The long answer about why this is a complicated problem has been discussed in some blogs, for example here and here. EDIT: The firebase CLI now supports projects using TypeScript, which gives you access to ES7 syntax. It will automatically compile that down to ES6 for deployment to Cloud Functions .
Read moreWhat language supports Firebase?
The Firebase SDK supports programming in C++, Java, JavaScript, JavaScript/Node. js, Objective-C, and Swift . Angular, Backbone, Ember and React are supported through bindings to the database.
Read moreHow do I deploy a single function to Firebase?
There is currently no way to deploy a single function with the Firebase CLI. Running `firebase deploy` will deploy all functions.
Read moreHow do I deploy a firestore function?
Get started: write, test, and deploy your first functions
Read moreHow do I run Firebase cloud functions locally?
Run functions locally
Read moreHow do you deploy a cloud function?
Deployment. Deployments work by uploading an archive containing your function’s source code to a Cloud Storage bucket . Once the source code has been uploaded, Cloud Build automatically builds your code into a container image and pushes that image to either Artifact Registry or Container Registry.
Read moreIs firebase a database server?
The Firebase Realtime Database is a cloud-hosted database . Data is stored as JSON and synchronized in realtime to every connected client.
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