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getFirestore() function

Returns the existing instance of Firestore that is associated with the provided FirebaseApp. If no instance exists, initializes a new instance with default settings.

Signature:

export declare function getFirestore(app?: FirebaseApp): FirebaseFirestore;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
app	FirebaseApp	The FirebaseApp instance that the returned Firestore instance is associated with.

Returns:

FirebaseFirestore

The Firestore instance of the provided app.