googleapis/google/firestore/v1/document.proto

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syntax = "proto3";

package google.firestore.v1;

import "google/api/field_behavior.proto";
import "google/protobuf/struct.proto";
import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto";
import "google/type/latlng.proto";

option csharp_namespace = "Google.Cloud.Firestore.V1";
option go_package = "cloud.google.com/go/firestore/apiv1/firestorepb;firestorepb";
option java_multiple_files = true;
option java_outer_classname = "DocumentProto";
option java_package = "com.google.firestore.v1";
option objc_class_prefix = "GCFS";
option php_namespace = "Google\\Cloud\\Firestore\\V1";
option ruby_package = "Google::Cloud::Firestore::V1";

// A Firestore document.
//
// Must not exceed 1 MiB - 4 bytes.
message Document {
  // The resource name of the document, for example
  // `projects/{project_id}/databases/{database_id}/documents/{document_path}`.
  string name = 1;

  // The document's fields.
  //
  // The map keys represent field names.
  //
  // Field names matching the regular expression `__.*__` are reserved. Reserved
  // field names are forbidden except in certain documented contexts. The field
  // names, represented as UTF-8, must not exceed 1,500 bytes and cannot be
  // empty.
  //
  // Field paths may be used in other contexts to refer to structured fields
  // defined here. For `map_value`, the field path is represented by a
  // dot-delimited (`.`) string of segments. Each segment is either a simple
  // field name (defined below) or a quoted field name. For example, the
  // structured field `"foo" : { map_value: { "x&y" : { string_value: "hello"
  // }}}` would be represented by the field path `` foo.`x&y` ``.
  //
  // A simple field name contains only characters `a` to `z`, `A` to `Z`,
  // `0` to `9`, or `_`, and must not start with `0` to `9`. For example,
  // `foo_bar_17`.
  //
  // A quoted field name starts and ends with `` ` `` and
  // may contain any character. Some characters, including `` ` ``, must be
  // escaped using a `\`. For example, `` `x&y` `` represents `x&y` and
  // `` `bak\`tik` `` represents `` bak`tik ``.
  map<string, Value> fields = 2;

  // Output only. The time at which the document was created.
  //
  // This value increases monotonically when a document is deleted then
  // recreated. It can also be compared to values from other documents and
  // the `read_time` of a query.
  google.protobuf.Timestamp create_time = 3;

  // Output only. The time at which the document was last changed.
  //
  // This value is initially set to the `create_time` then increases
  // monotonically with each change to the document. It can also be
  // compared to values from other documents and the `read_time` of a query.
  google.protobuf.Timestamp update_time = 4;
}

// A message that can hold any of the supported value types.
message Value {
  // Must have a value set.
  oneof value_type {
    // A null value.
    google.protobuf.NullValue null_value = 11;

    // A boolean value.
    bool boolean_value = 1;

    // An integer value.
    int64 integer_value = 2;

    // A double value.
    double double_value = 3;

    // A timestamp value.
    //
    // Precise only to microseconds. When stored, any additional precision is
    // rounded down.
    google.protobuf.Timestamp timestamp_value = 10;

    // A string value.
    //
    // The string, represented as UTF-8, must not exceed 1 MiB - 89 bytes.
    // Only the first 1,500 bytes of the UTF-8 representation are considered by
    // queries.
    string string_value = 17;

    // A bytes value.
    //
    // Must not exceed 1 MiB - 89 bytes.
    // Only the first 1,500 bytes are considered by queries.
    bytes bytes_value = 18;

    // A reference to a document. For example:
    // `projects/{project_id}/databases/{database_id}/documents/{document_path}`.
    string reference_value = 5;

    // A geo point value representing a point on the surface of Earth.
    google.type.LatLng geo_point_value = 8;

    // An array value.
    //
    // Cannot directly contain another array value, though can contain a
    // map which contains another array.
    ArrayValue array_value = 9;

    // A map value.
    MapValue map_value = 6;

    // Value which references a field.
    //
    // This is considered relative (vs absolute) since it only refers to a field
    // and not a field within a particular document.
    //
    // **Requires:**
    //
    // * Must follow [field reference][FieldReference.field_path] limitations.
    //
    // * Not allowed to be used when writing documents.
    string field_reference_value = 19;

    // Pointer to a variable defined elsewhere in a pipeline.
    //
    // Unlike `field_reference_value` which references a field within a
    // document, this refers to a variable, defined in a separate namespace than
    // the fields of a document.
    string variable_reference_value = 22;

    // A value that represents an unevaluated expression.
    //
    // **Requires:**
    //
    // * Not allowed to be used when writing documents.
    Function function_value = 20;

    // A value that represents an unevaluated pipeline.
    //
    // **Requires:**
    //
    // * Not allowed to be used when writing documents.
    Pipeline pipeline_value = 21;
  }
}

// An array value.
message ArrayValue {
  // Values in the array.
  repeated Value values = 1;
}

// A map value.
message MapValue {
  // The map's fields.
  //
  // The map keys represent field names. Field names matching the regular
  // expression `__.*__` are reserved. Reserved field names are forbidden except
  // in certain documented contexts. The map keys, represented as UTF-8, must
  // not exceed 1,500 bytes and cannot be empty.
  map<string, Value> fields = 1;
}

// Represents an unevaluated scalar expression.
//
// For example, the expression `like(user_name, "%alice%")` is represented as:
//
// ```
// name: "like"
// args { field_reference: "user_name" }
// args { string_value: "%alice%" }
// ```
message Function {
  // Required. The name of the function to evaluate.
  //
  // **Requires:**
  //
  // * must be in snake case (lower case with underscore separator).
  string name = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];

  // Optional. Ordered list of arguments the given function expects.
  repeated Value args = 2 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL];

  // Optional. Optional named arguments that certain functions may support.
  map<string, Value> options = 3 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL];
}

// A Firestore query represented as an ordered list of operations / stages.
message Pipeline {
  // A single operation within a pipeline.
  //
  // A stage is made up of a unique name, and a list of arguments. The exact
  // number of arguments & types is dependent on the stage type.
  //
  // To give an example, the stage `filter(state = "MD")` would be encoded as:
  //
  // ```
  // name: "filter"
  // args {
  //   function_value {
  //     name: "eq"
  //     args { field_reference_value: "state" }
  //     args { string_value: "MD" }
  //   }
  // }
  // ```
  //
  // See public documentation for the full list.
  message Stage {
    // Required. The name of the stage to evaluate.
    //
    // **Requires:**
    //
    // * must be in snake case (lower case with underscore separator).
    string name = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];

    // Optional. Ordered list of arguments the given stage expects.
    repeated Value args = 2 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL];

    // Optional. Optional named arguments that certain functions may support.
    map<string, Value> options = 3 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL];
  }

  // Required. Ordered list of stages to evaluate.
  repeated Stage stages = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];
}