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 and 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 Detail

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