How would you implement User Authentication using Firebase in a Single Page Application?

Firebase Authentication provides backend services to authenticate users in Single Page Applications (SPA). To implement, initialize Firebase SDK in your SPA. Use the ‘firebase.auth()’ function for authentication.

For sign-up, use ‘createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)’ method. It creates a new user account using an email and password and returns user data.

To log-in existing users, use ‘signInWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)’. If successful, it returns user information.

To maintain user sessions, use ‘onAuthStateChanged(user)’. This observer triggers every time user’s sign-in state changes. It helps in maintaining user sessions across refreshes or re-openings of the app.

For sign-out, use ‘signOut()’ method. It invalidates the session on the client side.

Remember to handle errors during these processes by catching them and providing appropriate feedback to users.

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