In a recent post I explained how wee could theoretically save user’s data onto a local file which could then be synced to the Firebase database online. As i ventured further into the idea, I realized that JS doesn’t really allow you to read a file on the local system of the user.
I was a little frustrated after reading about 5 posts on StackOverflow stating how it would be “Invasion of Privacy” if we could do that but I realized that what they were posting was absolutely valid.
Recently I published a post where I explained why I needed to create some synchronization scripts for a web application that uses Firebase as a Database.
As stated in the previous post, there are 3 parts to this endeavor.
I will be planning out the first one in this post.
So, Firebase allows the users 4 ways to enter data into the database. (Refer to this page)
I recently took up a project where I needed to store some structured data and provide the user with a UI to insert view and edit the data in a streamlined way.
At first I tried to use a MySQL database, but it was too much work. Also I didn’t know the limits of the data they could enter so defining data types was a chore as well.
So I switched to Firebase, a company that provides a real time json database and application hosting space. Everything was going well when the client said that they required the application to work offline as well. Firebase works offline for Android and IOS applications but this functionality is not available for Web Applications.
Next week, I will be presenting in the
Dehradun city-wide Maker Party of the Firefox Club in UPES.
The topic of my Presentation is POLYMER which is a tool I discovered and learned to work with last summer.
Here’s the Prezi Presentation I created today.
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This was also a great opportunity to tinker with Prezi, an online presentation tool which provides a radical way of creating presentations instead of the classic page wise navigation in classic presentations.
So I finally decided to go with Linux Mint for the platform on which I would build the Ubuntu Touch Port. This is only a temporary decision though since I can change it to Ubuntu or anything else if it doesn’t fulfill my needs.
**Why Linux Mint? **Because it recently I installed Windows 10 (relatively new right now) on my system and it has a great UI. So I was looking for a distribution that would be able to compete with that. Also I had never tried Linux Mint out before.
As a Minor Project for my College, I have decided upon making a port for Ubuntu Touch to a mobile device. I also have 3 of my friends who will be helping me in completing this project.
We haven’t yet decided the device we are going to build the ROM for (Moto G3 or the OnePlus One). This is because even though building it for OnePlus One would be easier, it already has an 80% functional (some functionalities missing) port of Ubuntu Touch for it.