public static final class FieldMask.Builder extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder> implements FieldMaskOrBuilder
`FieldMask` represents a set of symbolic field paths, for example: paths: "f.a" paths: "f.b.d" Here `f` represents a field in some root message, `a` and `b` fields in the message found in `f`, and `d` a field found in the message in `f.b`. Field masks are used to specify a subset of fields that should be returned by a get operation or modified by an update operation. Field masks also have a custom JSON encoding (see below). # Field Masks in Projections When used in the context of a projection, a response message or sub-message is filtered by the API to only contain those fields as specified in the mask. For example, if the mask in the previous example is applied to a response message as follows: f { a : 22 b { d : 1 x : 2 } y : 13 } z: 8 The result will not contain specific values for fields x,y and z (their value will be set to the default, and omitted in proto text output): f { a : 22 b { d : 1 } } A repeated field is not allowed except at the last position of a paths string. If a FieldMask object is not present in a get operation, the operation applies to all fields (as if a FieldMask of all fields had been specified). Note that a field mask does not necessarily apply to the top-level response message. In case of a REST get operation, the field mask applies directly to the response, but in case of a REST list operation, the mask instead applies to each individual message in the returned resource list. In case of a REST custom method, other definitions may be used. Where the mask applies will be clearly documented together with its declaration in the API. In any case, the effect on the returned resource/resources is required behavior for APIs. # Field Masks in Update Operations A field mask in update operations specifies which fields of the targeted resource are going to be updated. The API is required to only change the values of the fields as specified in the mask and leave the others untouched. If a resource is passed in to describe the updated values, the API ignores the values of all fields not covered by the mask. If a repeated field is specified for an update operation, new values will be appended to the existing repeated field in the target resource. Note that a repeated field is only allowed in the last position of a `paths` string. If a sub-message is specified in the last position of the field mask for an update operation, then new value will be merged into the existing sub-message in the target resource. For example, given the target message: f { b { d: 1 x: 2 } c: [1] } And an update message: f { b { d: 10 } c: [2] } then if the field mask is: paths: ["f.b", "f.c"] then the result will be: f { b { d: 10 x: 2 } c: [1, 2] } An implementation may provide options to override this default behavior for repeated and message fields. In order to reset a field's value to the default, the field must be in the mask and set to the default value in the provided resource. Hence, in order to reset all fields of a resource, provide a default instance of the resource and set all fields in the mask, or do not provide a mask as described below. If a field mask is not present on update, the operation applies to all fields (as if a field mask of all fields has been specified). Note that in the presence of schema evolution, this may mean that fields the client does not know and has therefore not filled into the request will be reset to their default. If this is unwanted behavior, a specific service may require a client to always specify a field mask, producing an error if not. As with get operations, the location of the resource which describes the updated values in the request message depends on the operation kind. In any case, the effect of the field mask is required to be honored by the API. ## Considerations for HTTP REST The HTTP kind of an update operation which uses a field mask must be set to PATCH instead of PUT in order to satisfy HTTP semantics (PUT must only be used for full updates). # JSON Encoding of Field Masks In JSON, a field mask is encoded as a single string where paths are separated by a comma. Fields name in each path are converted to/from lower-camel naming conventions. As an example, consider the following message declarations: message Profile { User user = 1; Photo photo = 2; } message User { string display_name = 1; string address = 2; } In proto a field mask for `Profile` may look as such: mask { paths: "user.display_name" paths: "photo" } In JSON, the same mask is represented as below: { mask: "user.displayName,photo" } # Field Masks and Oneof Fields Field masks treat fields in oneofs just as regular fields. Consider the following message: message SampleMessage { oneof test_oneof { string name = 4; SubMessage sub_message = 9; } } The field mask can be: mask { paths: "name" } Or: mask { paths: "sub_message" } Note that oneof type names ("test_oneof" in this case) cannot be used in paths. ## Field Mask Verification The implementation of any API method which has a FieldMask type field in the request should verify the included field paths, and return an `INVALID_ARGUMENT` error if any path is unmappable.Protobuf type
google.protobuf.FieldMask
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
---|---|
FieldMask.Builder |
addAllPaths(java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String> values)
The set of field mask paths.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
addPaths(java.lang.String value)
The set of field mask paths.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
addPathsBytes(ByteString value)
The set of field mask paths.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
addRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field,
java.lang.Object value)
Like
setRepeatedField , but appends the value as a new element. |
FieldMask |
build()
Constructs the message based on the state of the Builder.
