Class BaseCollectionReference (2.5.2)

BaseCollectionReference(*path, **kwargs)

A reference to a collection in a Firestore database.

The collection may already exist or this class can facilitate creation of documents within the collection.

Parameters

NameDescription
path Tuple[str, ...]

The components in the collection path. This is a series of strings representing each collection and sub-collection ID, as well as the document IDs for any documents that contain a sub-collection.

kwargs dict

The keyword arguments for the constructor. The only supported keyword is client and it must be a Client if provided. It represents the client that created this collection reference.

Inheritance

builtins.object > BaseCollectionReference

Properties

id

The collection identifier.

Returns
TypeDescription
strThe last component of the path.

parent

Document that owns the current collection.

Returns
TypeDescription
Optional[DocumentReference]The parent document, if the current collection is not a top-level collection.

Methods

document

document(document_id: Optional[str] = None)

Create a sub-document underneath the current collection.

Parameter
NameDescription
document_id Optional[str]

The document identifier within the current collection. If not provided, will default to a random 20 character string composed of digits, uppercase and lowercase and letters.

Returns
TypeDescription
DocumentReferenceThe child document.

end_at

end_at(
    document_fields: Union[
        google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_document.DocumentSnapshot, dict, list, tuple
    ]
)

End query at a cursor with this collection as parent.

See xref_end_at for more information on this method.

Parameter
NameDescription
document_fields Union[DocumentSnapshot, dict, list, tuple]

A document snapshot or a dictionary/list/tuple of fields representing a query results cursor. A cursor is a collection of values that represent a position in a query result set.

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryA query with cursor.

end_before

end_before(
    document_fields: Union[
        google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_document.DocumentSnapshot, dict, list, tuple
    ]
)

End query before a cursor with this collection as parent.

See xref_end_before for more information on this method.

Parameter
NameDescription
document_fields Union[DocumentSnapshot, dict, list, tuple]

A document snapshot or a dictionary/list/tuple of fields representing a query results cursor. A cursor is a collection of values that represent a position in a query result set.

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryA query with cursor.

limit

limit(count: int)

Create a limited query with this collection as parent.

See xref_limit for more information on this method.

Parameter
NameDescription
count int

Maximum number of documents to return that match the query.

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryA limited query.

limit_to_last

limit_to_last(count: int)

Create a limited to last query with this collection as parent.

See xref_limit_to_last for more information on this method.

Parameter
NameDescription
count int

Maximum number of documents to return that match the query.

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryA limited to last query.

offset

offset(num_to_skip: int)

Skip to an offset in a query with this collection as parent.

See xref_offset for more information on this method.

Parameter
NameDescription
num_to_skip int

The number of results to skip at the beginning of query results. (Must be non-negative.)

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryAn offset query.

order_by

order_by(field_path: str, **kwargs)

Create an "order by" query with this collection as parent.

See xref_order_by for more information on this method.

Parameters
NameDescription
field_path str

A field path (.-delimited list of field names) on which to order the query results.

kwargs Dict[str, Any]

The keyword arguments to pass along to the query. The only supported keyword is direction, see order_by for more information.

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryAn "order by" query.

select

select(field_paths: Iterable[str])

Create a "select" query with this collection as parent.

See xref_select for more information on this method.

Parameter
NameDescription
field_paths Iterable[str, ...]

An iterable of field paths (.-delimited list of field names) to use as a projection of document fields in the query results.

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryA "projected" query.

start_after

start_after(
    document_fields: Union[
        google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_document.DocumentSnapshot, dict, list, tuple
    ]
)

Start query after a cursor with this collection as parent.

See xref_start_after for more information on this method.

Parameter
NameDescription
document_fields Union[DocumentSnapshot, dict, list, tuple]

A document snapshot or a dictionary/list/tuple of fields representing a query results cursor. A cursor is a collection of values that represent a position in a query result set.

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryA query with cursor.

start_at

start_at(
    document_fields: Union[
        google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_document.DocumentSnapshot, dict, list, tuple
    ]
)

Start query at a cursor with this collection as parent.

See xref_start_at for more information on this method.

Parameter
NameDescription
document_fields Union[DocumentSnapshot, dict, list, tuple]

A document snapshot or a dictionary/list/tuple of fields representing a query results cursor. A cursor is a collection of values that represent a position in a query result set.

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryA query with cursor.

where

where(field_path: str, op_string: str, value)

Create a "where" query with this collection as parent.

See xref_where for more information on this method.

Parameters
NameDescription
field_path str

A field path (.-delimited list of field names) for the field to filter on.

op_string str

A comparison operation in the form of a string. Acceptable values are <, <=, ==, >=, >, and in.

value Any

The value to compare the field against in the filter. If value is :data:None or a NaN, then == is the only allowed operation. If op_string is in, value must be a sequence of values.

Returns
TypeDescription
QueryA filtered query.