Firebase - How do I read this map via embedded structs? - swift

Question

I am reading data from Firestore to be able to populate into expanding tableview cells. I have a really simple struct:
protocol PlanSerializable {
init?(dictionary:[String:Any])
}
struct Plan{
var menuItemName: String
var menuItemQuantity: Int
var menuItemPrice: Double
var dictionary: [String: Any] {
return [
"menuItemName": menuItemName,
"menuItemQuantity": menuItemQuantity,
"menuItemPrice": menuItemPrice
]
}
}
extension Plan : PlanSerializable {
init?(dictionary: [String : Any]) {
guard let menuItemName = dictionary["menuItemName"] as? String,
let menuItemQuantity = dictionary["menuItemQuantity"] as? Int,
let menuItemPrice = dictionary["menuItemPrice"] as? Double
else { return nil }
self.init(menuItemName: menuItemName, menuItemQuantity: menuItemQuantity, menuItemPrice: menuItemPrice)
}
}
And this is embedded in this struct:
protocol ComplainSerializable {
init?(dictionary:[String:Any])
}
struct Complain{
var status: Bool
var header: String
var message: String
var timeStamp: Timestamp
var email: String
var planDetails: Plan
var dictionary: [String: Any] {
return [
"status": status,
"E-mail": header,
"Message": message,
"Time_Stamp": timeStamp,
"User_Email": email,
"planDetails": planDetails
]
}
}
extension Complain : ComplainSerializable {
init?(dictionary: [String : Any]) {
guard let status = dictionary["status"] as? Bool,
let header = dictionary["E-mail"] as? String,
let message = dictionary["Message"] as? String,
let timeStamp = dictionary["Time_Stamp"] as? Timestamp,
let email = dictionary["User_Email"] as? String,
let planDetails = dictionary["planDetails"] as? Plan
else { return nil }
self.init(status: status, header: header, message: message, timeStamp: timeStamp, email: email, planDetails: planDetails)
}
}
However, I am not able to query any data from Firestore which looks like this:
Here is my query, although I am just reading all the files:
let db = Firestore.firestore()
var messageArray = [Complain]()
func loadMenu() {
db.collection("Feedback_Message").getDocuments() { documentSnapshot, error in
if let error = error {
print("error:\(error.localizedDescription)")
} else {
self.messageArray = documentSnapshot!.documents.compactMap({Complain(dictionary: $0.data())})
for plan in self.messageArray {
print("\(plan.email)")
}
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.testTable.reloadData()
}
}
}
}
What am I doing wrong?
EDIT:
As suggested, here is the updated embedded struct:
import Foundation
// MARK: - Complain
struct Complain: Codable {
let eMail, message, timeStamp, userEmail: String
let status: Bool
let planDetails: PlanDetails
enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case eMail = "E-mail"
case message = "Message"
case timeStamp = "Time_Stamp"
case userEmail = "User_Email"
case status, planDetails
}
}
// MARK: - PlanDetails
struct PlanDetails: Codable {
let menuItemName: String
let menuItemQuantity: Int
let menuItemPrice: Double
}

Answer 1

Using quicktype.io, you can generate the struct. From there, all you need to do is run this tiny fragment of code within your response handler.
var compainArray = [Complain]()
func loadMenu() {
db.collection("Feedback_Message").getDocuments() { documentSnapshot, error in
if let error = error {
print("error:\(error.localizedDescription)")
} else {
guard let snapshot = documentSnapshot else {return}
for document in snapshot.documents {
if let jsonData = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: document.data()){
if let converted = try? JSONDecoder().decode(Complain.self, from: jsonData){
self.compainArray.append(converted)
}
}
}
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.testTable.reloadData()
}
}
}
}
Which will handle the looping, and mapping of certain variables. Let me know if you have any trouble with this.