For an instance, let's suppose I am calling a function in initState which gets some documents from the Firebase collection. I am iterating on those documents using async forEach and need to perform an await operation to get some data from another collection from firebase and saving them in a list then returning after the forEach is finished. But the returned list is empty as the second await function completes after return statement. How do I handle this? I have a hard time understanding Asynchronous programming so please a detailed explanation will be highly appreciated.
The code here is just an example code showing an actual scenario.
Future getList() async {
//These are just example refs and in the actual refs it does print actual values
var collectionOneRef = Firestore.instance.collection('Collection1');
var collectionTwoRef = Firestore.instance.collection('Collection2');
List<Map<String, dynamic>> properties = [];
QuerySnapshot querySnapshot = await collectionOneRef
.getDocuments()
.then((query) {
query.documents.forEach((colOneDoc) async {
var colOneID = colOneDoc.documentID;
await collectionTwoRef.document(colOneID).get().then((colTwoDoc) {
Map<String, dynamic> someMap = {
"field1": colTwoDoc['field1'],
"field2": colTwoDoc['field2']
};
properties.add(someMap);
properties.sort((p1, p2) {
//sorting based on two properties
var r = p1["field1"].compareTo(p2["field1"]);
if (r != 0) return r;
return p1["field2"].compareTo(p2["field2"]);
});
print(properties); //this prints actual data in it
));
});
});
});
print(properties); //This prints a blank list as [] and obviously returns blank list
return properties;
}
And now when I call this function in an initState of a stateful Widget and display it somewhere, it display a blank list. BUT, after I "Hot Reload", then it displays. I want to get the data and display it without hot reloading it. Thanks in advance
Sounds like you need to await the whole function itself in the block of code where you are calling getList().
you are async'ing and awaiting inside the function, and that looks fine which is why you are getting results when hot reloading. But it might be the case that you're not actually awaiting the entire function itself in the code that is calling this. Please Check.
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I am very new to Dart, and coding in general. I have produced this code after watching tutorials on YouTube. For the most part, I have been able to troubleshoot most of my problems on my own, here I feel I need some help. I wanted to extract all the fields from a document and use it. I have tried a few codes but there is no proper solution anywhere online.
Here is the code I used to retrieve it:-
documentID = '9zjwixClgwR1Act1OlPK'
firebaseGetData(documentID){
firebaseFirestore.collection('course').doc(documentID).get().then((value) {
print(value.data());
});
}
Here is my database file structure:-
I want to store all the fields in variables and use them. please help me with the correct code, please.
There are two ways to retrieve data stored in Cloud Firestore. Either of these methods can be used with documents, collections of documents, or the results of queries:
Call a method to get the data
const docRef=doc(db,’course’,'9zjwixClgwR1Act1OlPK')
getDoc(docRef)
.then((doc) => {
console.log(doc.data(),doc.id)
})
Set a listener to receive data-change events.
To get real-time data when you set a listener, Cloud Firestore sends your listener an initial snapshot of the data, and then another snapshot each time the document changes.
const docRef=doc(db,’course’,'9zjwixClgwR1Act1OlPK')
onSnapshot(docRef,(doc) => {
console.log(doc.data(),doc.id)
})
For more information, kindly check link1 & link2
Firstly you need to create firestore instance. Your function must be async and return a Future value. Also, you can check this document.
final FirebaseFirestore _firestore = FirebaseFirestore.instance;
Future<Map<String, dynamic>> firebaseGetData({required String documentID}) async {
DocumentSnapshot ds =
await _firestore.collection("course").doc(documentID).get();
Map<String, dynamic> data = ds.data() as Map<String, dynamic>;
print(data["videoDescription"] as String); // check if it null or not
return data;
}
// creating a instance variable
final CollectionReference firestoreInstance =
FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('course');
void _loadUserData() async {
await firestoreInstance.doc(documentID).get().then((event) {
// you can access the values by
print(event['isDOne']);
print(event['lastViewedOn']);
print(event['lectureNo']);
print(event['videoDescription']);
print(event['videoUrl']);
});
}
call the _loadUserData() function whenever you need to fetch the data.
I can read data from Firestore, but cannot write data.
I confirm these writing function is not called, from firebase console. The problem occurs in local. How can I write data?
Future updateFavoriteArtists(List<Map> artists) async {
List newlist = artists.map((e) => e['id']).toList();
var ref =
_db.collection('users').document(uid).collection('favorite_artists');
var qs = await ref.getDocuments(); // this can read data.
List<DocumentSnapshot> toDeleteList = List.from(qs.documents);
toDeleteList.map((e) async => await e.reference.delete()); // this cannot delete data.
