Cloud Datastore Client - Class EntityMapper (1.23.0)
Reference documentation and code samples for the Cloud Datastore Client class EntityMapper.
Utility methods for mapping between datastore andGoogle\Cloud\Datastore\Entity.
Namespace
Google \ Cloud \ DatastoreMethods
__construct
Create an Entity Mapper
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
projectId | stringThe datastore project ID |
encode | boolWhether to encode blobs as base64. |
returnInt64AsObject | boolIf true, 64 bit integers will bereturned as aGoogle\Cloud\Datastore\Google\Cloud\Core\Int64 object for 32 bitplatform compatibility. |
responseToEntityProperties
Convert an entity response to properties, excludes and meanings.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
entityData | arrayThe incoming entity |
className | stringThe name of a class to use as the entity. MustimplementGoogle\Cloud\Datastore\Google\Cloud\Datastore\EntityInterface. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
array | |
objectToRequest
Translate an Entity to a datastore representation.
| Parameter | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
entity | Google\Cloud\Datastore\EntityInterfaceThe input entity. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
array | A Datastore [Entity](https://cloud.google.com/datastore/reference/rest/v1/Entity) |
convertValue
Convert a Datastore value object to a simple value
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
type | stringThe value type |
value | mixedThe value |
className | string[optional] The object type to decode to, if type is entityValue. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
mixed | |
valueObject
Format values for the API
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
value | mixed |
exclude | bool[optional] If true, value will be excluded from datastore indexes. |
meaning | int[optional] The Meaning value. Maintained only for backwards compatibility. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
array | |
objectProperty
Convert different object types to API values
| Parameter | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
value | mixedThe value object |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
array | |
Constants
DATE_FORMAT
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