I used visual code, and Terminal to complete this task. I assume that you have all the requirements to build a react app. Otherwise check this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hb_0TZ_MVI
1 On OS Mac open terminal and create project called ' contactform '
change directory: cd contactform
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In the project directory Create a react app named ' react-form ' run: npx create-react-app react-form
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Build the app for production run:
npm run build
- In your SRC folder create a new folder called component
- In the folder component create a JS file called User.js see: https://github.com/jaimehernan95/react-js-contact-form-cloud-firestore/tree/master/src/component
- copy and paste the code from the repository
- In the folder component create a JS file called Firestore.js
style and image
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in the SRC folder create a new folder called ' assets '.
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In the assets folder copy and paste the folders css and img from this repository: https://github.com/jaimehernan95/react-js-contact-form-cloud-firestore/tree/master/src/assets
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open the index.js and the following:
import './assets/css/bootstrap.min.css' import './assets/css/agency.min.css'
- open App.js and add the following after see example: https://github.com/jaimehernan95/react-js-contact-form-cloud-firestore/blob/master/src/App.js
Firebase
- Firestore.js file will contain the firebase configuration see: https://github.com/jaimehernan95/react-js-contact-form-cloud-firestore/blob/master/src/component/Firestore.js
- Create a new firebase project from https://firebase.google.com/
- In the firebase console click on your project overview
- click on + Add App
- select web </>
- new window open: Enter the name of your APP
- Click on Register APP
- A new window will display the firebase configuration
- Copy and paste the firebase configuration into your file Firestore.js ( see the repository example above)
- In the Firebase Console click on Database
- create a new collection (table) called users
- inside the collection users add 3 fields: name, email and message
- the 3 fields must be string and the value leave it empty
field: name fiel: email fiel: message type: string type: string type: string value: value: value:
- save changes
Firebase installation and Depployment
- go back to terminal and navigate to your project directory install the firebase tools globally, run:
npm install firebase-tools -g
- login to firebase console run:
firebase login
- after logged in run:
firebase init
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select Firebase hosting with the tab and hit enter
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select the project an existing project option
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select your project
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use a public directory? add the name of the projct: build and the hit enter. ' you will notice on visual code that a new project has been created'
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public directory? build
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select 'YEs' : configure as a single-page app index. html? YES
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select 'NO ': file build index. htmnl overwrite? NO
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run npm build
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firebase deploy
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open the web link and enter information in the contact form
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navigate to your firebase database
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the information entered in the contact form must be there.
Update Information on Firebase
- if you add or modify the files run the following command to see the new changes:
- npm run build
- firebase deploy
- Notes: I followed the tutorial from the link below React + Cloud Firestore: Step by step tutorial. It didn't work for me because there are some mistakes. I modified and improved a little bit. https://medium.com/get-it-working/get-googles-firestore-working-with-react-c78f198d2364
#cloud store
#React
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