Firebase Remote Config Push (VS Code)

Push values to Firebase Remote Config directly from VS Code—no Firebase Console needed.

This extension is built for developers who want a fast, safe, and simple way to manage Remote Config while staying inside their editor.

🚀 Features

• Direct Push: Update Remote Config parameters instantly from VS Code.
• Smart Validation:
  • Key Check: Prevents invalid key formats (e.g., no hyphens allow, only alphanumeric and underscores).
  • Type Support: Locally validates JSON, Number, Boolean, and String before pushing.
• Interactive UI: A simple, modern webview form for quick data entry.
• Project Awareness: Displays the active Firebase Project ID in the UI to prevent accidental pushes to the wrong environment.
• Safe Merging: Automatically fetches the current template and merges your changes—never overwrites your entire configuration.
• Workspace Isolation: Save your service account path per workspace for secure, project-specific workflows.

✅ Supported Value Types

• String
• Number
• Boolean
• JSON

📦 Requirements

Before using this extension, make sure you have:

• A Firebase project
• A Firebase Service Account JSON file
• The service account must have Remote Config Admin permissions

🛠️ Step-by-Step Setup & Configuration

Step 1: Create a Firebase Service Account

1. Go to Firebase Console
2. Open your project
3. Navigate to:

   Project Settings → Service Accounts
   

4. Click Generate new private key
5. Download the .json file

⚠️ Important:
Never commit this file to Git.

Step 3: Configure the Extension

1. Open VS Code
2. Open the Command Palette
   • Cmd + Shift + P (macOS)
   • Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows/Linux)
3. Run:

   Push to Firebase Remote Config
   

4. On first run, you’ll be prompted to:
   • Select your service account JSON file
   • Make sure you select the correct service account for your project that you just downloaded

✅ The path is saved per workspace, so you only do this once.

Step 4: Push a Remote Config Value

1. Open the command again:

   Push to Firebase Remote Config
   

2. Fill in the form:
   • Key → e.g. enable_new_checkout
   • Type → Boolean / String / Number / JSON
   • Value → true
3. Confirm and push 🎉

The extension will:

• Fetch the existing Remote Config
• Merge your change safely
• Push only the updated values

⚙️ Extension Settings

This extension adds one setting:

rmcPush.serviceAccountPath

What it does

• Stores the path to your Firebase service account
• Saved per workspace
• Recommended location: .vscode/

🔄 Switching Firebase Projects

If you need to change credentials:

1. Open the Command Palette
2. Run:

   Reset Service Account Path
   

3. Select a new service account file

🛡️ Best Practices

• ✅ Always .gitignore service account files
• ✅ Use separate service accounts for staging & production
• ❌ Never share service account keys publicly
• 🔍 Double-check the Project ID shown before pushing

❤️ Who This Is For

• Mobile developers
• Flutter engineers
• Backend engineers
• Anyone tired of opening Firebase Console just to change a flag

Built with ❤️ for Flutter & Mobile Developers