I have a page of objects. These objects are retrieved from a json file in a firebase realtime database. On the page, I have put a checkbox input with each object.
Here's what I need: when the user checks off an object, the real time database is updated with a key value such as changed: true.
I've tried using the update function imported from firebase but doesn't seem to work.
Here is my handle function that controls the way my objects look when the corresponding checkbox is selected...
const handleCheckboxChange = (object) => {
if (selectedObjects.includes(object)) {
setSelectedObject(selectedObject.filter(b => b !== object));
} else {
setSelectedObject([...selectedObject, object]);
}
`
This works in changing the page, but how exaclty do I go about adding code to update to realtime database that the objects are selected?
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I'm developing an app using React Native that allows you to create your own checklists and add items to them.
For example you'd have "Create Checklist", and inside that you'll have the option to "Add Item", "Delete Item" "Edit Item", basic CRUD methods etc.
It's going to be completely offline but I'm wondering what the best approach to storing this data locally would be.
Should I be using a DB such as firebase? I have read that it is overkill and to use something like Redux but I'm not sure if the latter will accomplish everything I need. As long as it's storing data which can be edited, and will save on the user's device (with minimal effort) it sounds good to me.
Would appreciate some input on this, thanks!
You could use AsyncStorage for persisting data locally on the user's phone. It is a simple persistent key-value-storage.
Each checklist is most likely an array of JS objects. The documentation provides an example on how to store objects.
const storeData = async (value) => {
try {
const jsonValue = JSON.stringify(value)
await AsyncStorage.setItem('#storage_Key', jsonValue)
} catch (e) {
// saving error
}
}
The value parameter is any JS object. We use JSON.stringify to create a JSON string. We use AsyncStorage.setItem in order to persist the data. The string #storage_Key is the key for the object. This could be any string.
We retrieve a persisted object as follows.
const getData = async () => {
try {
const jsonValue = await AsyncStorage.getItem('#storage_Key')
return jsonValue != null ? JSON.parse(jsonValue) : null;
} catch(e) {
// error reading value
}
}
Both examples are taken from the official documentation.
Keep in mind that this functionality should be used for persistence only. If the application is running, you should load the complete list, or parts of the list if it is very large, in some sort of application cache. The implementation for this functionality now heavily depends on how your current code looks like. If you have a plain view, then you could access the local storage in an effect and just store it in a local state.
function MySuperList() {
const [list, setList] = useState([]);
React.useEffect(() => {
// retrieve data using the above functionality and set the state
}, [])
// render list
return (...)
}
I would implement some sort of save button for this list. If it is pressed, then we persist the data in the local storage of the phone.
Ok my question is pretty basic, in my app I have a post system, and in that post you can like the post. So when the user clicks the like button, I want the database to update the likes. Only problem is... I don't know how to capture the collections data
This is what the data looks like, its a randomly generated collections id, I tried to set the collections id to the id of the user but that would mean I can't make multiple posts. Can anyone help on this?
You can store previous value of likes inside a variable using the get function present in Firestore. Then you can update a field in the Firestore document inside a collection using updateDoc method using the value as shown below
import {
getFirestore,doc,getDoc,updateDoc
} from 'firebase/firestore';
async function updateData() {
const docRef=doc(db,’collection’,’document’);
const docData=await getDoc(docRef);
var value=docData.get('likes');
updateDoc(docRef,{likes:value+1});
}
updateData();
Or you can use the increment function present in Firestore. It will increment your field directly and you won’t have to create a variable separately to store the previous value as shown in Add data
import {
getFirestore,doc,getDoc,updateDoc, increment
} from 'firebase/firestore';
async function updateData() {
const docRef=doc(db,’collection’,’document’);
await updateDoc(docRef,{likes:increment(1)});
}
updateData();
You can learn more about the update() in Update a document.
I have a typical ngrx-data arrangement of 'User' entities linked to db.
I implement the standard service to handle the data:
#Injectable({providedIn: 'root'})
export class UserService extends EntityCollectionServiceBase<UserEntity> {
constructor(serviceElementsFactory: EntityCollectionServiceElementsFactory) {
super('User', serviceElementsFactory);
}
}
I read the data using:
this.data$ = this.userService.getAll();
this.data$.subscribe(d => { this.data = d; ... }
Data arrives fine. Now, I have a GUI / HTML form where user can make changes and update them. It also works fine. Any changes user makes in the form are updated via:
this.data[fieldName] = newValue;
This updates the data and ngrx-data automatically updates the entity cache.
I want to implement an option, where user can decide to cancel all changes before they are written to the db, and get the initial data before he made any adjustments. However, I am somehow unable to overwrite the cached changes.
I tried:
this.userService.clearCache();
this.userService.load();
also tried to re-call:
this.data$ = this.userService.getAll();
but I am constantly getting the data from the cache that has been changed by the user, not the data from the db. In the db I see the data not modified. No steps were taken to write the data to db.
I am not able to find the approach to discard my entity cache and reload the original db data to replace the cached values.
Any input is appreciated.
You will need to subscribe to the reassigned observable when you change this.data$, but it will be a bit messy.
First you bind this.data$ via this.data$ = this.userService.entities$, then no matter you use load() or getAll(), as long as the entities$ changed, it fire to this.data$.subscribe(). You can even skip the load and getAll if you already did that in other process.
You can then use the clearCache() then load() to reset the cache.
But I strongly recommand you to keep the entity data pure. If the user exit in the middle without save or reset, the data is changed everywhere you use this entity.
My recommand alternatives:
(1) Use angular FormGroup to set the form data with entity data value, then use this setting function to reset the form.
