I am trying to get CollectionReference count that exists on the Cloud Firestore, I have tried to get it with:
FirebaseFirestore db = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance();
final CollectionReference postsCollection = db.collection("Posts");
final TaskCompletionSource<Integer> source = new TaskCompletionSource<>();
new Thread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
int fromWhereToStart = postsCollection.get().getResult().size();
source.setResult(fromWhereToStart);
}
}).start();
Task<Integer> task = source.getTask();
task.addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<Integer>() {
@Override
public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<Integer> task) {
Log.e("Z_fromWhereToStart", "= " + task.getResult());
}
});
But unfortunately, I'm getting:
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Task is not yet complete
Is there is another way to get the count of another way to fix the IllegalStateException
?
Edit: July 10th, 2021
Recently, Firebase added a new Extension called Distributed Counter:
Use this extension to add a highly scalable counter service to your app. This is ideal for applications that count viral actions or any very high-velocity action such as views, likes, or shares.
Using this Extension, you can also get over the max limit of one write operation/second.
Here is also an article that you might be interested in:
Becasue there is no getDocumentCount()
method as we have in Firebase Realtime database, a getChildrenCount()
method, to actually count the number of all documents beneath your Posts
collection from your Cloud Firestore, please use the following code:
db.collection("Posts").get().addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<QuerySnapshot>() {
@Override
public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<QuerySnapshot> task) {
if (task.isSuccessful()) {
int count = 0;
for (DocumentSnapshot document : task.getResult()) {
count++;
}
Log.d("TAG", count + "");
} else {
Log.d(TAG, "Error getting documents: ", task.getException());
}
}
});
or
db.collection("Posts").get().addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<QuerySnapshot>() {
@Override
public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<QuerySnapshot> task) {
if (task.isSuccessful()) {
Log.d("TAG", task.getResult().size() + "");
} else {
Log.d(TAG, "Error getting documents: ", task.getException());
}
}
});
The above examples work well enough for small datasets but it doesn't work if the dataset is larger. But, there are also two more ways in which you can achieve the same thing.
One way would be to use Cloud Functions to update a counter
every time you add or delete a document from your Posts
collection. This technique works well also for big datasets. But note, in this case, the additions and deletions of documents can only occur at the rate less than or equal to 1 per second, as described in Cloud Firestore Quotas and Limits. That is a single document to read but it shows you the current count almost instantly.
If there is a need for you to exceed this limitation, you need to implement distributed counters
as explained in the official documentation of distributed counters.
As a personal hint, don't store this kind of counter in Cloud Firestore, because every time you increase or decrease the counter will cost you a
read
or awrite
operation. Host this counter in theFirebase Realtime
database almost at no cost.
The second way would be, rather than using Cloud Functions, to use transactions at your client-side, to update the counter at the same time as you add or delete a document. In this way, your counter will also be accurate, because it is updated at the same time. But the most important thing, in this case, is that you'll need to make sure to include this logic anywhere you add or delete a document. You can use in this case Firebase Realtime database as well, at no cost.
In conclusion, use the first code for small datasets, the second use Cloud Functions because is write-time best-effort, and the third use the last option I have explained to you above.
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