admin.database

namespace   static

database

database(app) returns admin.database.Database

Gets the Database service for the default app or a given app.

admin.database() can be called with no arguments to access the default app's Database service or as admin.database(app) to access the Database service associated with a specific app.

admin.database is also a namespace that can be used to access global constants and methods associated with the Database service.

Parameter

app

Optional

admin.app.App

Optional app whose Database service to return. If not provided, the default Database service will be returned.

Value must not be null.
Returns

non-null admin.database.Database The default Database service if no app is provided or the Database service associated with the provided app.

Examples 

// Get the Database service for the default app
var defaultDatabase = admin.database();
// Get the Database service for a specific app
var otherDatabase = admin.database(app);

Interfaces

Property

ServerValue

constant   static

{TIMESTAMP: non-null Object}

A placeholder value for auto-populating the current timestamp (time since the Unix epoch, in milliseconds) as determined by the Firebase servers.

Example 

var sessionsRef = admin.database().ref("sessions");
sessionsRef.push({
  startedAt: admin.database.ServerValue.TIMESTAMP
});

Method

enableLogging

static

enableLogging(logger, persistent)

Logs debugging information to the console.

Parameter

logger

Optional

(boolean or function(string))

Enables logging if true; disables logging if false. You can also provide a custom logger function to control how things get logged.

persistent

Optional

boolean

Remembers the logging state between page refreshes if true.

Examples 

// Enable logging
admin.database.enableLogging(true);
// Disable logging
admin.database.enableLogging(false);
// Enable logging across page refreshes
admin.database.enableLogging(true, true);
// Provide custom logger which prefixes log statements with "[FIREBASE]"
firebase.database.enableLogging(function(message) {
  console.log("[FIREBASE]", message);
});