Google Firestore - how to get document by multiple ids in one round trip?

Question

I am wondering if it\'s possible to get multiple documents by list of ids in one round trip (network call) to the Firestore.

Answer 1

The best you can do is not use Promise.all as your client then must wait for .all the reads before proceeding.

Iterate the reads and let them resolve independently. On the client side, this probably boils down to the UI having several progress loader images resolve to values independently. However, this is better than freezing the whole client until .all the reads resolve.

Therefore, dump all the synchronous results to the view immediately, then let the asynchronous results come in as they resolve, individually. This may seem like petty distinction, but if your client has poor Internet connectivity (like I currently have at this coffee shop), freezing the whole client experience for several seconds will likely result in a 'this app sucks' experience.