How do I ensure that the list is populated before checking what it contains? - flutter

Question

In the code snippet below, how do I ensure that the senderID list gets populated before checking what the list contains?
I'm pulling data from firestore, storing it in a list, and then checking if it contains a particular key.
Stream<List<Group>> getChatGroups(String grpId) {
return firestore.collection('groups').snapshots().map((event) {
List<Group> groups = [];
List<String> senderIds = [];
for (var document in event.docs) {
var group = Group.fromMap(document.data());
firestore.collection('groups').doc(group.groupId).collection('chats').get().then((QuerySnapshot snapshot) {
snapshot.docs.forEach((DocumentSnapshot doc) {
var messageData = doc.data() as Map<String, dynamic>;
var messages = Message.fromMap(messageData);
var grId = doc.reference.parent.parent?.id;
//The values in SenderIds should be set before the function below is initiaited
senderIds.add(messages.senderId);
});
});
//This if function should initiate after getting set above
if (senderIds.contains(auth.currentUser!.uid)) {
groups.add(group);
}
}
return groups;
});
}

Answer 1

If you want senderIds.contains to be called only after all of your Futures have completed, build a List of those Futures and use Future.wait on that List. Something like:
var futures = <Future<void>>[];
for (var document in event.docs) {
// ...
futures.add(
firestore
.collection('groups')
.doc(group.groupId)
.collection('chats')
.get()
.then((QuerySnapshot snapshot) {
// ...
}),
);
}
await Future.wait(futures);
if (senderIds.contains(auth.currentUser!.uid)) {
// ...
}
Note that since the above code is asynchronous, you should also be using asyncMap instead of map.