implementing Google Cloud Functions timeout when using Firestore triggers in Node.js
I just started working with I'm optimizing some code but I'm having trouble with Quick question that's been bugging me - I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock... I'm working with a timeout scenario with my Google Cloud Functions that are triggered by Firestore changes. The function sometimes takes too long to respond—over 60 seconds—and as a result, it fails to execute properly. I have configured my function as follows: ```javascript const functions = require('firebase-functions'); const admin = require('firebase-admin'); admin.initializeApp(); exports.onDocumentCreate = functions.firestore.document('users/{userId}').onCreate(async (snap, context) => { const newUser = snap.data(); // Simulate an API call that takes time const result = await someLongRunningFunction(newUser); console.log('User created:', result); }); async function someLongRunningFunction(user) { // Simulate a long processing time return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(user), 65000)); } ``` I expected that the function would complete successfully, but instead, I receive the following behavior in my logs: `Function execution took too long. Unexpected state at end of execution.` I have checked the timeout settings in the Google Cloud Console and confirmed that the function is set to the maximum timeout of 540 seconds, but it seems to be aborting prematurely. As a workaround, I tried splitting the long-running process into smaller tasks that could be executed in parallel or using Cloud Pub/Sub to trigger another function, but I’m unsure if that’s the best approach. Has anyone encountered a similar scenario with Firestore triggers and found a solution that keeps the function responsive without hitting the timeout limit? What's the best practice here? Thanks in advance! I'm using Javascript 3.9 in this project. I'd be grateful for any help. I'm working on a mobile app that needs to handle this. Any ideas how to fix this? What am I doing wrong?