How to handle timeout in queries with Firebase

Question

I noticed that if I execute a query in Firebase and the database server is not reachable, the callback waits just forever (or until the server is reachable again).

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Answer 1

If you're using the Firebase SDK v6.5.0 and above, you can use FirebaseOptions's setConnectTimeout (https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/admin/java/reference/com/google/firebase/FirebaseOptions.Builder.html#setConnectTimeout(int)).

Sample:

Integer connectTimeoutinMillis = 6000; //6 seconds
FirebaseOptions firebaseOptions = FirebaseOptions.builder()
 .setCredentials(credentials)
 .setDatabaseUrl(Application.firebaseSDKDatabaseUrl)
 .setConnectTimeout(connectTimeoutinMillis)
 .build();
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(firebaseOptions);