rules.json

{
  // Firechat sample security rules
  "rules": {
    // By default, make all data private unless specified otherwise.
    ".read": false,
    ".write": false,
    "room-metadata": {
      ".read": true,
      "$roomId": {
        // Append-only by anyone, and admins can add official rooms, and edit or remove rooms as well.
        ".write": "(auth != null) && (!data.exists() || root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id) || data.child('createdByUserId').val() === auth.id)",
        ".validate": "newData.hasChildren(['name','type'])",
        "id": {
          ".validate": "(newData.val() === $roomId)"
        },
        "createdByUserId": {
          ".validate": "(auth.id === newData.val())"
        },
        "numUsers": {
          ".validate": "(newData.isNumber())"
        },
        "type": {
          ".validate": "('public' === newData.val()) || 'private' === newData.val() || ('official' === newData.val() && (root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id)))"
        },
        // A list of users that may read messages from this room.
        "authorizedUsers": {
          ".write": "(auth != null) && (!data.exists() || root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id) || data.hasChild(auth.id))"
        }
      }
    },
    "room-messages": {
      "$roomId": {
        // A list of messages by room, viewable by anyone for public rooms, or authorized users for private rooms.
        ".read": "(root.child('room-metadata').child($roomId).child('type').val() != 'private' || root.child('room-metadata').child($roomId).child('authorizedUsers').hasChild(auth.id))",
        "$msgId": {
          // Allow anyone to append to this list and allow admins to edit or remove.
          ".write": "(auth != null) && (data.val() === null || root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id)) && (root.child('room-metadata').child($roomId).child('type').val() != 'private' || root.child('room-metadata').child($roomId).child('authorizedUsers').hasChild(auth.id)) && (!root.child('suspensions').hasChild(auth.id) || root.child('suspensions').child(auth.id).val() < now)",
          ".validate": "(newData.hasChildren(['userId','name','message','timestamp']))"
        }
      }
    },
    "room-users": {
      "$roomId": {
        ".read": "(root.child('room-metadata').child($roomId).child('type').val() != 'private' || root.child('room-metadata').child($roomId).child('authorizedUsers').hasChild(auth.id))",
        "$userId": {
          // A list of users by room, viewable by anyone for public rooms, or authorized users for private rooms.
          ".write": "(auth != null) && ($userId === auth.id || root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id))",
          "$sessionId": {
            ".validate": "(!newData.exists() || newData.hasChildren(['id','name']))"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "users": {
      // A list of users and their associated metadata, which can be updated by the single user or a moderator.
      "$userId": {
        ".write": "(auth != null) && (auth.id === $userId || (root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id)))",
        ".read": "(auth != null) && (auth.id === $userId || (root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id)))",
        ".validate": "($userId === newData.child('id').val())",
        "invites": {
          // A list of chat invitations from other users, append-only by anyone.
          "$inviteId": {
            // Allow the user who created the invitation to read the status of the invitation.
            ".read": "(auth != null) && (auth.id === data.child('fromUserId').val())",
            ".write": "(auth != null) && (!data.exists() || $userId === auth.id || data.child('fromUserId').val() === auth.id)",
            ".validate": "newData.hasChildren(['fromUserId','fromUserName','roomId']) && (newData.child('id').val() === $inviteId)"
          }
        },
        "notifications": {
          // A list of notifications, which can only be appended to by moderators.
          "$notificationId": {
            ".write": "(auth != null) && (data.val() === null) && (root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id))",
            ".validate": "newData.hasChildren(['fromUserId','timestamp','notificationType'])",
            "fromUserId": {
              ".validate": "newData.val() === auth.id"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "user-names-online": {
      // A mapping of active, online lowercase usernames to sessions and user ids.
      ".read": true,
      "$username": {
        "$sessionId": {
          ".write": "(auth != null) && (!data.exists() || !newData.exists() || data.child('id').val() === auth.id)",
          "id": {
            ".validate": "(newData.val() === auth.id)" 
          },
          "name": {
            ".validate": "(newData.isString())"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "moderators": {
      ".read": "(auth != null)"
    },
    "suspensions": {
      ".write": "(auth != null) && (root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id))",
      ".read": "(auth != null) && (root.child('moderators').hasChild(auth.id))"
    }
  }
}