Display Firestore data as list without using a stream

Question

I am trying to run a query on my Firebase Firestore data and display the results as a list. Typically, when I do this, I use a streambuilder, which updates the results whenever any data is changed. I was wondering how to display the same data only once, without subscribing to a stream. This is my code for the streambuilder, which updates on change.

StreamBuilder<QuerySnapshot>(
        stream: FirebaseFirestore.instance
            .collection('announcements')
            .orderBy('date', descending: true)
            .snapshots(),
        builder:
            (BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot<QuerySnapshot> snapshots) {
          if (snapshots.connectionState == ConnectionState.active &&
              snapshots.hasData) {
            return ListView(
              shrinkWrap: true,
              physics: const BouncingScrollPhysics(),
              children: snapshots.data!.size == 0
                  ? [
                      const Padding(
                        padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 10),
                        child: Text(
                          "You have no announcements",
                          style: TextStyle(
                            height: 1.0,
                            fontFamily: "urwmedium",
                            color: Color(0xffD5D6D7),
                            fontSize: 20,
                          ),
                        ),
                      ),
                    ]
                  : snapshots.data!.docs.map(
                      (DocumentSnapshot document) {
                        Map<String, dynamic> data =
                            document.data()! as Map<String, dynamic>;
                        return Text(
                          data['announcementTitle'],
                        );
                      },
                    ).toList(),
            );
          }
          return Center(
            child: CircularProgressIndicator(
              color: CustomColors.textColor,
            ),
          );
        },
      ),

The above code works, but again, it loads information realtime. What would the code be if I wanted it to only load once at opening?

Answer 1

as the StreamBuilder is helpful in order to get stream of your collection snapshots

to get that data only once, use FutureBuilder instead:

FutureBuilder<QuerySnapshot>(
    future: FirebaseFirestore.instance
        .collection('announcements')
        .orderBy('date', descending: true)
        .get(),
    builder:
        (BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot<QuerySnapshot> snapshots) {
      if (snapshots.connectionState == ConnectionState.done &&
          snapshots.hasData) {
        return ListView(
          shrinkWrap: true,
          physics: const BouncingScrollPhysics(),
          children: snapshots.data!.size == 0
              ? [
                  const Padding(
                    padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 10),
                    child: Text(
                      "You have no announcements",
                      style: TextStyle(
                        height: 1.0,
                        fontFamily: "urwmedium",
                        color: Color(0xffD5D6D7),
                        fontSize: 20,
                      ),
                    ),
                  ),
                ]
              : snapshots.data!.docs.map(
                  (DocumentSnapshot document) {
                    Map<String, dynamic> data =
                        document.data()! as Map<String, dynamic>;
                    return Text(
                      data['announcementTitle'],
                    );
                  },
                ).toList(),
        );
      }
      return Center(
        child: CircularProgressIndicator(
          color: CustomColors.textColor,
        ),
      );
    },
  ),