Class Family (3.10.0)
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Create a Family object to interact with your table column families.
Package
@google-cloud/bigtable
Example
const { Bigtable } = require ( '@google-cloud/bigtable ' );
const bigtable = new Bigtable ();
const instance = bigtable . instance ( 'my-instance' );
const table = instance . table ( 'prezzy' );
const family = table . family ( 'follows ' );
Constructors
(constructor)(table, id)
constructor ( table : Table , id : string );
Constructs a new instance of the Family
class
Parameters
Name
Description
table
Table
id
string
Properties
bigtable
id
metadata ?: IColumnFamily ;
name
table
Methods
create(options)
create ( options ?: CreateFamilyOptions ) : Promise<CreateFamilyResponse> ;
Parameter
Returns
create(options, callback)
create ( options : CreateFamilyOptions , callback : CreateFamilyCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Returns
create(callback)
create ( callback : CreateFamilyCallback ) : void ;
Parameter
Returns
delete(gaxOptions)
delete ( gaxOptions ?: CallOptions ) : Promise<DeleteFamilyResponse> ;
Parameter
Name
Description
gaxOptions
CallOptions
Returns
delete(gaxOptions, callback)
delete ( gaxOptions : CallOptions , callback : DeleteFamilyCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Returns
delete(callback)
delete ( callback : DeleteFamilyCallback ) : void ;
Parameter
Returns
exists(gaxOptions)
exists ( gaxOptions ?: CallOptions ) : Promise<FamilyExistsResponse> ;
Parameter
Name
Description
gaxOptions
CallOptions
Returns
exists(gaxOptions, callback)
exists ( gaxOptions : CallOptions , callback : FamilyExistsCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Returns
exists(callback)
exists ( callback : FamilyExistsCallback ) : void ;
Parameter
Returns
static formatRule_ ( ruleObj : GcRule ) : IGcRule ;
Formats Garbage Collection rule into proto format.
Parameter
Name
Description
ruleObj
GcRule
The rule object.
Returns
Example
Family . formatRule ({
age : {
seconds : 10000 ,
nanos : 10000
},
versions : 2 ,
union : true
});
// {
// union: {
// rules: [
// {
// maxAge: {
// seconds: 10000,
// nanos: 10000
// }
// }, {
// maxNumVersions: 2
// }
// ]
// }
// }
get(options)
get ( options ?: GetFamilyOptions ) : Promise<GetFamilyResponse> ;
Parameter
Returns
get(options, callback)
get ( options : GetFamilyOptions , callback : GetFamilyCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Returns
get(callback)
get ( callback : GetFamilyCallback ) : void ;
Parameter
Returns
getMetadata ( gaxOptions ?: CallOptions ) : Promise<GetFamilyMetadataResponse> ;
Parameter
Name
Description
gaxOptions
CallOptions
Returns
getMetadata ( gaxOptions : CallOptions , callback : GetFamilyMetadataCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Returns
getMetadata ( callback : GetFamilyMetadataCallback ) : void ;
Parameter
Returns
setMetadata ( metadata : SetFamilyMetadataOptions , gaxOptions ?: CallOptions ) : Promise<SetFamilyMetadataResponse> ;
Parameters
Returns
setMetadata ( metadata : SetFamilyMetadataOptions , gaxOptions : CallOptions , callback : SetFamilyMetadataCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Returns
setMetadata ( metadata : SetFamilyMetadataOptions , callback : SetFamilyMetadataCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Returns
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