firebase-rules.json

{
  "rules": {

    // ".read": "auth != null",
    // ".write": "auth != null",

    "$root": {

      // Clients can write a time value indexed by their user ID
      // The time must be now
      "time": {
        "$user_id": {
          ".read": "auth.uid == $user_id",
          ".write": "auth.uid == $user_id",
          ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
        }
      },

      // Clients can put themself online but they must write a time with value set to now
      // Any client can read the client list
      "online": {
        "$user_id": {
          ".read": "auth != null",
          ".write": "auth.uid == $user_id",
          "time": {
            ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
          },
          "uid": {
            ".validate": "auth.uid == $user_id"
          }
        }
      },

      "flagged": {
        "messages": {
           "$message_id": {

             // The user who flagged the message can read and write
              ".read": "!data.exists() || (data.child('creator-entity-id').val() == auth.uid)",
              ".write":"!data.exists() || (data.child('creator-entity-id').val() == auth.uid)",

             // The message and thread must exist
              ".validate": "root.child($root + '/threads/' +newData.child('thread').val() +  '/messages/' + $message_id).exists()",

              "sender-entity-id":{
                ".validate": "root.child($root+'/users/'+newData.val()).exists()"
              },
              "creator-enitity-id": {
                ".validate": "newData.val() == auth.uid"
              },
              "date": {
                ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
              }
           }
        }
      },

      "public-threads": {

        ".read": "auth != null",

        "$thread_id": {

          // Only the creator could delete a public chat room
          ".write":"root.child($root+'/users/'+auth.uid).exists() && (!data.exists() || root.child($root + '/threads/' + $thread_id + '/details/creator-entity-id').val() == auth.uid)",
        }
      },

      "threads": {
        "$thread_id": {

          // The only thread users can read the thread
          // Anyone can read a public thread
          ".read": "data.child('users/'+auth.uid).exists() || data.child('details/type').val() == 1  || data.child('details/type_v4').val() == 4",

          "meta": {

            // Any user can make a new thread. Only the creator can change the details
            ".write": "!data.exists() || (data.child('creator-entity-id').val() == auth.uid)",

          },

          "details": {

            // Any user can make a new thread. Only the creator can change the details
            ".write": "!data.exists() || (data.child('creator-entity-id').val() == auth.uid)",

            "creation-date": {
              // This can only be set on creation - the time must be the current time
              ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
            },

            "name": {
              ".validate": "newData.val().length < 100"
            },

            "creator-entity-id": {
              // A room could be created by the server
              ".validate": "newData.val() == auth.uid"
            },

            "type": {
              // Legacy type value for backwards compatibility
              // 0x0 (0) - Group
              // 0x1 (1) - Public
              ".validate": "newData.val() == 0 || newData.val() == 1"
            },

            "type_v4": {
              // Can only be set on thread creation must be
              // 0x1 (1) - Group
              // 0x2 (2) - 1to1
              // 0x4 (4) - Public
              // 0x8 (8) -
              // 0x16 (22) -
              // 0x32 (50) -
              ".validate": "newData.val() == 1 || newData.val() == 2 || newData.val() == 4  || newData.val() == 8 || newData.val() == 16 || newData.val() == 32"
            }
          },

          "lastMessage": {

            ".write": "!data.exists() || data.parent().parent().parent().child('users/' + auth.uid).exists()",

            "type": {
              // Can only be set on message creation must be 0 - 7
              ".validate": "newData.val() >= 0 && newData.val() <= 7"
             },

             // It should be the same as the last message
             // "JSON": {
             //   ".validate": "newData.val() == data.parent().parent().child('messages')"
             // }

            // "user-firebase-id": {
            //   // Can only be set on message creation - a user can only mark a message with their uid
            //   ".validate": "newData.val() == auth.uid"
            // }

          },

          "updated": {

            // Allow the client to update the thread if they are a member
            // or if it's a public thread
            ".write": "!data.exists() || data.parent().parent().parent().child('users/' + auth.uid).exists()|| data.parent().child('details/type').val() == 1  || data.parent().child('details/type_v4').val() == 4",

            "details": {
              ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
            },
            "messages": {
              ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
            },
            "users": {
              //".validate": "newData.val() == now"
            }
          },

          "messages": {

            ".indexOn": ["date"],

              "$message_id": {

              // The user must be in the user list.
              // Any user can make a new message
              // Only the sender can modify a message
              // Make sure that if this is a private thread that the user isn't blocked
              ".write": "data.parent().parent().child('users/' + auth.uid).exists() && (!data.exists() || data.child('user-firebase-id').val() == auth.uid)",
//  || root.child($root + '/users/' + auth.uid + '/blocked/' + newData.child('user-firbease-id').val()).exists() == false && false
                // ".validate": "data.parent().parent().child('details/type_v4').val() != 2 || !data.parent().parent().child('details/type_v4').exists() || root.child($root + '/users/' + auth.uid + '/blocked/' + newData.child('user-firbease-id').val()).exists()",

                // The problem is that we don't know who the message is to
                 // ".validate": "root.child($root + '/users/' + data.parent().parent().child('users').child('') + auth.uid + '/blocked/').exists()",

              "date": {
                // Must be current time
                ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
              },

              "payload": {
                ".validate": "newData.val() != null"
              },

