Firebase Database reference snapshot is not returning any data
I am trying to read some dummy data I have put into my Firebase database but cannot get it to return anything despite trying my best with following the documentation.
I have a JS file with Firebase initialized, and with this variable exported:
const database = firebase.database();
In a file I'm trying to read it in, I have the below:
import database from './firebase';
const dbRef = database.ref('users/');
dbRef.on('value', (snapshot) => {
console.log(snapshot.val());
});
Nothing gets logged out into the console. But when I log out just dbRef, I get the Reference object so it does seem to be connected properly:
Reference {repo: Repo, path: Path, queryParams_: QueryParams, orderByCalled_: false}
database: (...)
key: (...)
orderByCalled_: false
parent: (...)
path: Path {pieces_: Array(1), pieceNum_: 0}
queryParams_: QueryParams {limitSet_: false, startSet_: false, startNameSet_: false, endSet_: false, endNameSet_: false, …}
ref: (...)
repo: Repo {repoInfo_: RepoInfo, app: FirebaseAppImpl, dataUpdateCount: 0, statsListener_: null, eventQueue_: EventQueue, …}
root: (...)
__proto__: Query
I can't find where I've went wrong, would really appreciate the help. In my Firebase console, I am using Cloud Firestore by default rather than Realtime Database, not sure if that's making a difference.
javascript firebase google-cloud-firestore
edited Dec 30 '18 at 6:25
Frank van Puffelen
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asked Dec 30 '18 at 5:23
evscevsc
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I am trying to read some dummy data I have put into my Firebase database but cannot get it to return anything despite trying my best with following the documentation.
I have a JS file with Firebase initialized, and with this variable exported:
const database = firebase.database();
In a file I'm trying to read it in, I have the below:
import database from './firebase';
const dbRef = database.ref('users/');
dbRef.on('value', (snapshot) => {
console.log(snapshot.val());
});
Nothing gets logged out into the console. But when I log out just dbRef, I get the Reference object so it does seem to be connected properly:
Reference {repo: Repo, path: Path, queryParams_: QueryParams, orderByCalled_: false}
database: (...)
key: (...)
orderByCalled_: false
parent: (...)
path: Path {pieces_: Array(1), pieceNum_: 0}
queryParams_: QueryParams {limitSet_: false, startSet_: false, startNameSet_: false, endSet_: false, endNameSet_: false, …}
ref: (...)
repo: Repo {repoInfo_: RepoInfo, app: FirebaseAppImpl, dataUpdateCount: 0, statsListener_: null, eventQueue_: EventQueue, …}
root: (...)
__proto__: Query
I can't find where I've went wrong, would really appreciate the help. In my Firebase console, I am using Cloud Firestore by default rather than Realtime Database, not sure if that's making a difference.
javascript firebase google-cloud-firestore
edited Dec 30 '18 at 6:25
Frank van Puffelen
232k29380406
asked Dec 30 '18 at 5:23
evscevsc
374
add a comment |
I am trying to read some dummy data I have put into my Firebase database but cannot get it to return anything despite trying my best with following the documentation.
I have a JS file with Firebase initialized, and with this variable exported:
const database = firebase.database();
In a file I'm trying to read it in, I have the below:
import database from './firebase';
const dbRef = database.ref('users/');
dbRef.on('value', (snapshot) => {
console.log(snapshot.val());
});
Nothing gets logged out into the console. But when I log out just dbRef, I get the Reference object so it does seem to be connected properly:
Reference {repo: Repo, path: Path, queryParams_: QueryParams, orderByCalled_: false}
database: (...)
key: (...)
orderByCalled_: false
parent: (...)
path: Path {pieces_: Array(1), pieceNum_: 0}
queryParams_: QueryParams {limitSet_: false, startSet_: false, startNameSet_: false, endSet_: false, endNameSet_: false, …}
ref: (...)
repo: Repo {repoInfo_: RepoInfo, app: FirebaseAppImpl, dataUpdateCount: 0, statsListener_: null, eventQueue_: EventQueue, …}
root: (...)
__proto__: Query
I can't find where I've went wrong, would really appreciate the help. In my Firebase console, I am using Cloud Firestore by default rather than Realtime Database, not sure if that's making a difference.
javascript firebase google-cloud-firestore
edited Dec 30 '18 at 6:25
Frank van Puffelen
232k29380406
asked Dec 30 '18 at 5:23
evscevsc
374
I am trying to read some dummy data I have put into my Firebase database but cannot get it to return anything despite trying my best with following the documentation.
