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You can provide users who install your extension the ability to insert their own
custom logic into the execution of your extension. There are two ways to
accomplish this:
Eventarc events: to give users a way to asynchronously react to
events, you can publish to Eventarc. Users can deploy event handler
functions that, for example, send notifications after long-running
tasks complete, or they can define their own post-processing functions.
Synchronous hooks: to give users a way to add blocking logic to your
extension, you can add synchronous hooks at predefined points in the
extension's operation. At these points, you run a user-provider function
and proceed only after it completes. Pre-processing tasks often fall under
this category.
An extension can use either or both methods.
Eventarc events
To publish events from an extension:
Declare the event types you will publish in the extension.yaml file:
The type identifier is made of several dot-delimited fields. The
publisher ID, extension name, and event name fields are
required. The version field is recommended. Choose a unique and descriptive
event name for each event type you publish.
events:-type:firebase.extensions.storage-resize-images.v1.completedescription:|Occurs when image resizing completes. The event will contain furtherdetails about specific formats and sizes.
Users will be able to choose which events to subscribe to when they
install the extension.
In your extension functions, import the Eventarc API from the Admin SDK
and initialize an event channel using the user's installation settings.
These settings are exposed using the following environment variables:
EVENTARC_CHANNEL: the fully-qualified name of the Eventarc channel to
which the user chose to publish events.
EXT_SELECTED_EVENTS: a comma-separated list of event types the user
chose to publish. When you initialize a channel with this value, the
Admin SDK automatically filters out events user did not select.
EVENTARC_CLOUD_EVENT_SOURCE: the Cloud Event source identifier. The
Admin SDK automatically passes this value in the source field of
published events. You typically don't need to explicitly use this
variable.
If events weren't enabled at installation, these variables will be
undefined. You can use this fact to initialize an event channel only when
events are enabled:
import*asadminfrom"firebase-admin";import{getEventarc}from'firebase-admin/eventarc';admin.initializeApp();// Set eventChannel to a newly-initialized channel, or `undefined` if events// aren't enabled.consteventChannel=process.env.EVENTARC_CHANNEL&&
getEventarc().channel(process.env.EVENTARC_CHANNEL,{allowedEventTypes:process.env.EXT_SELECTED_EVENTS,});
Publish events to the channel at the points in your extension you want to
expose to users. For example:
// If events are enabled, publish a `complete` event to the configured// channel.eventChannel && eventChannel.publish({type:'firebase.extensions.storage-resize-images.v1.complete',subject:filename,// the name of the original filedata:{// ...}});
Document the events you publish, in either the PREINSTALL or POSTINSTALL
file.
For each event, document the following:
Its intended purpose
The point in your extension's logic it runs
The output data it includes
The conditions for its execution
Additionally, warn users not to perform any actions in their event
handlers that might trigger the same extension, resulting in an infinite
loop.
When you publish events from an extension, users can deploy event handlers
to respond with custom logic.
For example, the following example deletes the original image after it has been
resized. Note that this example handler makes use of the subject property of
the event, which in this case is the image's original filename.
exports.onimageresized=onCustomEventPublished("firebase.extensions.storage-resize-images.v1.complete",(event)=>{logger.info("Received image resize completed event",event);// For example, delete the original.returnadmin.storage().bucket("my-project.firebasestorage.app").file(event.subject).delete();});
When you want to provide users with a hook that must complete successfully
for one of your extension functions to operate, use synchronous hooks.
A synchronous hook calls a user-defined HTTPS callable Cloud
Function and awaits completion (possibly with a
returned value) before continuing. An error in the user-provided function
results in an error in the extension function.
