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Version: 2.10

abstract ActionBrick

Deprecated

use Brick instead

Extends

Constructors

new ActionBrick()

new ActionBrick(): ActionBrick

Returns

ActionBrick

Inherited from

Brick.constructor

Properties

containsRel

static containsRel: Relation<CloudObject, CloudObject>;

Relation between a container (a CloudObject) that has children (other CloudObjects)

For example, from a folder to the contained elements or from a function to the elements needed for that function to run.

Inherited from

Brick.containsRel


extendedByRel

static extendedByRel: Relation<CloudObject, CloudObject>;

Inverse relation of extendRel

Inherited from

Brick.extendedByRel


extendRel

static extendRel: Relation<CloudObject, CloudObject>;

Model CloudObjects can inherit relations and properties from another CloudObject model to mimic their behaviour.

Relation from a model to the CloudObject model it extends. A --extendRel-> B A inherits B's properties and relations.

Inherited from

Brick.extendRel


instancesRel

static instancesRel: Relation<CloudObject, CloudObject>;

Inverse relation of modelRel between a model and its instances Equivalent to modelRel.getInverse()

Inherited from

Brick.instancesRel


modelRel

static modelRel: Relation<CloudObject, CloudObject>;

Relation between a CloudObjectand its model instance --modelRel-> model

Inherited from

Brick.modelRel


nameProp

static nameProp: Property<string>;

Name property for all CloudObjects

Inherited from

Brick.nameProp


propertyRel

static propertyRel: Relation<CloudObject, PropertyModel>;

Relation between a model and the properties it defines.

Inherited from

Brick.propertyRel

Methods

asInstance()

static asInstance<T>(this): T

Get this CloudObject class as a CloudObject instance.

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterType
thisClass<T>

Returns

T

the current data type class as a CloudObject instance.

Inherited from

Brick.asInstance


createWith()

static createWith<T>(
this,
properties,
model?,
source?): T

Create an instance of the specified data type (or model) in the local datacloud (not persisted) with the specified property values.

If the model is not specified, it uses this DataType.

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
thisClass<T>-
propertiesMap<InstanceOrTag, any>mappings of (propertyTag -> propertyValue)
model?InstanceOrTagtag of the model of the CloudObject you want to create.
source?string

Returns

T

newly created CloudObject

Inherited from

Brick.createWith


exists()

static exists(tag): boolean

Checks whether a CloudObject exists or not.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
tagInstanceOrTagtag of the CloudObject

Returns

boolean

true if tag is valid and references a CloudObject.

Static

Inherited from

Brick.exists


get()

static get<T>(tag): T

Get the CloudObject whose tag is specified.

This only works if the CloudObject is already present in the local datacloud cache. (NB: you can use a Query to retrieve a distant CloudObject)

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
T extends CloudObject

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
tagInstanceOrTagtag of the CloudObject

Returns

T

CloudObject specified by the tag

Static

Inherited from

Brick.get


getProperties()

static getProperties(): Property<any>[]

The attributes of a CloudObject are called properties. Properties can be of different types, e.g. Property<string>, Property<number>, Property<Date>.

If a Person CloudObject has an age property, all the instances of Person can access the age property using the same tag, the tag of the age property. This method returns all properties defined by the Data Type associated to this class.

Returns

Property<any>[]

All properties defined for a data type

Inherited from

Brick.getProperties


getRelations()

static getRelations<O, D>(this): (Relation<O, D> | Relation<D, O>)[]

Return all the relations whose origin OR destination is the CloudObject associated to this class.

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
O extends CloudObject
D extends CloudObject

Parameters

ParameterType
thisClass<O>

Returns

(Relation<O, D> | Relation<D, O>)[]

All relations defined on the current data type. It can be the destination or the origin of the relations.

Inherited from

Brick.getRelations


instancesOf()

static instancesOf<T>(model): Query<T, never>

Return a query starting from all instances of this Data Type.

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
T extends CloudObject

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
modelInstanceOrTag | Class<T>data type to get instances of

Returns

Query<T, never>

A query starting from the instances of the specified model.

Inherited from

Brick.instancesOf


clear()

protected clear($): void

Called every time the context is cleared.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$BrickContextthe brick context

Returns

void

Inherited from

Brick.clear


destroy()

protected destroy($): void

Called when the brick ends its lifecycle and gets destroyed.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$BrickContextthe brick context

Returns

void

Inherited from

Brick.destroy


equals()

equals(object): boolean

Compare this CloudObject and the given one and return whether they are identical or not.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
objectanythe object to compare

Returns

boolean

true if the specified object is the same CloudObject

Inherited from

Brick.equals


follow()

follow<D>(relation): Query<D, never>

Start a query from this instance and follow the relation given as argument. The query starts from this single instance, and follows a relation to an arbitrary number of destination instances. See Query.follow | Query.follow(relation)

The following are equivalent:

myCloudObject.follow(relation);
myCloudObject.query().follow(relation);

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
D extends CloudObject

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
relationRelation<ActionBrick, D>the relation to follow from the starting instance (this)

Returns

Query<D, never>

query starting from this and following the relation relation as first step of the query

Inherited from

Brick.follow


followSingle()

followSingle<D>(relation): QuerySingle<D>

Start a querySingle from this instance that follows 0..1 relations

The query starts from this instance, and follow the relation to a single destination instance. It is equivalent to QuerySingle.from(this).follow(relation).

