Firebase: Update or Create

Question

i am using Firebase and Node.

I would like to use the same method to either update an object, or create it, if for some reason it does not exist.

Consider the following method

const firebaseSave = async function(data) {   
    const uid = firebase.auth().currentUser.uid

    const profilePath = `users/${uid}`
    const profileData = {
      name: data.name,
    }

    const userRef = firebaseDb.child(profilePath)
    await userRef.set(profileData)

  }

What would be the best and correct way to determine if update or set should be called?

thanks

Answer 1

basically with:

"set" you write or replace data to a defined path, like messages/users/

, you can update the information or create it.

Check this out: https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/admin/save-data