|
FieldMask |
buildPartial()
Like
MessageLite.Builder.build() , but does not throw an exception if the message is missing required
fields. |
FieldMask.Builder |
clear()
Called by the initialization and clear code paths to allow subclasses to
reset any of their builtin fields back to the initial values.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
clearField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)
Clears the field.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
clearOneof(Descriptors.OneofDescriptor oneof)
|
FieldMask.Builder |
clearPaths()
The set of field mask paths.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
clone()
Clones the Builder.
|
FieldMask |
getDefaultInstanceForType()
Get an instance of the type with no fields set.
|
static Descriptors.Descriptor |
getDescriptor() |
Descriptors.Descriptor |
getDescriptorForType()
Get the message's type's descriptor.
|
java.lang.String |
getPaths(int index)
The set of field mask paths.
|
ByteString |
getPathsBytes(int index)
The set of field mask paths.
|
int |
getPathsCount()
The set of field mask paths.
|
ProtocolStringList |
getPathsList()
The set of field mask paths.
|
boolean |
isInitialized()
Returns true if all required fields in the message and all embedded messages are set, false
otherwise.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
mergeFrom(CodedInputStream input,
ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
Like
MessageLite.Builder.mergeFrom(CodedInputStream) , but also parses extensions. |
FieldMask.Builder |
mergeFrom(FieldMask other) |
FieldMask.Builder |
mergeFrom(Message other)
Merge
other into the message being built. |
FieldMask.Builder |
mergeUnknownFields(com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet unknownFields)
Merge some unknown fields into the
UnknownFieldSet for this message. |
FieldMask.Builder |
setField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field,
java.lang.Object value)
Sets a field to the given value.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
setPaths(int index,
java.lang.String value)
The set of field mask paths.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
setRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field,
int index,
java.lang.Object value)
Sets an element of a repeated field to the given value.
|
FieldMask.Builder |
setUnknownFields(com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet unknownFields)
Set the
UnknownFieldSet for this message. |
getAllFields, getField, getFieldBuilder, getOneofFieldDescriptor, getRepeatedField, getRepeatedFieldBuilder, getRepeatedFieldCount, getUnknownFields, hasField, hasOneof, newBuilderForField
findInitializationErrors, getInitializationErrorString, mergeDelimitedFrom, mergeDelimitedFrom, mergeFrom, mergeFrom, mergeFrom, mergeFrom, mergeFrom, mergeFrom, mergeFrom, mergeFrom, mergeFrom, toString
mergeFrom
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
findInitializationErrors, getAllFields, getField, getInitializationErrorString, getOneofFieldDescriptor, getRepeatedField, getRepeatedFieldCount, getUnknownFields, hasField, hasOneof
mergeFrom
public static final Descriptors.Descriptor getDescriptor()
public FieldMask.Builder clear()
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder
clear
in interface Message.Builder
clear
in interface MessageLite.Builder
clear
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public Descriptors.Descriptor getDescriptorForType()
Message.Builder
MessageOrBuilder.getDescriptorForType()
.getDescriptorForType
in interface Message.Builder
getDescriptorForType
in interface MessageOrBuilder
getDescriptorForType
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public FieldMask getDefaultInstanceForType()
MessageLiteOrBuilder
getDefaultInstance()
method of generated
message classes in that this method is an abstract method of the MessageLite
interface
whereas getDefaultInstance()
is a static method of a specific class. They return the
same thing.getDefaultInstanceForType
in interface MessageLiteOrBuilder
getDefaultInstanceForType
in interface MessageOrBuilder
public FieldMask build()
MessageLite.Builder
build
in interface Message.Builder
build
in interface MessageLite.Builder
public FieldMask buildPartial()
MessageLite.Builder
MessageLite.Builder.build()
, but does not throw an exception if the message is missing required
fields. Instead, a partial message is returned. Subsequent changes to the Builder will not
affect the returned message.buildPartial
in interface Message.Builder
buildPartial
in interface MessageLite.Builder
public FieldMask.Builder clone()
MessageLite.Builder
clone
in interface Message.Builder
clone
in interface MessageLite.Builder
clone
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
Object.clone()
public FieldMask.Builder setField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, java.lang.Object value)
Message.Builder
MessageOrBuilder.getField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)
would return.setField
in interface Message.Builder
setField
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public FieldMask.Builder clearField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)
Message.Builder
clearField
in interface Message.Builder
clearField
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public FieldMask.Builder clearOneof(Descriptors.OneofDescriptor oneof)
AbstractMessage.Builder
clearOneof
in interface Message.Builder
clearOneof
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public FieldMask.Builder setRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, int index, java.lang.Object value)
Message.Builder
MessageOrBuilder.getRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,int)
would return.setRepeatedField
in interface Message.Builder
setRepeatedField
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public FieldMask.Builder addRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, java.lang.Object value)
Message.Builder
setRepeatedField
, but appends the value as a new element.addRepeatedField
in interface Message.Builder
addRepeatedField
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public FieldMask.Builder mergeFrom(Message other)
Message.Builder
other
into the message being built. other
must have the exact same type
as this
(i.e. getDescriptorForType() == other.getDescriptorForType()
).