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
D extends CloudObject

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
relationRelation<ActionBrick, D>to follow from this starting instance

Returns

QuerySingle<D>

a query following 0-1 relations

Inherited from

Brick.followSingle


get()

get<T>(property): T

Get the current value of the specified property for this CloudObject instance

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
propertyInstanceOrTag | Property<T>property or property's tag

Returns

T

property value

Inherited from

Brick.get


getInputs()

getInputs(): string[]

Return the list of inputs tags as an ordered array.

Returns

string[]

Const

Inherited from

Brick.getInputs


getModel()

getModel(): CloudObject

Every CloudObject has a model which defines relations and properties its instances may have.

Returns

CloudObject

the model of this CloudObject instance as a CloudObject instance

Inherited from

Brick.getModel


getModelTag()

getModelTag(): string

Every CloudObject has a model which defines relations and properties its instances may have.

Returns

string

the tag of the model of this CloudObject instance

Inherited from

Brick.getModelTag


getOutputs()

getOutputs(): string[]

Return the list of outputs tags as an ordered array

Returns

string[]

Const

Inherited from

Brick.getOutputs


getSource()

getSource(): string

Return the source id that owns this cloud object.

Returns

string

Inherited from

Brick.getSource


getTag()

getTag(): string

Every CloudObject has a unique tag.

Returns

string

tag of the CloudObject

Inherited from

Brick.getTag


init()

protected init($): void

Called when the brick starts its lifecycle and gets initialized.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$BrickContextthe brick context

Returns

void

Inherited from

Brick.init


isPersisted()

isPersisted(): boolean

Return the persistence state of this instance.

CloudObjects can either be volatile, and only live in the local cache. In this case, the CloudObject instance is not persisted. If a CloudObjectis persisted, it is stored in an external data store. This means that the instance can be accessible through other Olympe VMs in the same environment.

Returns

boolean

a boolean indicating if this object is persisted in a non-volatile way.

Inherited from

Brick.isPersisted


name()

name(): string

Every CloudObject can define a value for its nameProperty. This method returns the current value of that property for this instance.

Returns

string

the value of the name property of this

Inherited from

Brick.name


observe()

observe<T>(
context,
property,
waitForValue?): Observable<T>

Get an observable to the current value of the specified property for this CloudObject instance.

The observable gets the new value each time the property gets updated in the datacloud. The observable gets completed automatically once the specified context is Context.onClear | cleared. If waitForValue is set to FALSE (TRUE by default), the first value received by the observable is null if there is no value at call time.

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
contextContextcontext to which the Observable is attached
propertyInstanceOrTag | Property<T>property or property's tag to observe
waitForValue?booleanwhether the observable wait for a first value to get a value. (Default = true)

Returns

Observable<T>

Observable of property values

Inherited from

Brick.observe


observeProperties()

observeProperties<T>(context): Observable<[Property<T>, T]>

Get an observable to pair [property, value] for this CloudObject instance.

The observable gets the new value each time any property gets updated in the datacloud. The observable gets completed automatically once the specified context is Context.onClear | cleared.

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
contextContextContext to which the Observable will be attached

Returns

Observable<[Property<T>, T]>

Observable of property values

Inherited from

Brick.observeProperties


onDestroy()

protected onDestroy($): void

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$BrickContextthe brick context

Returns

void

Deprecated

use Brick.destroy instead

Inherited from

Brick.onDestroy


onInit()

protected onInit($): void

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$BrickContextthe brick context

Returns

void

Deprecated

use Brick.init instead

Inherited from

Brick.onInit


onUpdate()

protected onUpdate(
$,
inputs,
outputs): void

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$BrickContextthe brick context
inputsany[]array of input values
outputs(value) => void[]array of output setter functions.

Returns

void

Deprecated

use Brick.update instead

Inherited from

Brick.onUpdate


query()

query(): Query<ActionBrick, never>

Create and return a query starting from this instance

Returns

Query<ActionBrick, never>

a query starting at this CloudObject instance

Inherited from

Brick.query


run()

run($): void

Run the brick itself using the specified context.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$BrickContextthe brick context

Returns

void

Inherited from

Brick.run


setupExecution()

protected setupExecution($): Observable<any>

Observe the context to define when the brick update method should be called.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$BrickContextthe brick context

Returns

Observable<any>

an observable that emit a value anytime the brick update method should be called.

Inherited from

Brick.setupExecution


toJSON()

toJSON(): Object

Create a Javascript object from this CloudObject current state, including its tag and property values. It provides the same result as toObject called with nameAsKey = true and inheritedProperties = false.

Returns

Object

Inherited from

Brick.toJSON


toObject()

toObject(namesAsKey?, inheritedProperties?): Object

Create a Javascript object from this CloudObject current state.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
namesAsKey?booleanIf true, use the property name instead of the property tag as keys of the generated object.
inheritedProperties?booleanIf false, do not including inherited property. By default, it includes them.

Returns

Object

Inherited from

Brick.toObject


update()

protected update(
$,
inputs,
outputs): void | Promise<void>

Called whenever the conditions to update the brick are satisfied (as defined by method configCoreUpdate). By default, a function updates whenever an input gets a new value, but only if all inputs have a value.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$BrickContextthe brick context
inputsany[]array of input values
outputs(any) => void[]array of output setter functions. A setter updates a specific output value of the brick.

Returns

void | Promise<void>

Inherited from

Brick.update