React Scheduler and Firebase Integration

This tutorial shows how to connect React Scheduler to Firebase Firestore for real-time multi-user synchronization.

You will build:

• a Scheduler page backed by React state (events)
• Firestore listeners for live updates
• a data.save bridge for create/update/delete

Step 1. Create the project

npm create vite@latest react-scheduler-firebase -- --template react-ts
cd react-scheduler-firebase
npm install firebase

Install React Scheduler as described in the React Scheduler installation guide.

For evaluation:

npm install @dhtmlx/trial-react-scheduler

For professional package, replace trial imports with @dhx/react-scheduler.

Step 2. Configure Firebase

In Firebase Console:

1. Create a project.
2. Enable Firestore Database.
3. Register a Web app and copy Firebase config.

Add .env:

VITE_FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION={"apiKey":"YOUR_API_KEY","authDomain":"YOUR_AUTH_DOMAIN","projectId":"YOUR_PROJECT_ID","storageBucket":"YOUR_STORAGE_BUCKET","messagingSenderId":"YOUR_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID","appId":"YOUR_APP_ID"}

Create src/firebase.ts:

import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { collection, getFirestore, query } from "firebase/firestore";

const firebaseConfig = JSON.parse(import.meta.env.VITE_FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION);

const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
const db = getFirestore(app);

const eventsCollection = collection(db, "events");
const eventsQuery = query(eventsCollection);

export { db, eventsCollection, eventsQuery };

Step 3. Prepare seed and types

Create src/seed/data.ts:

import type { Event as SchedulerEvent } from "@dhtmlx/trial-react-scheduler";

export const seedEvents: SchedulerEvent[] = [
  {
    id: "event_1",
    text: "Planning",
    start_date: "2025-12-08T09:00:00Z",
    end_date: "2025-12-08T10:00:00Z",
  },
  {
    id: "event_2",
    text: "Client call",
    start_date: "2025-12-08T11:00:00Z",
    end_date: "2025-12-08T12:00:00Z",
  },
];

Step 4. Render Scheduler and load events

Create src/components/Scheduler.tsx:

import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
import ReactScheduler, { type Event as SchedulerEvent } from "@dhtmlx/trial-react-scheduler";
import "@dhtmlx/trial-react-scheduler/dist/react-scheduler.css";

import {
  addDoc,
  deleteDoc,
  doc,
  getDocs,
  onSnapshot,
  updateDoc,
  type QueryDocumentSnapshot,
  type QuerySnapshot,
} from "firebase/firestore";

import { db, eventsCollection, eventsQuery } from "../firebase";

const mapDoc = (snap: QueryDocumentSnapshot): SchedulerEvent => {
  const data = snap.data();
  return {
    ...data,
    id: snap.id,
  } as SchedulerEvent;
};

export default function SchedulerWithFirebase() {
  const [events, setEvents] = useState<SchedulerEvent[]>([]);

  useEffect(() => {
    let mounted = true;

    (async () => {
      const initial = await getDocs(eventsQuery);
      if (!mounted) return;
      setEvents(initial.docs.map(mapDoc));
    })();

    const unsubscribe = onSnapshot(eventsQuery, (snapshot: QuerySnapshot) => {
      const nextEvents = snapshot.docs.map(mapDoc);
      setEvents(nextEvents);
    });

    return () => {
      mounted = false;
      unsubscribe();
    };
  }, []);

  const data = useMemo(
    () => ({
      save: async (
        entity: string,
        action: string,
        raw: SchedulerEvent,
        id: string | number
      ) => {
        if (entity !== "event") return;

        if (action === "create") {
          const created = await addDoc(eventsCollection, {
            ...raw,
            id: undefined,
          });

          return { id: created.id };
        }

        const targetId = String(raw?.id ?? id);
        const targetRef = doc(db, "events", targetId);

        if (action === "update") {
          await updateDoc(targetRef, { ...raw });
          return;
        }

        if (action === "delete") {
          await deleteDoc(targetRef);
        }
      },
    }),
    []
  );

  return (
    <div style={{ height: "100vh" }}>
      <ReactScheduler
        events={events}
        data={data}
      />
    </div>
  );
}

Step 5. Mount it in the app

Replace src/App.tsx:

import SchedulerWithFirebase from "./components/Scheduler";

export default function App() {
  return <SchedulerWithFirebase />;
}

Notes on synchronization

• Firestore onSnapshot keeps all connected clients in sync.
• Returning { id: created.id } in data.save ensures Scheduler replaces temporary IDs with Firestore document IDs.
• Keep security rules strict before production deployment.

Related pages

• Data Binding & State Management Basics
• React Scheduler Overview
• Server Integration