I have a JS file with Firebase initialized, and with this variable exported:
const database = firebase.database();
In a file I'm trying to read it in, I have the below:
import database from './firebase';
const dbRef = database.ref('users/');
dbRef.on('value', (snapshot) => {
console.log(snapshot.val());
});
Nothing gets logged out into the console. But when I log out just dbRef, I get the Reference object so it does seem to be connected properly:
Reference {repo: Repo, path: Path, queryParams_: QueryParams, orderByCalled_: false}
database: (...)
key: (...)
orderByCalled_: false
parent: (...)
path: Path {pieces_: Array(1), pieceNum_: 0}
queryParams_: QueryParams {limitSet_: false, startSet_: false, startNameSet_: false, endSet_: false, endNameSet_: false, …}
ref: (...)
repo: Repo {repoInfo_: RepoInfo, app: FirebaseAppImpl, dataUpdateCount: 0, statsListener_: null, eventQueue_: EventQueue, …}
root: (...)
__proto__: Query
I can't find where I've went wrong, would really appreciate the help. In my Firebase console, I am using Cloud Firestore by default rather than Realtime Database, not sure if that's making a difference.
javascript firebase google-cloud-firestore
javascript firebase google-cloud-firestore
edited Dec 30 '18 at 6:25
Frank van Puffelen
232k29380406
asked Dec 30 '18 at 5:23
evscevsc
374
edited Dec 30 '18 at 6:25
Frank van Puffelen
232k29380406
asked Dec 30 '18 at 5:23
evscevsc
374
edited Dec 30 '18 at 6:25
Frank van Puffelen
232k29380406
edited Dec 30 '18 at 6:25
Frank van Puffelen
232k29380406
edited Dec 30 '18 at 6:25
Frank van Puffelen
232k29380406
232k29380406
asked Dec 30 '18 at 5:23
evscevsc
374
asked Dec 30 '18 at 5:23
evscevsc
374
asked Dec 30 '18 at 5:23
evscevsc
374
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You're trying to use the Realtime Database API instead of the Firestore API. They are not at all the same database, and they don't share the same API. Use the Firestore docs to get started. You will use firebase.firestore() instead of firebase.database(). The API docs for Firestore start here.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
Doug StevensonDoug Stevenson
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Thank you, I must have went down the wrong pathway going through the documentation, did not realize there was a different set for Firestore
– evsc
Dec 30 '18 at 5:42
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You're trying to use the Realtime Database API instead of the Firestore API. They are not at all the same database, and they don't share the same API. Use the Firestore docs to get started. You will use firebase.firestore() instead of firebase.database(). The API docs for Firestore start here.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
Doug StevensonDoug Stevenson
74k984105
Thank you, I must have went down the wrong pathway going through the documentation, did not realize there was a different set for Firestore
– evsc
Dec 30 '18 at 5:42
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You're trying to use the Realtime Database API instead of the Firestore API. They are not at all the same database, and they don't share the same API. Use the Firestore docs to get started. You will use firebase.firestore() instead of firebase.database(). The API docs for Firestore start here.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
Doug StevensonDoug Stevenson
74k984105
Thank you, I must have went down the wrong pathway going through the documentation, did not realize there was a different set for Firestore
– evsc
Dec 30 '18 at 5:42
add a comment |
You're trying to use the Realtime Database API instead of the Firestore API. They are not at all the same database, and they don't share the same API. Use the Firestore docs to get started. You will use firebase.firestore() instead of firebase.database(). The API docs for Firestore start here.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
Doug StevensonDoug Stevenson
74k984105
You're trying to use the Realtime Database API instead of the Firestore API. They are not at all the same database, and they don't share the same API. Use the Firestore docs to get started. You will use firebase.firestore() instead of firebase.database(). The API docs for Firestore start here.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
Doug StevensonDoug Stevenson
74k984105
answered Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
Doug StevensonDoug Stevenson
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answered Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
Doug StevensonDoug Stevenson
74k984105
answered Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
Doug StevensonDoug Stevenson
74k984105
74k984105
Thank you, I must have went down the wrong pathway going through the documentation, did not realize there was a different set for Firestore
– evsc
Dec 30 '18 at 5:42
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Thank you, I must have went down the wrong pathway going through the documentation, did not realize there was a different set for Firestore
– evsc
Dec 30 '18 at 5:42
Thank you, I must have went down the wrong pathway going through the documentation, did not realize there was a different set for Firestore
– evsc
Dec 30 '18 at 5:42
Thank you, I must have went down the wrong pathway going through the documentation, did not realize there was a different set for Firestore
– evsc
Dec 30 '18 at 5:42
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