Merging occurs as follows. For each field:
* For singular primitive fields, if the field is set in other
, then other
's
value overwrites the value in this message.
* For singular message fields, if the field is set in other
, it is merged into the
corresponding sub-message of this message using the same merging rules.
* For repeated fields, the elements in other
are concatenated with the elements in
this message.
* For oneof groups, if the other message has one of the fields set, the group of this message
is cleared and replaced by the field of the other message, so that the oneof constraint is
preserved.
This is equivalent to the Message::MergeFrom
method in C++.
mergeFrom
in interface Message.Builder
mergeFrom
in class AbstractMessage.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public FieldMask.Builder mergeFrom(FieldMask other)
public final boolean isInitialized()
MessageLiteOrBuilder
isInitialized
in interface MessageLiteOrBuilder
isInitialized
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public FieldMask.Builder mergeFrom(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry) throws java.io.IOException
MessageLite.Builder
MessageLite.Builder.mergeFrom(CodedInputStream)
, but also parses extensions. The extensions
that you want to be able to parse must be registered in extensionRegistry
. Extensions
not in the registry will be treated as unknown fields.mergeFrom
in interface Message.Builder
mergeFrom
in interface MessageLite.Builder
mergeFrom
in class AbstractMessage.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
java.io.IOException
public ProtocolStringList getPathsList()
The set of field mask paths.
repeated string paths = 1;
getPathsList
in interface FieldMaskOrBuilder
public int getPathsCount()
The set of field mask paths.
repeated string paths = 1;
getPathsCount
in interface FieldMaskOrBuilder
public java.lang.String getPaths(int index)
The set of field mask paths.
repeated string paths = 1;
getPaths
in interface FieldMaskOrBuilder
index
- The index of the element to return.public ByteString getPathsBytes(int index)
The set of field mask paths.
repeated string paths = 1;
getPathsBytes
in interface FieldMaskOrBuilder
index
- The index of the value to return.public FieldMask.Builder setPaths(int index, java.lang.String value)
The set of field mask paths.
repeated string paths = 1;
index
- The index to set the value at.value
- The paths to set.public FieldMask.Builder addPaths(java.lang.String value)
The set of field mask paths.
repeated string paths = 1;
value
- The paths to add.public FieldMask.Builder addAllPaths(java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String> values)
The set of field mask paths.
repeated string paths = 1;
values
- The paths to add.public FieldMask.Builder clearPaths()
The set of field mask paths.
repeated string paths = 1;
public FieldMask.Builder addPathsBytes(ByteString value)
The set of field mask paths.
repeated string paths = 1;
value
- The bytes of the paths to add.public final FieldMask.Builder setUnknownFields(com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet unknownFields)
Message.Builder
UnknownFieldSet
for this message.setUnknownFields
in interface Message.Builder
setUnknownFields
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>
public final FieldMask.Builder mergeUnknownFields(com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet unknownFields)
Message.Builder
UnknownFieldSet
for this message.mergeUnknownFields
in interface Message.Builder
mergeUnknownFields
in class com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder<FieldMask.Builder>