Is it possible to run firebase messaging in node.js?

Question

under nodejs i did :

npm install firebase --save

then i do

  var firebase = require("firebase");

  // Initialize Firebase
  var config = {
    apiKey: "...",
    authDomain: "...,
    databaseURL: "....",
    projectId: "....",
    storageBucket: "....",
    messagingSenderId: "...."
  };
  firebase.initializeApp(config);

  const messaging = firebase.messaging(); << crash here

but it's crash saying firebase.messaging is not a function

Is their any way to run firebase messaging in node.js to listen notification ? their is the file /node_modules/firebase/firebase-messaging.js but it's obfuscate and i can't understand it and what it's does

Answer 1

There are two Firebase SDKs that will work on Node:

• the Firebase Web SDK, which is targeted towards client-side devices such as browsers and Node.js IoT devices.
• the Firebase Admin SDK, which is meant to run on trusted devices, such as a Node.js server that you host.

Support for sending messages through Firebase Cloud Messaging is only included in the Firebase Admin SDK for Node.js.

Supporting for receiving messages through Firebase Cloud Messaging is only included in the Firebase Web SDK. It is not possible to receive FCM messages in Node.js.

If you want to send message to a Node.js process, I'd recommend you look into the Firebase Realtime Database.