create a Timestamp object in angularfire app

Question

First tried

import { Timestamp } from '@firebase/firestore-types';

and then how to create a Timestamp object?

var now: Timestamp = ???

var now: Timestamp = Timestamp.now() //Module not found: Error: Can't resolve '@firebase/firestore-types'

Flashy

Answer 1

import { Timestamp } from '@firebase/firestore-types';

Here Timestamp is just a type, if you want to get the current time just use

var now = new Date(;

Peterpeterborough

Answer 2

JS Date objects do get saved as timestamps in Firestore/firebase:

ref.update({ updatedAt: new Date() })
// results in timestamp in Firestore

Nystatin

This is the actual answer – Michaelmas

Answer 3

Using serverTimestamp() method to update the Timestamp object

import {serverTimestamp } from 'firebase/firestore';

ref.update({ updatedAt: serverTimestamp() })
// results in timestamp in Firestore

Allegro

Answer 4

Don't use Timestamp from firestore-types. The one you can use is available in firestore.

Use import { Timestamp } from "@firebase/firestore";

instead of import { Timestamp } from "@firebase/firestore-types";

Then you can use: Timestamp.fromDate(new Date());

Rolfrolfe