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Discover how to utilize Google Cloud Functions and Firebase to `automate document deletion` in your Firestore database at midnight.
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Automate Document Deletion in Firestore with Cloud Functions

Managing data in a real-time Firestore database can sometimes lead to the need for automated tasks, such as deleting unnecessary documents. If you’ve been wondering how to efficiently delete certain documents at midnight using Google Cloud Functions and Pub/Sub, you’re in the right place! This guide will guide you through the solution step by step.

The Challenge

Suppose you have a collection of documents in Firestore, particularly those that are no longer required after a certain period. For example, maybe you want to delete tasks that are marked as completed and are not daily recurring tasks—in other words, tasks that are completed but don’t need to stay in your database overnight. By using Cloud Functions triggered by Pub/Sub, you can automate this process. The challenge is to query these documents effectively and delete them when needed.

The Solution

To tackle this challenge, you will need to set up a Cloud Function that runs on a schedule, specifically at midnight every day. Here’s how you can achieve this:

Step 1: Set Up Your Cloud Function

First, you’ll need the basic structure for your Cloud Function. Below is a snippet that sets the function to trigger at midnight:

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This code uses functions.pubsub.schedule to create a scheduled function that runs daily at midnight.

Step 2: Write the Query

You want to delete documents that meet certain criteria: specifically, tasks that have been marked as completed and aren’t daily tasks. To do this, we query your tasks collection and add conditions accordingly:

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Step 3: Fetch the Documents

Next, you should fetch the documents matching the query. Make sure to use await to wait for the query to resolve before moving forward:

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This ensures you retrieve all documents that meet your criteria before proceeding to delete them.

Step 4: Delete the Documents

Once you have the documents you want to delete, you can then create delete operations for them. Here’s how:

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This code maps over the documents, transforming them into a list of delete operations. The Promise.all() function is then used to wait for all deletions to complete before finalizing the Cloud Function.

Final Code

Putting it all together, your Cloud Function should look like this:

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Conclusion

Automating the removal of unnecessary documents can help streamline data management in your Firestore database. By utilizing Google Cloud Functions and Pub/Sub, you can easily schedule tasks to clean up your database at specific times, ensuring that your application remains efficient and organized.

By following the steps outlined above, you can set up a powerful, automated function for document deletion in just a few moments. Get started today and enhance your Firestore experience!