Bonfire

We like to keep on top of new technology at Novoda, so we decided to dedicate some time to explore the new Firebase. With a small team of four developers (two for iOS and two for Android) we took the idea of a chat application shown in most sample code and expanded it into a more feature-rich example. Today we want to share with you our findings and the demo app that was built during this exploration. Say hello to Bonfire!

This is a demo app built with the purpose to showcase the usage of Firebase in a production-like environment. It uses Firebase Realtime Database, Dynamic Links, Analytics, Crash Reporting and more to showcase the strength and weaknesses of Firebase as a production platform.

If you want to learn more about our experience with Firebase, please check out our blog post https://novoda.com/blog/bonfire

You can find the source code on Github https://github.com/novoda/bonfire-firebase-sample

Disclaimer:

This application is for demo purposes only.

Your name and profile picture will be visible to all other users of the application.

Messages are not encrypted and Novoda developers can see them.

The database can be erased at any time.