As a Kotlin user, should I prefer the Firebase API...

# android

[Florian]

As a Kotlin user, should I prefer the Firebase API's await methods over callbacks?
Are there any caveats?
The coroutine scope will not actually cancel async Firebase methods will it?

[Ian Lake]

Most of the Firebase APIs don't support cancelling at all, Coroutines are not. The kotlinx-coroutines-play-services do handle cancellation correctly in that it doesn't not deliver a result if the scope is cancelled, which is the best that can be done

[Florian]

thank you very much

[Florian]

do I replace task.isSuccessful with try/catch?

[Orhan Tozan]

Yes

[Florian]

thank you!