null returned from data in get() request of a non-existant firestore node

[halvorsen]

I can get a null from this snapshot data when there is nothing at the document node i'm calling get() on. However snapshot.data() is not labeled as an optional.
final snapshot = await StorageCloudWeb.pathHelper.userBrowseInfoDocumentReference(userId).get().catchError((_) {});
final data = snapshot.data();
// data = null

using: firebase: ^9.0.1 (labeled as null safe)

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[kevmoo]

Good catch! Thanks