Bases:object

The entry point for Firebase Python SDK.

Represents a Firebase app, while holding the configuration and statecommon to all Firebase APIs.

Gracefully deletes an App instance.

Parameters:

app – The app instance to be deleted.

Raises:

ValueError – If the app is not initialized.

Retrieves an App instance by name.

Parameters:

name – Name of the App instance to retrieve (optional).

Returns:

An App instance with the given name.

Return type:

App

Raises:

ValueError – If the specified name is not a string, or if the specified app does not exist.

Initializes and returns a new App instance.

Creates a new App instance using the specified optionsand the app name. If an instance already exists by the sameapp name a ValueError is raised.If options are not provided an attempt is made to load the options from the environment.This is done by looking up theFIREBASE_CONFIG environment variable. If the value ofthe variable starts with"{", it is parsed as a JSON object. Otherwise it is treatedas a file name and the JSON content is read from the corresponding file.Use this function whenever a new App instance is required. Do not directly invoke theApp constructor.

Parameters:

• credential – A credential object used to initialize the SDK (optional). If none is provided,Google Application Default Credentials are used.

• options – A dictionary of configuration options (optional). Supported options includedatabaseURL,storageBucket,projectId,databaseAuthVariableOverride,serviceAccountId andhttpTimeout. IfhttpTimeout is not set, the SDK usesa default timeout of 120 seconds.

• name – Name of the app (optional).

Returns:

A newly initialized instance of App.

Return type:

App

Raises:

ValueError – If the app name is already in use, or any of the provided arguments are invalid.