Announcing Streaming for the Firebase REST API
Blog post from Firebase
Firebase’s REST API now supports real-time streaming through the EventSource/Server-Sent Events protocol, enabling notifications on platforms not supported by Firebase client libraries. To stream changes from a Firebase location, clients must request the `text/event-stream` format, follow HTTP 307 redirects to the appropriate server, and supply an authentication credential when reading protected data. The server delivers JSON payloads through named events including `put`, `patch`, `keep-alive`, `cancel`, and `auth_revoked`, allowing applications to maintain a synchronized local cache. Ruby and Python command-line chat examples demonstrate an architecture with separate threads for listening to streamed events, posting messages, and managing the user interface, and developers are invited to explore the GitHub examples and provide feedback or contributions.
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