Firebase - Variables Out Of Scope

Forgive me if this is an amateur question, I'm new to using APIs. I've been working with Firebase to store a 'scores' list array which is used throughout my script. Within one of t

Solution 1:

It's not a scope issue per-say. Firebase returns data asynchronously.

Firebase downloads the data over the network. It does this asynchronously, so it doesn't block UI activity. The will eventually download, but not by the time you log it in your script.

You have a few options to work with async data.

1. Do all of your logic in the .on() function.
2. Use an observable or another framework like Angular+AngularFire that simplifies async data.