How to Set proper Rules on Google Firebase DB

How to Set proper Rules on Google Firebase DB:

Here is an example of a pretty simple rules setting. We don’t want just anyone to access user information. The users sub directory is restricted to the user logged in. The rest is fully restricted and is only accessible via admin api.

service cloud.firestore {
  match /databases/{database}/documents {
    // Make sure the uid of the requesting user matches name of the user
    // document. The wildcard expression {userId} makes the userId variable
    // available in rules.
    match /someusercollection/{userID}/{document=**} {
      allow read, update, delete: if request.auth.uid == userId;
      allow create: if request.auth.uid != null;
    }
    match /somecollection/{document=**} {
      allow read, update, delete, create: if false;
    }
  }
}

Read more on the Firebase Docs.

How to Implement Binary Search in JavaScript


function binarySearch (list, value) {
  // initial values for start, middle and end
  let start = 0
  let stop = list.length - 1
  let middle = Math.floor((start + stop) / 2)

  // While the middle is not what we're looking for and the list does not have a single item
  while (list[middle] !== value && start < stop) {
    if (value < list[middle]) {
      stop = middle - 1
    } else {
      start = middle + 1
    }

    // recalculate middle on every iteration
    middle = Math.floor((start + stop) / 2)
  }

  // if the current middle item is what we're looking for return it's index, else return -1
  return (list[middle] !== value) ? -1 : middle
}

const list = [2, 5, 8, 9, 13, 45, 67, 99]
console.log(binarySearch(list, 99)) // 7 -> returns the index of the item

How to Implement Merge Sort in JavaScript

How to Implement Merge Sort in JavaScript the easy way.


// Split the array into halves and merge them recursively 
function mergeSort (arr) {
  if (arr.length === 1) {
    // return once we hit an array with a single item
    return arr
  }

  const middle = Math.floor(arr.length / 2) // get the middle item of the array rounded down
  const left = arr.slice(0, middle) // items on the left side
  const right = arr.slice(middle) // items on the right side

  return merge(
    mergeSort(left),
    mergeSort(right)
  )
}

// compare the arrays item by item and return the concatenated result
function merge (left, right) {
  let result = []
  let indexLeft = 0
  let indexRight = 0

  while (indexLeft < left.length && indexRight < right.length) {
    if (left[indexLeft] < right[indexRight]) {
      result.push(left[indexLeft])
      indexLeft++
    } else {
      result.push(right[indexRight])
      indexRight++
    }
  }

  return result.concat(left.slice(indexLeft)).concat(right.slice(indexRight))
}

const list = [2, 5, 1, 3, 7, 2, 3, 8, 6, 3];
console.log(mergeSort(list)) // [ 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 ];

Calculate time difference between two times in JS

function CountingMinutes(str) { 

  let arr = str.split("-");
  // console.log(arr[0]);
  // code goes here  
  let day = 24 * 60;
  
  let end = getMinutes(arr[1]);
  let start = getMinutes(arr[0]);
  
 // console.log('end is ' + end);
 // console.log('start is ' + start);
  if (end < start){
    end += day;
  }
  return (end-start) ; 
         
}

function getMinutes(time){
  
  let hr = parseInt(time.split(':')[0]);
  let min = parseInt(time.split(':')[1].match(/[0-9]/g).join(""));
  
  let morning = time.match(/am/g);
  let pm = time.match(/pm/g);
 // console.log(pm);
  if (pm && hr < 12){
    hr += 12;
  }
  else if (morning && hr === 12){ // convert midnight to zero
    hr += 12;
  }
  
  let totalMin = parseInt((hr*60) + min);
  
  return totalMin ;
}