Package org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces

Interface EntityUpdate

All Known Subinterfaces:
FormUpdate, ItemUpdate, LabeledDocumentUpdate, LabeledStatementDocumentUpdate, LexemeUpdate, MediaInfoUpdate, PropertyUpdate, SenseUpdate, StatementDocumentUpdate, TermedDocumentUpdate, TermedStatementDocumentUpdate
All Known Implementing Classes:
EntityUpdateImpl, FormUpdateImpl, ItemUpdateImpl, LabeledDocumentUpdateImpl, LexemeUpdateImpl, MediaInfoUpdateImpl, PropertyUpdateImpl, SenseUpdateImpl, StatementDocumentUpdateImpl, TermedDocumentUpdateImpl
public interface EntityUpdate
Collection of changes that can be applied to an entity via Wikibase API.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    long
    getBaseRevisionId()
    Returns entity revision, upon which this update is built.
    EntityIdValue
    getEntityId()
    Returns ID of the entity that is being updated.
    boolean
    isEmpty()
    Checks whether the update is empty.

  • Method Details

    • getEntityId

      EntityIdValue getEntityId()
      Returns ID of the entity that is being updated.
      Returns:
      ID of the updated entity

    • getBaseRevisionId

      long getBaseRevisionId()
      Returns entity revision, upon which this update is built. This might not be the latest revision of the entity as currently stored in Wikibase. If base revision was not provided, this method returns zero.
      Returns:
      entity revision that is being updated or zero

    • isEmpty

      boolean isEmpty()
      Checks whether the update is empty. Empty update will not change the entity in any way.
      Returns:
      true if the update is empty, false otherwise