@capacitor-firebase/firestore

Unofficial Capacitor plugin for Firebase Cloud Firestore.[^1]

Installation

npm install @capacitor-firebase/firestore
npx cap sync

Add Firebase to your project if you haven't already (Android / iOS / Web).

Android

Variables

This plugin will use the following project variables (defined in your app’s variables.gradle file):

• $firebaseFirestoreVersion version of com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore (default: 24.7.1)

Configuration

No configuration required for this plugin.

Demo

A working example can be found here: robingenz/capacitor-firebase-plugin-demo

Starter Templates

The following starter templates are available:

• Ionstarter Angular Firebase

Usage

import { FirebaseFirestore } from '@capacitor-firebase/firestore';

const addDocument = async () => {
  await FirebaseFirestore.addDocument({
    reference: 'users',
    data: { 
      first: 'Alan', 
      last: 'Turing', 
      born: 1912 
    },
  });
};

const setDocument = async () => {
  await FirebaseFirestore.setDocument({
    reference: 'users/Aorq09lkt1ynbR7xhTUx',
    data: { 
      first: 'Alan', 
      last: 'Turing', 
      born: 1912 
    },
    merge: true,
  });
};

const getDocument = async () => {
  const { snapshot } = await FirebaseFirestore.getDocument({
    reference: 'users/Aorq09lkt1ynbR7xhTUx',
  });
  return snapshot;
};

const updateDocument = async () => {
  await FirebaseFirestore.updateDocument({
    reference: 'users/Aorq09lkt1ynbR7xhTUx',
    data: { 
      first: 'Alan', 
      last: 'Turing', 
      born: 1912 
    },
  });
};

const deleteDocument = async () => {
  await FirebaseFirestore.deleteDocument({
    reference: 'users/Aorq09lkt1ynbR7xhTUx',
  });
};

const getCollection = async () => {
  const { snapshots } = await FirebaseFirestore.getCollection({
    reference: 'users',
    compositeFilter: {
      type: 'and',
      queryConstraints: [
        {
          type: 'where',
          fieldPath: 'born',
          opStr: '==',
          value: 1912,
        },
      ],
    },
    queryConstraints: [
      {
        type: 'orderBy',
        fieldPath: 'born',
        directionStr: 'desc',
      },
      {
        type: 'limit',
        limit: 10,
      },
    ],
  });
  return snapshots;
};

const enableNetwork = async () => {
  await FirebaseFirestore.enableNetwork();
};

const disableNetwork = async () => {
  await FirebaseFirestore.disableNetwork();
};

const addDocumentSnapshotListener = async () => {
  const callbackId = await FirebaseFirestore.addDocumentSnapshotListener(
    {
      reference: 'users/Aorq09lkt1ynbR7xhTUx',
    },
    (event, error) => {
      if (error) {
        console.error(error);
      } else {
        console.log(event);
      }
    }
  );
  return callbackId;
};

const addCollectionSnapshotListener = async () => {
  const callbackId = await FirebaseFirestore.addCollectionSnapshotListener(
    {
      reference: 'users',
      compositeFilter: {
        type: 'and',
        queryConstraints: [
          {
            type: 'where',
            fieldPath: 'born',
            opStr: '==',
            value: 1912,
          },
        ],
      },
      queryConstraints: [
        {
          type: 'orderBy',
          fieldPath: 'born',
          directionStr: 'desc',
        },
        {
          type: 'limit',
          limit: 10,
        },
      ],
    },
    (event, error) => {
      if (error) {
        console.error(error);
      } else {
        console.log(event);
      }
    }
  );
  return callbackId;
};

const removeSnapshotListener = async (callbackId: string) => {
  await FirebaseFirestore.removeSnapshotListener({
    callbackId,
  });
};

const removeAllListeners = async () => {
  await FirebaseFirestore.removeAllListeners();
};

API

• addDocument(...)
• setDocument(...)
• getDocument(...)
• updateDocument(...)
• deleteDocument(...)
• getCollection(...)
• getCollectionGroup(...)
• clearPersistence()
• enableNetwork()
• disableNetwork()
• addDocumentSnapshotListener(...)
• addCollectionSnapshotListener(...)
• removeSnapshotListener(...)
• removeAllListeners()
• Interfaces
• Type Aliases

addDocument(...)

addDocument(options: AddDocumentOptions) => Promise<AddDocumentResult>

Adds a new document to a collection with the given data.

| Param | Type | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | AddDocumentOptions |

