirauser, jirapass,httpConnTimeOut,httpSockTimeOut)
http.request(Method.GET ) { req ->
uri.path = url
response.success = { resp, json ->
log.info "Process URL Success! ${resp.status} "
def result=JSON.parse(json.toString())
if (result.fields."customfield_${customField}") {
output=result.fields."customfield_${customField}"
}
}
response.failure = { resp ->
log.error "Process URL failed with status ${resp.status}"
}
}
}
catch (HttpResponseException e) {
log.error "Failed error: $e.statusCode"
}
return output
}
HBuilder class can be found in src
After you have connected and got back your JSON response you then parse each line
You create a new domain class
String url
String datetime
String app_id
String ticket_url
... and so on this is an entire entry from above url so for each key that you actually require put in domain class as strings then parse each iteration with above code
{"id":13926481,"url":"http://www.bandsintown.com/event/13926481?app_id=FYP","datetime":"2017-02-23T17:00:00","ticket_url":"http://www.bandsintown.com/event/13926481/buy_tickets?app_id=FYP\u0026came_from=233","artists":[{"name":"Rackhouse Pilfer","url":"http://www.bandsintown.com/RackhousePilfer","mbid":null}],"venue":{"id":3334537,"url":"http://www.bandsintown.com/venue/3334537","name":"Convention Centre","city":"Dublin","region":"07","country":"Ireland","latitude":53.3500292,"longitude":-6.2385286},"ticket_status":"unavailable","on_sale_datetime":null
Be default, Dart-RPC uses JSON serialisation when transferring objects (class instances) between the server and the client.
How can I use Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) serialisation instead?
Is it possible to specify the serialisation method (like a content-type) using the Accept request header?
Here's what I tried,
I've used the following .proto definition file representing a Person entity:
message Person {
required string name = 1;
required int32 id = 2;
optional string email = 3;
}
Which generated person.pb.dart for me using the protoc-gen-dart plugin, by running the command:
protoc person.proto --dart_out=. --plugin ./protoc-gen-dart
And some boilerplate dart-rpc code:
import 'dart:io';
import 'package:rpc/rpc.dart';
import 'person.pb.dart';
const String _API_PREFIX = '/api';
final ApiServer _apiServer =
new ApiServer(apiPrefix: _API_PREFIX, prettyPrint: true);
main() async {
_apiServer.addApi(new Cloud());
_apiServer.enableDiscoveryApi();
HttpServer server = await HttpServer.bind(InternetAddress.ANY_IP_V4, 8080);
server.listen(_apiServer.httpRequestHandler);
}
#ApiClass(version: 'v1')
class Cloud {
#ApiMethod(method: 'GET', path: 'resource/{name}')
Person getResource(String name) {
Person p = new Person()
..id = 1
..name = name
..email = 'a#a.a';
return p; // ??? p.writeToBuffer(); ???
}
}
Update
Opened a feature request: https://github.com/dart-lang/rpc/issues/62
rpc only supports JSON. You can create a feature request in the GitHub repository.