Store a DocumentReference #firestore #nodejs

firestore_ref_test.js

const admin = require('firebase-admin');

let serviceAccount = require('./service_key.json');

admin.initializeApp({
  credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount)
});

let db = admin.firestore();

async function main() {

  console.log('Saving thingA')
  await db.collection('Things').doc('thingA').set({
    name: 'This is thing A',
    parent: null,
  }, { merge: true });

  await db.doc('Things/thingA/doodads/doodad1').set({
    name: 'This is thing A doodad 1'
  });

  await db.doc('Things/thingA/doodads/doodad2').set({
    name: 'This is thing A doodad 2'
  });

  console.log('Saving thingB')
  await db.collection('Things').doc('thingB').set({
    name: 'This is thing A',
    parent: db.doc('Things/thingA')
  }, { merge: true });

  await db.collection('OtherThings').doc('otherThingA').set({
    name: 'This is other thing A',
    doodads: [
      db.doc('Things/thingA/doodads/doodad1'),
      db.doc('Things/thingA/doodads/doodad2'),
    ]
  }, { merge: true });

}

main();