Returns: Promise<AddDocumentResult>

Since: 5.2.0

setDocument(...)

setDocument(options: SetDocumentOptions) => Promise<void>

Writes to the document referred to by the specified reference. If the document does not yet exist, it will be created.

| Param | Type | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | SetDocumentOptions |

Since: 5.2.0

getDocument(...)

getDocument<T extends DocumentData = DocumentData>(options: GetDocumentOptions) => Promise<GetDocumentResult<T>>

Reads the document referred to by the specified reference.

| Param | Type | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | GetDocumentOptions |

Returns: Promise<GetDocumentResult<T>>

Since: 5.2.0

updateDocument(...)

updateDocument(options: UpdateDocumentOptions) => Promise<void>

Updates fields in the document referred to by the specified reference.

| Param | Type | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | UpdateDocumentOptions |

Since: 5.2.0

deleteDocument(...)

deleteDocument(options: DeleteDocumentOptions) => Promise<void>

Deletes the document referred to by the specified reference.

| Param | Type | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | DeleteDocumentOptions |

Since: 5.2.0

getCollection(...)

getCollection<T extends DocumentData = DocumentData>(options: GetCollectionOptions) => Promise<GetCollectionResult<T>>

Reads the collection referenced by the specified reference.

| Param | Type | | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | GetCollectionOptions |

Returns: Promise<GetCollectionResult<T>>

Since: 5.2.0

getCollectionGroup(...)

getCollectionGroup<T extends DocumentData = DocumentData>(options: GetCollectionGroupOptions) => Promise<GetCollectionGroupResult<T>>

Reads the collection group referenced by the specified reference.

| Param | Type | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | GetCollectionGroupOptions |

Returns: Promise<GetCollectionGroupResult<T>>

clearPersistence()

clearPersistence() => Promise<void>

Clears the persistent storage. This includes pending writes and cached documents.

Must be called after the app is shutdown or when the app is first initialized.

Since: 5.2.0

enableNetwork()

enableNetwork() => Promise<void>

Re-enables use of the network.

Since: 5.2.0

disableNetwork()

disableNetwork() => Promise<void>

Disables use of the network.

Since: 5.2.0

addDocumentSnapshotListener(...)

addDocumentSnapshotListener<T extends DocumentData = DocumentData>(options: AddDocumentSnapshotListenerOptions, callback: AddDocumentSnapshotListenerCallback<T>) => Promise<CallbackId>

Adds a listener for document snapshot events.

| Param | Type | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | options | AddDocumentSnapshotListenerOptions | | callback | AddDocumentSnapshotListenerCallback<T> |

Returns: Promise<string>

Since: 5.2.0

addCollectionSnapshotListener(...)

addCollectionSnapshotListener<T extends DocumentData = DocumentData>(options: AddCollectionSnapshotListenerOptions, callback: AddCollectionSnapshotListenerCallback<T>) => Promise<CallbackId>

Adds a listener for collection snapshot events.

| Param | Type | | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | AddCollectionSnapshotListenerOptions | | callback | AddCollectionSnapshotListenerCallback<T> |

Returns: Promise<string>

Since: 5.2.0

removeSnapshotListener(...)

removeSnapshotListener(options: RemoveSnapshotListenerOptions) => Promise<void>

Remove a listener for document or collection snapshot events.

| Param | Type | | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | RemoveSnapshotListenerOptions |

Since: 5.2.0

removeAllListeners()

removeAllListeners() => Promise<void>

Remove all listeners for this plugin.

Since: 5.2.0

Interfaces

AddDocumentResult

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----- | | reference | DocumentReference | The reference of the newly added document. | 5.2.0 |

DocumentReference

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ---------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ----- | | id | string | The document's identifier within its collection. | 5.2.0 | | path | string | The path of the document. | 5.2.0 |

AddDocumentOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | reference | string | The reference as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). | 5.2.0 | | data | DocumentData | An object containing the data for the new document. | 5.2.0 |

DocumentData

SetDocumentOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | Default | Since | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----- | | reference | string | The reference as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). | | 5.2.0 | | data | DocumentData | An object containing the data for the new document. | | 5.2.0 | | merge | boolean | Whether to merge the provided data with an existing document. | false | 5.2.0 |

GetDocumentResult

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ----- | | snapshot | DocumentSnapshot<T> | The current document contents. | 5.2.0 |