(2) Make a function to copy the data, then use this copy function as reset.
For example using _.cloneDeep.
(2.1) Using rxjs BehaviourSubject:
resetTrigger$ = new BehaviourSubject<boolean>(false);
ngOnInit(){
this.data$ = combineLastest([
this.resetTrigger$,
this.userService.entities$
]).subscribe([trigger, data])=>{
this.data = _.cloneDeep(data)
});
// can skip if already loaded before
this.userService.load();
}
When you want to reset the data, set a new value to the trigger
resetForm(){
this.resetTrigger$.next(!this.resetTrigger$.value)
}
(2.2) Using native function (need to store the original):
this.data$ = this.userService.entities$.pipe(
tap(d=>{
this.originData = d;
resetForm();
})
).subscribe()
resetForm:
resetForm:()=>{
this.data = _.cloneDeep(this.originData);
}
I'm trying to update 2 firebase collections that will contain an array element that is the same.
For example, I'm building a job app, so when a user creates a job, it pushes that job object into a firebase collection called alljobs under a document called alljobs. In addition, the same job is pushed to a firebase collection called created jobs. Where each user on the app has their individual created jobs, each doc is named the users id.
Is there an easy way to update this specific job in both alljobs collection and the createdjobs collection?
For example, my approach of doing it would be like this.
Individual Job component (obtained by previously mapping through all the jobs)
const [userjobs, setUserjobs] = useState([])
const {job, createdjobs} = props
function updateJob(){
createdjobs?.map(job1=>{
if(job1.jobid===job.jobid){
const jobindex = createdjobs.indexOf(job1)
createdjobs[jobindex].jobtitle = 'New title'
db.collection('createdjobs').doc(user.uid).update({
jobs: createdjobs
})
}
})
}
I'll basically have to repeat this same process to update once again the job that has just been updated in the createdjobs collection. This gets repetitive and messy. So looking for a solution to this. By mapping through alljobs this time.
useEffect(()=>{
db.collection('alljobs').doc('alljobs').onSnapshot(snap=>{
setAlljobs(snap.data().jobs)
})
},[])
There is no shortcut for your problem I think. But I suggest you to write a sync function to Firebase Function.
It will watch changes of one source and sync to others. So that your logic code only needs to manage one source of trust.
As #Thanh Le suggested you can write a Google Cloud Function to fulfill this purpose. In cloud functions there is a function type named triggers. You can use this triggers.
Cloud Function triggers
We can write functions which will automatically trigger when the specfied document or set of documents,
onCreate - Trigger when document creating
onUpdate - Triggered when a document already exists and has any value changed.
onDelete - Trigger when document deleting
onWrite - Triggered when onCreate, onUpdate or onDelete is triggered.
From these triggers you can use onWrite Trigger to to implement the function.
exports.updateAllJobsTrigger = functions.firestore.document('createdJob/{userId}')
onWrite(async (change, context) => {
// Check if document is deleted
if (!change.after.exists) {
logger.log('Document not existing. Function exited.');
return;
}
const allJobsRef = admin.firestore().collection('alljobs').doc('alljobs');
// Check if document created
if (!change.before.exists) {
try {
// This is a newly created document. Therefore newjob should be in first element
const newJob = change.after.data().jobs[0];
const data = (await allJobsRef.get()).data();
if (data) {
const jobs = data.jobs;
await allJobsRef.update({
jobs: [...jobs, newJob]
});
logger.info('Job added to All jobs queue.');
}
} catch (exception) {
logger.error(exception)
}
return;
}
try {
// This is a updating document.newly added job is in the last element of the array
const newJob = change.after.data().jobs[change.after.data().jobs.length - 1];
const data = (await allJobsRef.get()).data();
if (data) {
const jobs = data.jobs;
await allJobsRef.update({
jobs: [...jobs, newJob]
});
logger.info('Job added to All jobs queue.');
}
} catch (exception) {
logger.error(exception)
}
});
As #Nimna Perera said, you can use Cloud Functions to solve this issue. Your CF should be triggered when a document is updated, created or deleted (so the onWrite option). Another way to do this is through transactions, when you need to read and write the documents or batched writes when you only need to write in one or various documents. In both cases you are not limited to a single collection, so it should work for your issue.
Actually am new in react and am trying to create an event app in which a user can join an event
here is code for joining an event
export const JoinEvent = (id) => {
return async dispatch => {
let data = await firebase.firestore().collection('Events').doc(id).get()
let tmpArray = data.data()
let currentUser = firebase.auth().currentUser
let newArray = tmpArray.PeopleAttending
await firebase.firestore().collection('Events').doc(id).update({
PeopleAttending : {...newArray, [currentUser.uid]: {displayName : currentUser.displayName}}
})
}
}
actually i have created an action bascailly in JoinEvent an id is passed of the particular event which is clicked.
here is my firestore structure look like this..
so basically i have to download the whole data and store in local array and then add new user and then finally update
So here am basically download the whole data is there any way to just simply add new Object without downloading whole data??
thankyou
You are doing it wrong. Firestore document size limit is Maximum size for a document 1 MiB (1,048,576 bytes), so sooner or later you're going to reach that limit if you keep adding data like this. It may seems that you're not going to reach that limit, but it's very unsafe to store data that way. You can check Firestore query using an object element as parameter how to query objects in firestore documents, but I suggest you don't do it that way.
The proper way to do it, is to create a subcollection PeopleAttending on each document inside the Events collection and then use that collection to store the data.
Also you can try document set with merge or mergeFields like documented here https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/firestore/latest/DocumentReference.html#set and here https://stackoverflow.com/a/46600599/1889685.