List<Map> toAddList = List.from(artists);
toAddList.map((e) {
ref.document(e['id']).setData({'id': e['id'], 'name': e['name']}); // this cannot set data.
});
}
This solved by changing toAddList.map to toAddList.forEach. map function just return Iteration and not to be evaluated until someone call it.
I have a Firebase Firestore database as you can see in the picture. I'd like to get every document from the questions collection with their fields.
I found the following solution on the internet:
//in this list we store the data
List adatok = [];
Future<void> getData(){
databaseReference.getDocuments().then((QuerySnapshot snapshot) {
snapshot.documents.forEach((f){
data = f.data;
adatok.add(data);
print(adatok.length);
print(adatok);
}
);
}
);
}
My problem is that when I call this function (in an onPresed() function of a button), for the first time of pressing the adatok list is empty. But when I press the button for the second time, it contains every data which I wanted to acquire.
Did I do something wrong? Is there another way to get the data?
The layout of the database
Use the code below:
List adatok = [];
Future<void> getData() async{
QuerySnapshot snapshot = await databaseReference.getDocuments();
snapshot.documents.forEach((f){
data = f.data;
adatok.add(data);
print(adatok.length);
print(adatok);
}
}
By this way, The program waits until it gets all the documents.
and then adds it to your snapshots.
Also you have to change your onPressed() function to async/await like the following:
onPressed:() async{
await getData();
/...
}
So the program waits until getData() finishes.
I have a function which i created to query firestore and checkwhether a phoneNo exist in the collection called 'users'
I want to get a boolean if the phone No already exist in a document field.
How can i do it
Future<bool> phoneRegisterCheck(phone) async{
bool phoneAlreadyRegistered;
print('start');
var result = Firebase.instance.collection('users').where('phoneNo', isEqualTo: phone);
}
I want to wait for the query to finish and then return the result.
When i Use listen method it is not happening right function returns null.
Future<bool> phoneRegisterCheck(phone) async{
bool phoneRegistered;
print('start');
var result = DatabaseService().userCollection.where('phoneNo', isEqualTo: phone);
result.snapshots().listen((val){
val.documents.isEmpty ? phoneRegistered=false:phoneRegistered=true;
});
return phoneRegistered;
}
Since streams are asynchronous then in your code the return statement will be executed before the data is fully retrieved therefore you get null. You should
use await for instead of listen:
Future<bool> phoneRegisterCheck(phone) async{
bool phoneRegistered;
print('start');
var result = DatabaseService().userCollection.where('phoneNo', isEqualTo: phone).snapshots();
await for(var values in result){
values.documents.isEmpty ? phoneRegistered=false:phoneRegistered=true;
}
return phoneRegistered;
}
From the docs:
Streams can be created in many ways, which is a topic for another article, but they can all be used in the same way: the asynchronous for loop (commonly just called await for) iterates over the events of a stream like the for loop iterates over an Iterable.
https://dart.dev/tutorials/language/streams
I'm a total newbie to Flutter and I'm trying to add some data from Cloud Firestore to a list in Flutter, but having issues. I try to add the element, but after executing, the element isn't there. It's not throwing an exception or anything either. Maybe someone else has some advice for me!
I have tried changing the type of list (capture the doc from Cloud Firestore instead of data within the doc, same issue), I have also debugPrinted the data I am trying to store to make sure it exists, it does. I have done basic troubleshooting like running flutter clean as well. I am on the latest version of Flutter.
Firestore db = firestore();
List<String> getString() {
var dataList = new List<String>();
db.collection('Users').get().then((querySnapshot) {
querySnapshot.forEach((doc) {
dataList.add(doc.get('First name'));
});
});
debugPrint(dataList.first);
return dataList;
The list is empty, though it should contain the "First name" field on this Cloud Firestore doc. Again, verified the data does exist and prints when calling debugPrint.
The db.collection('Users').get() is a async function, so debugPrint(dataList.first); executes before of the end of your firestores get, because that your array returns empty.
If you try it:
db.collection('Users').get().then((querySnapshot) {
querySnapshot.forEach((doc) {
dataList.add(doc.get('First name'));
});
debugPrint(dataList.first);
});
You will see your data.
You can use await to wait the call finishes, so you must return a Future and use async key word on function declaration. This is a conceipt that you must know of flutter async functions (Async Flutter). So, the code below can solve your problem.
Firestore db = firestore();
Future <List<String>> getString() async {
var dataList = new List<String>();
var result = await db.collection('Users').get();
result.forEach((doc) {
dataList.add(doc.get('First name'));
});
debugPrint(dataList.first);
return dataList;
}