Debugging functions in firebase emulator without deploying first

Question

I have an application that uses cloud functions to respond to Firestore triggers (onCreate, onDelete). I am trying to use the emulator to test these functions prior to deployment, however that does not work for me.

The emulator is properly setup, I can test and debug cloud functions, BUT I have to deploy them first. Am I missing something?

Basically, I have to do

> firebase emulator:start --inspect-functions

then

> firebase deploy --only functions

Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

If you are using TypeScript, you have to build the functions first. Read more .