FirebaseArduino: add typed push and set variant

Fixes #140.

Author: proppy

examples/FirebaseDemo_ESP8266/FirebaseDemo_ESP8266.ino

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int n = 0;
 
 void loop() {
   // set value
-  Firebase.set("number", 42.0);
+  Firebase.setFloat("number", 42.0);
   // handle error
   if (Firebase.failed()) {
       Serial.print("setting /number failed:");
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void loop() {
   delay(1000);
 
   // update value
-  Firebase.set("number", 43.0);
+  Firebase.setFloat("number", 43.0);
   delay(1000);
 
   // get value 
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ void loop() {
   delay(1000);
 
   // set string value
-  Firebase.set("message", "hello world");
+  Firebase.setString("message", "hello world");
   delay(1000);
   // set bool value
-  Firebase.set("truth", false);
+  Firebase.setBool("truth", false);
   delay(1000);
 
   // append a new value to /logs
-  String name = Firebase.push("logs", n++);
+  String name = Firebase.pushInt("logs", n++);
   Serial.print("pushed: /logs/");
   Serial.println(name);
   delay(1000);

examples/FirebaseRoom_ESP8266/FirebaseRoom_ESP8266.ino

@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ void loop() {
   int newButton = digitalRead(buttonPin);
   if (newButton != button) {
     button = newButton;
-    Firebase.set("pushbutton", button);
+    Firebase.setInt("pushbutton", button);
   }
   float newLight = analogRead(lightSensorPin);
   if (abs(newLight - light) > 100) {
     light = newLight;
-    Firebase.set("sunlight", light);
+    Firebase.setFloat("sunlight", light);
   }
 }

src/FirebaseArduino.cpp

@@ -23,14 +23,56 @@ void FirebaseArduino::begin(const char* host, const char* auth) {
   auth_ = auth;
 }
 
-String FirebaseArduino::FirebaseArduino::push(const String& path, const JsonVariant& value) {
+String FirebaseArduino::pushInt(const String& path, int value) {
+  return push(path, value);
+}
+
+String FirebaseArduino::pushFloat(const String& path, float value) {
+  return push(path, value);
+}
+
+String FirebaseArduino::pushBool(const String& path, bool value) {
+  return push(path, value);
+}
+
+String FirebaseArduino::pushString(const String& path, const String& value) {
+  JsonVariant json(value);
+  return push(path, json);
+}
+
+String FirebaseArduino::pushString(const String& path, const char* value) {
+  return push(path, value);
+}
+
+String FirebaseArduino::push(const String& path, const JsonVariant& value) {
   String buf;
   value.printTo(buf);
   auto push = FirebasePush(host_, auth_, path, buf, http_.get());
   error_ = push.error();
   return push.name();
 }
 
+void FirebaseArduino::setInt(const String& path, int value) {
+  set(path, value);
+}
+
+void FirebaseArduino::setFloat(const String& path, float value) {
+  set(path, value);
+}
+
+void FirebaseArduino::setBool(const String& path, bool value) {
+  set(path, value);
+}
+
+void FirebaseArduino::setString(const String& path, const String& value) {
+  JsonVariant json(value);
+  set(path, json);
+}
+
+void FirebaseArduino::setString(const String& path, const char* value) {
+  set(path, value);
+}
+
 void FirebaseArduino::set(const String& path, const JsonVariant& value) {
   String buf;
   value.printTo(buf);

src/FirebaseArduino.h

@@ -23,36 +23,131 @@
 /**
  * Main class for Arduino clients to interact with Firebase.
  * This implementation is designed to follow Arduino best practices and favor
- * simplicity over all else. 
- * For more complicated usecases and more control see the Firebase class in 
+ * simplicity over all else.
+ * For more complicated usecases and more control see the Firebase class in
  * Firebase.h.
  */
 class FirebaseArduino {
  public:
   /**
-   * Must be called first. This initialize the client with the given 
+   * Must be called first. This initialize the client with the given
    * firebase host and credentials.
    * \param host Your firebase db host, usually X.firebaseio.com.
    * \param auth Optional credentials for the db, a secret or token.
    */
   void begin(const char* host, const char* auth = "");
 
   /**
-   * Writes data to a new child location under the parent at path. 
+   * Appends the integer value to the node at path.
    * Equivalent to the REST API's POST.
    * You should check success() after calling.
-   * \param path The path inside of your db to the parent object.
-   * \param value Data that you wish to add under the parent.
-   * \return The unique child key where the data was written.
+   * \param path The path of the parent node.
+   * \param value integer value that you wish to append to the node.
+   * \return The unique key of the new child node.
+   */
+  String pushInt(const String& path, int value);
+
+  /**
+   * Appends the float value to the node at path.
+   * Equivalent to the REST API's POST.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path of the parent node.
+   * \param value float value that you wish to append to the node.
+   * \return The unique key of the new child node.
+   */
+  String pushFloat(const String& path, float value);
+
+  /**
+   * Appends the bool value to the node at path.
+   * Equivalent to the REST API's POST.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path of the parent node.
+   * \param value bool value that you wish to append to the node.
+   * \return The unique key of the new child node.
+   */
+  String pushBool(const String& path, bool value);
+
+  /**
+   * Appends the String value to the node at path.
+   * Equivalent to the REST API's POST.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path of the parent node.
+   * \param value String value that you wish to append to the node.
+   * \return The unique key of the new child node.
+   */
+  String pushString(const String& path, const String& value);
+
+  /**
+   * Appends the String value to the node at path.
+   * Equivalent to the REST API's POST.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path of the parent node.
+   * \param value String value that you wish to append to the node.
+   * \return The unique key of the new child node.
+   */
+  String pushString(const String& path, const char* value);
+
+  /**
+   * Appends the JSON data to the node at path.
+   * Equivalent to the REST API's POST.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path of the parent node.
+   * \param value JSON data that you wish to append to the node.
+   * \return The unique key of the new child node.
    */
   String push(const String& path, const JsonVariant& value);
 
   /**
-   * Writes the data in value to the node located at path equivalent to the
+   * Writes the integer value to the node located at path equivalent to the
+   * REST API's PUT.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path inside of your db to the node you wish to update.
+   * \param value integer value that you wish to write.
+   */
+  void setInt(const String& path, int value);
+
+  /**
+   * Writes the float value to the node located at path equivalent to the
+   * REST API's PUT.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path inside of your db to the node you wish to update.
+   * \param value float value that you wish to write.
+   */
+  void setFloat(const String& path, float value);
+
+  /**
+   * Writes the bool value to the node located at path equivalent to the
    * REST API's PUT.
    * You should check success() after calling.
    * \param path The path inside of your db to the node you wish to update.
-   * \param value Data that you wish to write.
+   * \param value float value that you wish to write.
+   */
+  void setBool(const String& path, bool value);
+
+  /**
+   * Writes the String value to the node located at path equivalent to the
+   * REST API's PUT.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path inside of your db to the node you wish to update.
+   * \param value String value that you wish to write.
+   */
+  void setString(const String& path, const String& value);
+
+  /**
+   * Writes the String value to the node located at path equivalent to the
+   * REST API's PUT.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path inside of your db to the node you wish to update.
+   * \param value String value that you wish to write.
+   */
+  void setString(const String& path, const char* value);
+
+  /**
+   * Writes the JSON data to the node located at path.
+   * Equivalent to the REST API's PUT.
+   * You should check success() after calling.
+   * \param path The path inside of your db to the node you wish to update.
+   * \param value JSON data that you wish to write.
    */
   void set(const String& path, const JsonVariant& value);