Class BaseCollectionReference (2.8.0)

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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
Name	Description
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.

Properties

id

The collection identifier.

Returns
Type	Description
str	The last component of the path.

parent

Document that owns the current collection.

Returns
Type	Description
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
Name	Description
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
Type	Description
DocumentReference	The 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
Name	Description
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
Type	Description
Query	A 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
Name	Description
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
Type	Description
Query	A query with cursor.

limit

limit(count: int)

Create a limited query with this collection as parent.

Note: limit and limit_to_last are mutually exclusive. Setting limit will drop previously set limit_to_last.

See xref_limit for more information on this method.

Parameter
Name	Description
count	int Maximum number of documents to return that match the query.

Returns
Type	Description
Query	A limited query.

limit_to_last

limit_to_last(count: int)

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

Note: limit and limit_to_last are mutually exclusive. Setting limit_to_last will drop previously set limit.

See xref_limit_to_last for more information on this method.

Parameter
Name	Description
count	int Maximum number of documents to return that match the query.

Returns
Type	Description
Query	A 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
Name	Description
num_to_skip	int The number of results to skip at the beginning of query results. (Must be non-negative.)

Returns
Type	Description
Query	An 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
Name	Description
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
Type	Description
Query	An "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
Name	Description
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
Type	Description
Query	A "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
Name	Description
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
Type	Description
Query	A 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
Name	Description
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
Type	Description
Query	A 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
Name	Description
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
Type	Description
Query	A filtered query.