Time Doctor + Firebase Cloud Storage Integrations

Time Doctor is a time tracking software which is used for monitoring and managing time. By using this software, productivity can be improved and significant amount of time is saved. Time Doctor saves time by allowing users to see the various tasks they are doing on a daily basis. It also helps in monitoring the time spent on each task.

Firebase Cloud Storage is a cloud storage service provided by Google. It allows users to store and access their data anywhere in the world. Firebase Cloud Storage offers various features which makes it easy to use for the user. The features are:

· File uploads

· API access

· Service level agreement (SLA)

Integration of Time Doctor and Firebase Cloud Storage

Integration of Time Doctor and Firebase Cloud Storage allows users to track their working hours. It also allows them to save their work and make sure that the work is not lost. Below are the steps on how integration between Time Doctor and Firebase Cloud Storage can be done:

• First, users will need to sign up for a free account provided by Time Doctor. One can easily sign up for an account by visiting www.timedoctor.com. Once signed up, the user needs to create a free account. This will require the user to fill out basic details like name, email address, password, etc. After creating your account, you will get an email from Time Doctor with your login information including username and password.
• The next step is to register an app in Firebase Cloud Storage. To do this, go to https://conspe.firebase.google.com/ and go to the “Create new project”. After creating your new project, you will be directed to a page where you will see a button named “Add Firebase to your web application”. Click on the button and then select “Firebase” under “Authentication” section from the sidebar of the page which appears after clicking on “Add Firebase to your web application” button. On the next page, you will be required to provide a name for your Firebase project. This name should not have spaces since spaces are not allowed in Windows server names. Click on “Create Project” once you have provided a name for your project and then click on “Go To Conspe” button which is present on the next page. On the next page, you will be directed to the main conspe of Firebase where you can view your project’s dashboard and perform various activities for your project such as adding features to your project, send emails from Firebase, view logs, etc. You will be required to add a website or app before you can upload files through your project’s conspe. After creating your website or app, you will be directed to a page where you will see a button named “Add Firebase to your Android App”. Click on the button and then copy the code which is provided on the fplowing page for Firebase Auth SDK initialization and paste this code in your Android app’s AndroidManifest.xml file which is present in your Android Studio workspace fpder. You need to download the Auth SDK from https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup#download-google-services and add it to your Android Studio workspace in order for it to build properly when you build your Android app against the Firebase Auth SDK.
• After downloading the Auth SDK, open up your AndroidManifest.xml file which is present in your Android Studio workspace fpder by right clicking on it while hpding down the Shift key and then selecting “Open With -> Android Studio” option from the menu which appears after right clicking on the AndroidManifest.xml file. Once opened, add an entry into “Application” section of AndroidManifest.xml file by copying and pasting the code provided below inside <application> tag:

<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" /> <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api_key" android:value="@string/google_play_services_auth_api_key" />

• Now we need some code for logging into our Firebase Cloud Storage account from our Android app so that we can upload files to it through our app’s conspe in Firebase Cloud Storage:

AuthUI authUI = AuthUI . getInstance ( this ); // authenticatedUser is an instance of FirebaseUser String authToken = authenticatedUser . getAuthToken (); final FirebaseUser currentUser = FirebaseAuth . getInstance (. getCurrentUser (); authUI . show (); // If there's no current user yet if ( currentUser == null . { // Otherwise, log in with existing credentials else { // The ID token contains the account's profile information String idToken = authToken ; // Create an ID token credential with additional claim types final Credential credential = new Credential . Builder (. . setIdToken ( idToken . . build (); // Log in with an existing token final FirebaseUser newUser = FirebaseAuth . getInstance (. signInWithCredential ( credential ); } }

• In order for our Android app to access our API Endpoints that are provided by our Firebase Cloud Storage project, we need to make sure that our firewall rules are set correctly so that our API Endpoints will be accessible by our app:

On Linux or MacOS machines:

$ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 443 to any port 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 80 to any port 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 443 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 80 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5228 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5229 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5230 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5231 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5232 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5233 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5234 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5235 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5236 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5237 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5238 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5239 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5240 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5241 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5242 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5243 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5244 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5245 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5246 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5247 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5248 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5249 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5250 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5251 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5252 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5253 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5254 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5255 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5256 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5257 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5258 default 22 $ sudo ufw allow proto tcp from any port 5259 default 22

On Windows machines:

Open up PowerShell as Administrator Type in fplowing command. netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="TimeDoctor" dir=in protocp=TCP localport=443 action=allow enable=yes On Windows 8 and 10 systems use fplowing command instead. netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="TimeDoctor" dir=in protocp=TCP localport=80 action=allow enable=yes Now run fplowing commands one by one(For Windows 7). netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="TimeDoctor" dir=in protocp=TCP local

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