Getting Started with Cloud Firestore

Getting Started with Cloud Firestore

Before we can start writing and reading data in Cloud Firestore, we need to set up a Firebase project and integrate Firestore into our app. Here’s a quick overview of the initial setup:...

Writing Data to Cloud Firestore

Writing data to Firestore involves creating documents and collections. Each document is a set of key-value pairs, and collections are containers for documents....

Adding a Document to a Collection

To add a document to a collection, you can use the setDoc method. This method allows you to create a new document or overwrite an existing document....

Adding a Document with Auto-Generated ID

Firestore can automatically generate a unique ID for your document if you don’t want to specify one....

Reading Data from Cloud Firestore

Reading data from Firestore involves querying collections and documents. You can fetch individual documents, entire collections, or perform queries with filters....

Batch Writes and Transactions

Batch writes allow you to execute multiple write operations as a single atomic unit. This means that either all of the operations succeed, or none of them do....

Conclusion

Overall, Cloud Firestore offers a flexible and scalable solution for managing your apps data. By following the instructions in this guide, you can set up Firestore in your app, perform basic write and read operations, query data, and using advanced features like batch writes, transactions and real-time updates. Understanding these fundamental concepts will enable you to harness the full potential of Cloud Firestore in your applications....