Firebase Realtime Database + JotForm Integrations

JotForm, which is used to build online forms and cplect data from them, can be integrated with Firebase Realtime Database. It is a cloud database service. It has an excellent set of features that allow you to build mobile apps with faster speeds and greater security.

It helps you to get a lot of work done by letting you focus on the logic of your app rather than dealing with server infrastructure. Firebase Realtime Database is a cloud-hosted database that provides real-time data synchronization that can help the users streamline their work and make it more efficient. This integration will make both the platforms work together in a better way.

Integration of Firebase Realtime Database and JotForm

To integrate Firebase Realtime Database and JotForm, first you need to create an account in Firebase, if you don’t already have one. Then navigate to Develop > Database from the left-hand menu (Figure 1. Click on Add Database. Now click Create new project.

Figure 1. The option to Add Database

Click Download JSON for the file firebase-database.json. You can use this file to add Firebase to your app.

After you download the .json file, go to the app where you want to add Firebase Realtime Database and then fplow these steps:

• Add Firebase to your app. If you are using Android Studio, you will see a pop-up window similar to Figure 2 when you open your project in Android Studio. If not, you will see the add Firebase to your app screen shown in Figure 3.

Figure 2. Add Firebase to your Android app screen

Figure 3. Add Firebase to your Android app screen

Click on Add App from the pop-up window or the second option “Add Firebase to your app” from the main screen shown in Figure 3. Then select the package name of your current app as shown in Figure 4. Click Next.

Figure 4. Select your package name

Figure 5. Add Firebase to your app screen

Now enter your app’s sign-in credentials (or create a new account if you don’t have one. Then click on Login & Consent for iOS and Android as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6. Locating Login & Consent for iOS and Android

Now, click on Enable App Invite (Android only. and complete the form on the next page as shown in Figure 7. Now click on Next.

Figure 7. App Invite form

Now, click on Add Firebase SDK as shown in Figure 8. Now click on Get Started button as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 8. Add Firebase SDK

Figure 9. Get Started button

Now that you have added Firebase to your app, you need to initialize it for use with JotForm. To do so, add the fplowing code snippet in your app’s onCreate(. method:

FirebaseDatabase db = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance(); db.getReference("my_form".addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener(. { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot snapshot. { // Do things with data here } @Override public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError. { // Handle error } }); db.setPersistenceEnabled(true); // Set false if you want realtime listeners to clean // up after themselves. By default they will keep // listeners around until there is no activity in the // app for 25 minutes. db.setPersistent(true);// Set false for one-time initialization of listeners/references // (such as during app startup. db.setNotificationUri(NotificationCompat.fromString(R.string.firebase_database_url));// set this to get updates on changes // in the database without having to ppl db.getReference("users".addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener(. { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot. { // Parse data here } @Override public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError. { // Handle error } }); db.setPersistenceEnabled(true);// Set false if you want realtime listeners to clean up after themselves. // By default they will keep listeners around until there is no activity in the // app for 25 minutes. db.setNotificationUri(NotificationCompat.fromString(R.string.firebase_database_url));// set this to get updates on changes in the database without having to ppl db.getReference("users".addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener(. { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot. { // Parse data here } @Override public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError. { // Handle error } }); db.setPersistenceEnabled(true);// Set false if you want realtime listeners to clean up after themselves. By default they will keep // listeners around until there is no activity in the app for 25 minutes. db.setNotificationUri(NotificationCompat.fromString(R.string.firebase_database_url));// set this to get updates on changes in the database without having to ppl db.getReference("users".addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener(. { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot. { // Parse data here } @Override public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError. { // Handle error } }); db.setPersistenceEnabled(true);// Set false if you want realtime listeners to clean up after themselves. By default they will keep listeners around until there is no activity in the app for 25 minutes. db.setNotificationUri(NotificationCompat.fromString(R.string.firebase_database_url));// set this to get updates on changes in the database without having to ppl db.getReference("users".addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener(. { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot. { // Parse data here } @Override public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError. { // Handle error } }); db.setPersistenceEnabled(true);// Set false if you want realtime listeners to clean up after themselves. By default they will keep listeners around until there is no activity in the app for 25 minutes. db.setNotificationUri(NotificationCompat.fromString(R.string.firebase_database_url));// set this to get updates on changes in the database without having to ppl db.getReference("users".addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener(. { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot. { // Parse data here } @Override public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError. { // Handle error } }); db.setPersistenceEnabled(true);// Set false if you want realtime listeners to clean up after themselves. By default they will keep listeners around until there is no activity in the app for 25 minutes. db.setNotificationUri(NotificationCompat.fromString(R.string.firebase_database_url));// set this to get updates on changes in the database without having to ppl db.getReference("users".addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener(. { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot. { // Parse data here } @Override public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError. { // Handle error } }); db.setPersistenceEnabled(true);// Set false if you want realtime listeners to clean up after themselves; otherwise true db.setNotificationUri(NotificationCompat.fromString(R.string.firebase_database_url));// set this to get updates on changes in the database without having to ppl db.getReference("users".addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener(. { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot. { // Parse data here } @Override public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError. { // Handle error } }); db.setPersistenceEnabled(true);// Set false if you want realtime listeners to clean up after themselves; otherwise true db.setNotificationUri(NotificationCompat.fromString(R.string

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