Firebase Delete Function not working correctly

Question

Some Strange thing is hapenning ..

I Am trying to delete document from firebase, the problem is even when the ID, isn't found on the collection It gives me back , a successfull msg.

is it a bug on firebase ???

DeleteOrganization(id) {
    return this.afs.collection('organizations').doc(id).delete()
      .then( () => {
        console.log('Document successfully deleted!');
      }).catch( (error) => {
        console.error('Error removing document: ', error);
      });
  }

1. Thank you for the answer. I Think what you said is true, they just simply return true , if they can delete, or the document isn't on the collection. But you know, sometimes, we need that :) Thanks for the answer bro — Anan Kassis
– Anan Kassis, Commented Jul 5, 2018 at 23:10

Doug Stevenson · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-05 23:00:31Z

2

The delete method gives you confirmation that a document doesn't exist. The document doesn't have to exist ahead of time.

If you need to ensure that a document exists before you delete it, you should check for that yourself, though I don't think you have anything to gain from that (it is just extra work for the same end result).

answered Jul 5, 2018 at 23:00

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Ronnie Smith Over a year ago

so, ur sayin it's not a bug?

Doug Stevenson Over a year ago

@RonRoyston Realtime Database works the same way, so I'm going to say it's not a bug.

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