To expose a synchronous hook:
Add a parameter to your extension that allows users to configure the
extension with the URL to their custom Cloud Function. For example:
-param:PREPROCESSING_FUNCTIONlabel:Pre-processing function URLdescription:>
An HTTPS callable function that will be called to transform the input databefore it is processed by this function.type:stringexample:https://us-west1-my-project-id.cloudfunctions.net/preprocessDatarequired:false
At the point in your extension where you want to expose the hook, call the
function using its URL. For example:
constfunctions=require('firebase-functions/v1');constfetch=require('node-fetch');constpreprocessFunctionURL=process.env.PREPROCESSING_FUNCTION;exports.yourFunctionName=functions.firestore.document("collection/{doc_id}").onWrite((change,context)=>{// PREPROCESSING_FUNCTION hook begins here.// If a preprocessing function is defined, call it before continuing.if(preprocessFunctionURL){try{awaitfetch(preprocessFunctionURL);// Could also be a POST request if you want to send data.}catch(e){// Preprocessing failure causes the function to fail.functions.logger.error("Preprocessor error:",e);return;}}// End of PREPROCESSING_FUNCTION hook.// Main function logic follows.// ...});
Document any hooks you make available in either the PREINSTALL or
POSTINSTALL file.
For each hook, document the following:
Its intended purpose
The point in your extension's logic it runs
Its expected inputs and outputs
The conditions (or options) for its execution
Additionally, warn users not to perform any actions in the hook
function that might trigger the same extension, resulting in an infinite
loop.
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Users can deploy event handler\n functions that, for example, send notifications after long-running\n tasks complete, or they can define their own post-processing functions.\n\n- **Synchronous hooks**: to give users a way to add blocking logic to your\n extension, you can add synchronous hooks at predefined points in the\n extension's operation. At these points, you run a user-provider function\n and proceed only after it completes. Pre-processing tasks often fall under\n this category.\n\nAn extension can use either or both methods.\n\nEventarc events\n\nTo publish events from an extension:\n\n1. Declare the event types you will publish in the `extension.yaml` file:\n\n events:\n - type: publisher-id.extension-name.version.event-name\n description: event-description\n - type: publisher-id.extension-name.version.another-event-name\n description: another-event-description\n\n The `type` identifier is made of several dot-delimited fields. The\n [publisher ID](/docs/extensions/publishers/register), extension name, and event name fields are\n required. The version field is recommended. Choose a unique and descriptive\n event name for each event type you publish.\n\n For example, the [`storage-resize-images` extension](https://github.com/firebase/extensions/blob/next/storage-resize-images/extension.yaml)\n declares a single event type: \n\n events:\n - type: firebase.extensions.storage-resize-images.v1.complete\n description: |\n Occurs when image resizing completes. The event will contain further\n details about specific formats and sizes.\n\n Users will be able to choose which events to subscribe to when they\n install the extension.\n2. In your extension functions, import the Eventarc API from the Admin SDK\n and initialize an event channel using the user's installation settings.\n These settings are exposed using the following environment variables:\n\n - `EVENTARC_CHANNEL`: the fully-qualified name of the Eventarc channel to which the user chose to publish events.\n - `EXT_SELECTED_EVENTS`: a comma-separated list of event types the user chose to publish. When you initialize a channel with this value, the Admin SDK automatically filters out events user did not select.\n - `EVENTARC_CLOUD_EVENT_SOURCE`: the Cloud Event source identifier. The Admin SDK automatically passes this value in the `source` field of published events. You typically don't need to explicitly use this variable.\n\n If events weren't enabled at installation, these variables will be\n undefined. You can use this fact to initialize an event channel only when\n events are enabled: \n\n import * as admin from \"firebase-admin\";\n import {getEventarc} from 'firebase-admin/eventarc';\n\n admin.initializeApp();\n\n // Set eventChannel to a newly-initialized channel, or `undefined` if events\n // aren't enabled.