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dataconnect(fix): CACHE_ONLY was incorrectly ignored when cache was not enabled - #8214

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This PR fixes a bug in Data Connect where queries executed with FetchPolicy.CACHE_ONLY would incorrectly fall back to performing a server request when local caching was not enabled, instead of failing with an exception as expected. Now, CACHE_ONLY queries will immediately fail with a CachedDataNotFoundException if caching is not configured.

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  • Immediate Caching Enforcement: Enforces that queries executed with FetchPolicy.CACHE_ONLY immediately throw a CachedDataNotFoundException when local caching is not configured on the FirebaseDataConnect instance.
  • Correct Cache-Only Behavior on Cache Misses: Relocates the cache-miss check for FetchPolicy.CACHE_ONLY to immediately follow the local cache lookup, improving code readability.
  • Diagnostic Error Messages: Improved error messages to guide developers on how to properly enable caching (by specifying non-null cacheSettings in the DataConnectSettings object) when they intend to use FetchPolicy.CACHE_ONLY.
  • Unit Test Updates: Added targeted unit tests to verify that FetchPolicy.CACHE_ONLY throws the expected exception and does not execute gRPC requests on the server when 8000 caching is disabled.
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  • CHANGELOG.md
    • Added a fixed entry explaining that queries run with FetchPolicy.CACHE_ONLY now correctly fail when local caching is disabled instead of falling back to the server.
  • DataConnectGrpcRPCs.kt
    • Introduced a pre-flight check to verify local caching is configured when using FetchPolicy.CACHE_ONLY and throw a detailed CachedDataNotFoundException if it is not.
    • Repositioned the cache miss handler for FetchPolicy.CACHE_ONLY to check for empty results immediately after attempting to retrieve the query from the cache.
    • Removed the now-redundant cache miss check from the helper query-against-cache method.
  • DataConnectGrpcRPCsUnitTest.kt
    • Added a new unit test executeQuery(fetchPolicy=CACHE_ONLY) with null cacheSettings throws CachedDataNotFoundException to assert that cache-only queries correctly fail and never invoke gRPC endpoints when caching is disabled.

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This pull request ensures that queries executed with FetchPolicy.CACHE_ONLY fail as expected when local caching is not enabled or configured, rather than falling back to SERVER_ONLY behavior. To achieve this, a check was added to throw a CachedDataNotFoundException if cacheInfo is null and the fetch policy is CACHE_ONLY. The logic for handling missing cache data was also refactored, and a unit test was added to verify this behavior. I have no feedback to provide as the changes are correct and no review comments were provided.

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