Download or sync Firebase Functions to local environment

Question

I am working on a Firebase project that currently uses several Cloud Functions. The thing is that I want to download or sync the Cloud Functions to the local environment on my laptop.

I mean some command using firebase-tools or another like:

git clone [project name]
git fetch [something]

Usually, we create some cloud functions using the Firebase Console, and I would like to have these functions locally to edit these when needed and deploy them again.

I know that firebase-tools have these two commands, but it is only for configurations:

functions:config:clone [options]
functions:config:get [options]

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '20 at 17:15

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There's no provided solution for automatically copying or synchronizing functions that have already been deployed. You can certain get the source code for deployed functions, but the Firebase CLI will not automate that process for you.

Ideally, you will want to manage all of your functions from the same source control and CLI in order to deal with them all consistent. Editing functions from the console is primarily a convenience, not a proper deployment mechanism.

answered Jul 28 '20 at 17:15

Doug Stevenson

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Thank you for your quick answer. It is really disappointing. I already knew about the functionality to download the function's files from the Firebase Console, but I think the `firebase-tools` should provide a feature like this to sync the local environment with the cloud. – Yulio Aleman Jimenez Jul 28 '20 at 17:27
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You're free to send your feedback to Firebase support. https://support.google.com/firebase/contact/support – Doug Stevenson Jul 28 '20 at 17:28
Shure, I will do it! – Yulio Aleman Jimenez Jul 28 '20 at 17:30
do you know if this is true for cloud functions as well? – ahmaxed Sep 28 '20 at 09:09

Download or sync Firebase Functions to local environment

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