\n const eventChannel =\n process.env.EVENTARC_CHANNEL &&\n getEventarc().channel(process.env.EVENTARC_CHANNEL, {\n allowedEventTypes: process.env.EXT_SELECTED_EVENTS,\n });\n\n3. Publish events to the channel at the points in your extension you want to\n expose to users. For example:\n\n // If events are enabled, publish a `complete` event to the configured\n // channel.\n eventChannel && eventChannel.publish({\n type: 'firebase.extensions.storage-resize-images.v1.complete',\n subject: filename, // the name of the original file\n data: {\n // ...\n }\n });\n\n4. Document the events you publish, in either the PREINSTALL or POSTINSTALL\n file.\n\n For each event, document the following:\n - Its intended purpose\n - The point in your extension's logic it runs\n - The output data it includes\n - The conditions for its execution\n\n Additionally, warn users not to perform any actions in their event\n handlers that might trigger the same extension, resulting in an infinite\n loop.\n\nWhen you publish events from an extension, users can deploy event handlers\nto respond with custom logic.\n\nFor example, the following example deletes the original image after it has been\nresized. Note that this example handler makes use of the `subject` property of\nthe event, which in this case is the image's original filename. \n\n exports.onimageresized = onCustomEventPublished(\n \"firebase.extensions.storage-resize-images.v1.complete\",\n (event) =\u003e {\n logger.info(\"Received image resize completed event\", event);\n // For example, delete the original.\n return admin.storage()\n .bucket(\"my-project.firebasestorage.app\")\n .file(event.subject)\n .delete();\n });\n\nSee [Custom event triggers](/docs/functions/custom-events#handle-events) for more\ninformation.\n\nExample\n\nThe official [Resize Images extension](https://github.com/firebase/extensions/tree/next/storage-resize-images)\nprovides an asynchronous hook by [publishing to Eventarc](https://github.com/firebase/extensions/blob/c29781c7e67c004e2491e4ce3c43b25b05bd3de6/storage-resize-images/functions/src/index.ts#L109-L117)\nafter resizing an image.\n\nSynchronous hooks\n\nWhen you want to provide users with a hook that must complete successfully\nfor one of your extension functions to operate, use *synchronous hooks*.\n\nA synchronous hook calls a user-defined [HTTPS callable Cloud\nFunction](/docs/functions/http-events) and awaits completion (possibly with a\nreturned value) before continuing. An error in the user-provided function\nresults in an error in the extension function.\n\nTo expose a synchronous hook:\n\n1. Add a parameter to your extension that allows users to configure the\n extension with the URL to their custom Cloud Function. For example:\n\n - param: PREPROCESSING_FUNCTION\n label: Pre-processing function URL\n description: \u003e\n An HTTPS callable function that will be called to transform the input data\n before it is processed by this function.\n type: string\n example: https://us-west1-my-project-id.cloudfunctions.net/preprocessData\n required: false\n\n2. At the point in your extension where you want to expose the hook, call the\n function using its URL. For example:\n\n const functions = require('firebase-functions/v1');\n const fetch = require('node-fetch');\n\n const preprocessFunctionURL = process.env.PREPROCESSING_FUNCTION;\n\n exports.yourFunctionName = functions.firestore.document(\"collection/{doc_id}\")\n .onWrite((change, context) =\u003e {\n // PREPROCESSING_FUNCTION hook begins here.\n // If a preprocessing function is defined, call it before continuing.\n if (preprocessFunctionURL) {\n try {\n await fetch(preprocessFunctionURL); // Could also be a POST request if you want to send data.\n } catch (e) {\n // Preprocessing failure causes the function to fail.\n functions.logger.error(\"Preprocessor error:\", e);\n return;\n }\n }\n // End of PREPROCESSING_FUNCTION hook.\n\n // Main function logic follows.\n // ...\n });\n\n3. Document any hooks you make available in either the PREINSTALL or\n POSTINSTALL file.\n\n For each hook, document the following:\n - Its intended purpose\n - The point in your extension's logic it runs\n - Its expected inputs and outputs\n - The conditions (or options) for its execution\n\n Additionally, warn users not to perform any actions in the hook\n function that might trigger the same extension, resulting in an infinite\n loop.\n\nExample\n\nThe [Algolia Search extension](https://github.com/algolia/firestore-algolia-search/)\nprovides a synchronous hook to [call a user-supplied transform function](https://github.com/algolia/firestore-algolia-search/blob/34592d513eac22691d76917874a6466032976f67/functions/src/transform.ts)\nprior to writing to Algolia."]]