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javaandroidfirebasegoogle-cloud-firestore
Konstantinos Zacharakis
Konstantinos Zacharakis

Reputation: 23

Firestore doesn't return results in requested order

I have some Firestore requests that I try to get in a for loop, but because Firebase queries are running Async, the results return in random order. Do you have any way to fix it? My code is below. Thank you in advance!

 for(Feed feed: feedList){
            tasks.add(db.document(feed.getMarker().getPath()).get().addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
                @Override
                public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<DocumentSnapshot> task) {
                    myMarker.add(task.getResult().toObject(SavedMarker.class));
                    System.out.println("Marker: "+ Objects.requireNonNull(task.getResult().toObject(SavedMarker.class)).getDescription());
                    System.out.println("Marker: "+task.getResult().getId());
                }
            }));

            tasks.add(db.document(feed.getUser().getPath()).get().addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
                @Override
                public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<DocumentSnapshot> task) {
                    myUser.add(task.getResult().toObject(Users.class));
                }
            }));
        }

        Tasks.whenAllSuccess(tasks).addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<List<Object>>() {
            @Override
            public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<List<Object>> task) {
           //Do Stuff

            }

For Example:

IDX Gives ResultX

In my feedList I have saved 4 ids like:

ID1
ID2
ID3
ID4

But when i try to receive their results with the use of a loop i get:

Result2
Result1
Result3
Result4

The order is usually random.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 145

Answers (1)

Alex Mamo
Alex Mamo

Reputation: 138824

because Firebase queries are running Async, the results return in random order.

The whenAllSuccess() method from the Tasks class will always provide the documents from the tasks right into the callback in a List<Object>. The order is the same as the order in which the tasks were added to the whenAllSuccess() method. However, if you need an order other than that, then you should either order them on the client in the way you want or create a query based on a field and order the documents as needed.

Upvotes: 1

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