DBConnection (app API)

java.lang.Object
- com.xffffff.wellfed.common.DBConnection

```
public class DBConnection
extends java.lang.Object
```
Connects to the DB, getting the users unique FirestoreID to identify them. Citation: https://firebase.google .com/docs/projects/manage-installations#android

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DBConnection(android.content.Context context)
Connects to the Firebase Firestore database, at the given subcollection.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`com.google.firebase.firestore.CollectionReference`	`getCollection(java.lang.String subcollection)`	Gets the collection reference of the user's subcollection.
`com.google.firebase.firestore.FirebaseFirestore`	`getDB()`	Gets the DB
`protected java.lang.String`	`getUUID(android.content.Context context)`	Gets the UUID of the device, to identify the user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DBConnection
```
public DBConnection(android.content.Context context)
```
    Connects to the Firebase Firestore database, at the given subcollection. The user is given by the FID, which is a Firebase ID given to each unique installation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - : the context of the application
- Method Detail
  - getUUID
```
protected java.lang.String getUUID(android.content.Context context)
```
    Gets the UUID of the device, to identify the user. Creates a new UUID for the user if they do not already have one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - : the context of the application
    
    Returns:
    
    the UUID of the user
  - getCollection
```
public com.google.firebase.firestore.CollectionReference getCollection(java.lang.String subcollection)
```
    Gets the collection reference of the user's subcollection.
    
    Parameters:
    
    subcollection - the subcollection for a user to get
    
    Returns:
    
    the collection that was retrieved
  - getDB
```
public com.google.firebase.firestore.FirebaseFirestore getDB()
```
    Gets the DB
    
    Returns:
    
    the DB