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Adding and Querying Data in Cloud Firestore

Data comes in all shapes, sizes, and use cases. A relational database service like Cloud SQL isn't always the answer. Cloud Firestore is a NoSQL database service, ideal for semi-structured data that needs to be highly scalable and available. Cloud Firestore is the next generation of Datastore with enhanced features, and in this hands-on lab, you'll see how to build a Firestore NoSQL database in Cloud Datastore mode for the best of both worlds.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 45m
Published
Clock icon Jun 03, 2022

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create the Database

    1. From the main navigation, click Firestore.
    2. Choose Datastore Mode.
    3. Set the region to us-east1.
    4. Click Create database.

  2. Challenge

    Define the Entities

    1. For Kind, enter Flights.
    2. Click Create Entity.
    3. Click Add property and add each of the following entries:
      • Airline: String
      • Flight Number: Integer
      • Arrival: Data and Time
      • OnTime: Boolean
    4. Click Create.
    5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 twice more with different values.
    6. For the final entry, add another property:
      • Note: Text
    7. Click Create.

  3. Challenge

    Query the Data

    1. Switch to Query by GQL.
    2. In the Query field, enter the following: 
      SELECT * FROM `Flights`
    3. Click Run Query.
    4. In the Query field, enter the following: 
      SELECT * FROM `Flights` WHERE OnTime = false
    5. Click Run Query.
    6. Review the results.
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