Distributed Counter works not according to the settings

[Monabr]

Describe your configuration

• Extension name: firestore-counter
• Extension version: 0.2.2
• Configuration values (redact info where appropriate):
  • Document path for internal state: firebase_ext/sharded_counter
  • Frequency for controllerCore function to be run (in minutes): 1440

Describe the problem

So the problem is that it's start working for every new shard and works the period of time even if new doesn't come. This lead functions work 24/7 and increase the price of using it. Also it ignores Frequency that i set and just works whenever new write comes

Steps to reproduce:

Just install the extensions

Expected result

Works only at 1440minutes timer

Actual result

Works every shard written

[Monabr]

I solved my problem by delete onWrite trigger function. But this is backdoor solution i think

[Monabr]

Update: problem now solved, now worker works always here is logs

3:04:20.446 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution started
3:05:05.694 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution took 45249 ms, finished with status: 'ok'
3:05:06.545 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution started
3:05:51.662 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution took 45118 ms, finished with status: 'ok'
3:05:52.247 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution started
3:06:37.441 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution took 45195 ms, finished with status: 'ok'
3:06:37.909 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution started
3:07:23.120 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution took 45211 ms, finished with status: 'ok'
3:07:23.556 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution started
3:08:08.762 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution took 45207 ms, finished with status: 'ok'
3:08:09.146 PM ext-firestore-counter-worker Function execution started 

[jhuleatt]

@firebase/invertase @kevinthecheung this seems like a good opportunity to update the firestore-counter preinstall with more info about how billing works (and what the different functions do)

[Monabr]

I assume there are 2 logic behind this: work only at intervals and work 24/7. Maybe the solution would be to add a switch from one logic to another so that it will be possible to satisfy the needs of both those who need to collect values once a period, and those who need a live update of the values as soon as they appear.

[i14h]

Let's see if this is WAI or is this a bug, and then decide what the best action is

[dackers86]

Hi @Monabr

We have recently merged some changes to improve the Firestore counter https://github.com/firebase/extensions/pull/817/files.

The latest version is 0.2.5 https://firebase.google.com/products/extensions/firebase-firestore-counter.

Do you still have the issues on the latest version?

[dackers86]

Closing following updates. Happy to re-open if instructions can be updated or additional bug issues have been found.