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initializeFirestore() function

Initializes a new instance of Cloud Firestore with the provided settings. Can only be called before any other functions, including getFirestore(). If the custom settings are empty, this function is equivalent to calling getFirestore().

Signature:

export declare function initializeFirestore(app: FirebaseApp, settings: Settings): FirebaseFirestore;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
app	FirebaseApp	The FirebaseApp with which the Firestore instance will be associated.
settings	Settings	A settings object to configure the Firestore instance.

Returns:

FirebaseFirestore

A newly initialized Firestore instance.