Tips for displaying an error message when entering an incorrect password using Firebase Simple Login email-password authentication

I am utilizing Firebase's Simple Login as an administrator login for a blog-style website. The correct combination of email and password grants write access to the database on Firebase. Following the provided documentation, I have created distinct sections.

The authentication variable:

var chatRef = new Firebase('https://fiery-fire-291.firebaseio.com/');

var auth = new FirebaseSimpleLogin(chatRef, function(error, user) {
    if (error) {
        // an error occurred while attempting login
        console.log(error);
    } else if (user) {
        // user authenticated with Firebase
        console.log('User ID: ' + user.id + ', Provider: ' + user.provider);
    } else {
    // user is logged out
    }
});

The authentication login, encapsulated in a login controller:

app.controller('LoginCtrl', function ($scope) {
    $scope.login = function() {
        auth.login('password', {
            email: $scope.loginEmail,
            password: $scope.loginPassword, 
            debug: true 
        });
    };
});

This captures the data from the login form:

<div ng-controller="LoginCtrl">
    <form ng-submit="login()">
        <fieldset ng-class="">
            <input type="email" ng-model="loginEmail">
            <input type="password" ng-model="loginPassword">
        </fieldset>
        <button type="submit" href="#">Login</button>
    </form>
</div>

What would be the most appropriate way to set the ng-class to "error" for the login form when there is an error during the Firebase login process?

I am hesitant to modify the CSS directly in Angular (even though it could be done easily in the error callback). I have attempted setting a global variable in the callbacks that would be recognized by

ng-class="{error: !userAuthenticated}"

However, besides not functioning properly, I also sense that this approach may not be ideal.

Answer №1

If you want to handle errors in FirebaseSimpleLogin callback, the easiest way is to store the error message in the $scope and trigger a recompile using $apply or $timeout:

var auth = new FirebaseSimpleLogin(chatRef, function(error, user) {
    $timeout(function() {
       if (error) {
           $scope.error = error;
       } else if (user) {
           $scope.error = null;
       } else {
          $scope.error = 'user is logged out';
       }
    });
});

To display the error on your page, use this code snippet:

<p class="error" ng-show="error">{{error}}</p>

For easier development with Angular and Firebase, consider utilizing tools like: Angular+Firebase Quick Start, angularFire library, angularfire-seed

The angularFire-seed provides a complete example of handling logins, including error management, which can be a helpful reference.

Answer №2

Although I'm not very experienced with Angular, after reviewing the Firebase documentation, it seems that the callback function is the appropriate place to handle this task. According to the docs:

auth.createUser(email, password, function(error, user) {
  if (!error) {
    console.log('User Id: ' + user.id + ', Email: ' + user.email);
  }
});

If you prefer to separate the CSS logic from the controllers, take a look at this code snippet on Coderwall which explains how the ng-class can be set using an object and expression rather than just a classname. By adjusting the boolean value in the error callback, your angular template will update accordingly without directly modifying the controller code.

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