DocumentSnapshot

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ---------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | id | string | The document's identifier within its collection. | 5.2.0 | | path | string | The path of the document. | 5.2.0 | | data | T | null | An object containing the data for the document. Returns null if the document doesn't exist. | 5.2.0 |

GetDocumentOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | reference | string | The reference as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). | 5.2.0 |

UpdateDocumentOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | reference | string | The reference as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). | 5.2.0 | | data | DocumentData | An object containing the data for the new document. | 5.2.0 |

DeleteDocumentOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | reference | string | The reference as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). | 5.2.0 |

GetCollectionResult

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | ----- | | snapshots | DocumentSnapshot<T>[] | The documents in the collection. | 5.2.0 |

GetCollectionOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | reference | string | The reference as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). | 5.2.0 | | compositeFilter | QueryCompositeFilterConstraint | The filter to apply. | 5.2.0 | | queryConstraints | QueryNonFilterConstraint[] | Narrow or order the set of documents to retrieve, but do not explicitly filter for document fields. | 5.2.0 |

QueryCompositeFilterConstraint

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------- | ----- | | type | 'and' | 'or' | The type of the constraint. | 5.2.0 | | queryConstraints | QueryFilterConstraint[] | The filters to apply. | 5.2.0 |

QueryFieldFilterConstraint

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ----- | | type | 'where' | The type of the constraint. | 5.2.0 | | fieldPath | string | The path to compare. | 5.2.0 | | opStr | QueryOperator | The operation string to apply. | 5.2.0 | | value | any | The value for comparison. | 5.2.0 |

QueryOrderByConstraint

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ----- | | type | 'orderBy' | The type of the constraint. | 5.2.0 | | fieldPath | string | The path to compare. | 5.2.0 | | directionStr | OrderByDirection | The direction to sort by. | 5.2.0 |

QueryLimitConstraint

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ----------- | ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ----- | | type | 'limit' | 'limitToLast' | The type of the constraint. | 5.2.0 | | limit | number | The maximum number of items to return. | 5.2.0 |

QueryStartAtConstraint

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | | type | 'startAt' | 'startAfter' | The type of the constraint. | 5.2.0 | | reference | string | The reference to start at or after as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). Attention: This requires an additional document read. | 5.2.0 |

QueryEndAtConstraint

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | type | 'endAt' | 'endBefore' | The type of the constraint. | 5.2.0 | | reference | string | The reference as to end at or before as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). Attention: This requires an additional document read. | 5.2.0 |

GetCollectionGroupResult

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | ----- | | snapshots | DocumentSnapshot<T>[] | The documents in the collection. | 5.2.0 |

GetCollectionGroupOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | reference | string | The reference as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). | 5.2.0 | | compositeFilter | QueryCompositeFilterConstraint | The filter to apply. | 5.2.0 | | queryConstraints | QueryNonFilterConstraint[] | Narrow or order the set of documents to retrieve, but do not explicitly filter for document fields. | 5.2.0 |

AddDocumentSnapshotListenerOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | --------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | reference | string | The reference as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). | 5.2.0 |

AddCollectionSnapshotListenerOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | reference | string | The reference as a string, with path components separated by a forward slash (/). | 5.2.0 | | compositeFilter | QueryCompositeFilterConstraint | The filter to apply. | 5.2.0 | | queryConstraints | QueryNonFilterConstraint[] | Narrow or order the set of documents to retrieve, but do not explicitly filter for document fields. | 5.2.0 |

RemoveSnapshotListenerOptions

| Prop | Type | Since | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | callbackId | CallbackId | 5.2.0 |

Type Aliases

QueryFilterConstraint

QueryFieldFilterConstraint | QueryCompositeFilterConstraint

QueryOperator

'<' | '<=' | '==' | '>=' | '>' | '!=' | 'array-contains' | 'array-contains-any' | 'in' | 'not-in'

QueryNonFilterConstraint

QueryOrderByConstraint | QueryLimitConstraint | QueryStartAtConstraint | QueryEndAtConstraint

OrderByDirection

'desc' | 'asc'

AddDocumentSnapshotListenerCallback

(event: AddDocumentSnapshotListenerCallbackEvent<T> | null, error: any): void

AddDocumentSnapshotListenerCallbackEvent

GetDocumentResult<T>

CallbackId

string

AddCollectionSnapshotListenerCallback

(event: AddCollectionSnapshotListenerCallbackEvent<T> | null, error: any): void

AddCollectionSnapshotListenerCallbackEvent

GetCollectionResult<T>

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

License

See LICENSE.

[^1]: This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by Google LLC or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.