              "type": {
                // Can only be set on message creation must be 0 - 7
                ".validate": "!data.exists() && (newData.val() >= 0 && newData.val() <= 7)"
              },

              "user-firebase-id": {
                // Can only be set on message creation - a user can only mark a message with their uid
                ".validate": "!data.exists() && newData.val() == auth.uid"
              },

              "read": {
                "$user_id": {
                  ".write": "auth.uid == $user_id && root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/users/'+auth.uid).exists()",
                  "status": {
                    //".validate": "newData.val() >= -2 && newData.val() <= 2"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },

          "typing": {
            "$user_id": {
              ".write": "auth.uid == $user_id"
            }
          },

          "users": {

            // TODO: Implement this
            // For a user to be added to the thread, they should exist in the users area,
                          // If this is a public thread, then the user must have an account
            //              (root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/details/type').val() == 1 &&
            //                root.child($root+'/users/'+auth.uid).exists()) ||
                          // If this is a private thread, then only the creator can add a user
            //              (root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/details/type').val() == 0 &&
            //                (root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/details/creator-entity-id').val() == auth.uid ||
            //                root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/users/'+auth.uid).exists()))",
            // The user must be a member of the thread to see which users exist
            //".read": "root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/users/'+auth.uid).exists()",
            // Anyone can add to a public group
            // To write to a private group you must be the creator or a member
            //".write": "(root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/details/type').val() == 1 &&
            //              root.child($root+'/users/'+auth.uid).exists()) ||
            //           (root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/details/type').val() == 0 &&
            //              (root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/details/creator-entity-id').val() == auth.uid ||
            //               root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id+'/users/'+auth.uid).exists()))",

            "$user_id": {

              // Members can add users and the creator can too
              // Any user can remove themself
              ".write": "data.parent().parent().child('users/' + auth.uid).exists() || data.parent().parent().child('details/creator-entity-id').val() == auth.uid || $user_id == auth.uid",

               // Add this back in - this is removed because it will prevent us from
               // creating a thread with a user who doesn't exist. This is a problem
               // for the migration
              ".validate": "root.child($root+'/users/'+$user_id).exists()",

                "status": {
                // Only the thread creator can be the owner
                ".validate": "(newData.val() == 'owner' && data.parent().parent().parent().child('details/creator-entity-id').val() == $user_id) || newData.val() == 'member'"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },

      "users": {

       ".indexOn": ["meta/name", "meta/phone", "meta/email", "meta/location", "meta/country-code, meta/username"],

         ".read": "data.child(auth.uid).exists() || !data.child(auth.uid).exists()",

          "$user_id": {

            // ".read": "$user_id == auth.uid || data.parent().child(auth.uid).exists()",

            "last-online": {
              ".write": "auth.uid == $user_id",
              ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
            },

            "meta": {
              ".write": "auth.uid == $user_id",
            },

            "contacts": {
              "$contact_user_id": {
                ".write": "auth.uid == $user_id",
                ".validate": "data.parent().parent().parent().child($blocked_user_id).exists()"
              }
            },

            "blocked": {
              "$blocked_user_id": {
                ".write": "auth.uid == $user_id",
                ".validate": "data.parent().parent().parent().child($blocked_user_id).exists()"
              }
            },

            "online": {
              ".write": "auth.uid == $user_id",
              ".validate": "newData.val() == true || newData.val() == false"
            },

            "updated": {
              "meta": {
                ".write": "data.parent().parent().parent().child(auth.uid).exists()",
                ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
              },
              "threads": {
                ".write": "data.parent().parent().parent().child(auth.uid).exists()",
                ".validate": "newData.val() == now"
              }
            },

              "threads": {

                "$thread_id": {

                  // The writing user should have a user profile
                  ".write": "root.child($root+'/users/'+auth.uid).exists()",

                  // The thread sholud exist
                  ".validate": "root.child($root+'/threads/'+$thread_id).exists()"

             }
          }
        }
      },

      "searchIndex": {
        // Any authenticated user can read the data
        ".read": "root.child($root+'/users/'+auth.uid).exists()",
        // Index the items to improve search performance
        ".indexOn": ["name", "email", "phone", "name-lowercase"],
        "$user_id": {
          // We can only write to the index related to our user
          ".write": "$user_id == auth.uid",
        }
      },

      // GeoFire Rules or location based chat
      "location": {
      // Allow anyone to read the GeoFire index
      ".read": true,
      // Index each location's geohash for faster querying
      ".indexOn": ["g"],
      // Schema validation
      "$key": {
        // Allow anyone to add, update, or remove keys in the GeoFire index
        ".write": true,
        // Key validation
        ".validate": "newData.hasChildren(['g', 'l']) && newData.getPriority().length <= 22 && newData.getPriority().length > 0",
        // Geohash validation
        "g": {
          ".validate": "newData.val() == newData.parent().getPriority()"
        },
        // Location coordinates validation
        "l": {
          "0" : {
            ".validate": "newData.isNumber() && newData.val() >= -90 && newData.val() <= 90"
          },
          "1" : {
            ".validate": "newData.isNumber() && newData.val() >= -180 && newData.val() <= 180"
          },
          "$other": {
            ".validate": false
          }
        },
        // Don't allow any other keys to be written
        "$other": {
          ".validate": false
        }
      }
    }
    }
  }
}