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1// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
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14
15syntax = "proto3";
16
17package google.api;
18
19import "google/protobuf/descriptor.proto";
20
21option go_package = "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api/annotations;annotations";
22option java_multiple_files = true;
23option java_outer_classname = "FieldBehaviorProto";
24option java_package = "com.google.api";
25option objc_class_prefix = "GAPI";
26
27extend google.protobuf.FieldOptions {
28  // A designation of a specific field behavior (required, output only, etc.)
29  // in protobuf messages.
30  //
31  // Examples:
32  //
33  //   string name = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];
34  //   State state = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY];
35  //   google.protobuf.Duration ttl = 1
36  //     [(google.api.field_behavior) = INPUT_ONLY];
37  //   google.protobuf.Timestamp expire_time = 1
38  //     [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY,
39  //      (google.api.field_behavior) = IMMUTABLE];
40  repeated google.api.FieldBehavior field_behavior = 1052 [packed = false];
41}
42
43// An indicator of the behavior of a given field (for example, that a field
44// is required in requests, or given as output but ignored as input).
45// This **does not** change the behavior in protocol buffers itself; it only
46// denotes the behavior and may affect how API tooling handles the field.
47//
48// Note: This enum **may** receive new values in the future.
49enum FieldBehavior {
50  // Conventional default for enums. Do not use this.
51  FIELD_BEHAVIOR_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
52
53  // Specifically denotes a field as optional.
54  // While all fields in protocol buffers are optional, this may be specified
55  // for emphasis if appropriate.
56  OPTIONAL = 1;
57
58  // Denotes a field as required.
59  // This indicates that the field **must** be provided as part of the request,
60  // and failure to do so will cause an error (usually `INVALID_ARGUMENT`).
61  REQUIRED = 2;
62
63  // Denotes a field as output only.
64  // This indicates that the field is provided in responses, but including the
65  // field in a request does nothing (the server *must* ignore it and
66  // *must not* throw an error as a result of the field's presence).
67  OUTPUT_ONLY = 3;
68
69  // Denotes a field as input only.
70  // This indicates that the field is provided in requests, and the
71  // corresponding field is not included in output.
72  INPUT_ONLY = 4;
73
74  // Denotes a field as immutable.
75  // This indicates that the field may be set once in a request to create a
76  // resource, but may not be changed thereafter.
77  IMMUTABLE = 5;
78
79  // Denotes that a (repeated) field is an unordered list.
80  // This indicates that the service may provide the elements of the list
81  // in any arbitrary  order, rather than the order the user originally
82  // provided. Additionally, the list's order may or may not be stable.
83  UNORDERED_LIST = 6;
84
85  // Denotes that this field returns a non-empty default value if not set.
86  // This indicates that if the user provides the empty value in a request,
87  // a non-empty value will be returned. The user will not be aware of what
88  // non-empty value to expect.
89  NON_EMPTY_DEFAULT = 7;
90
91  // Denotes that the field in a resource (a message annotated with
92  // google.api.resource) is used in the resource name to uniquely identify the
93  // resource. For AIP-compliant APIs, this should only be applied to the
94  // `name` field on the resource.
95  //
96  // This behavior should not be applied to references to other resources within
97  // the message.
98  //
99  // The identifier field of resources often have different field behavior
100  // depending on the request it is embedded in (e.g. for Create methods name
101  // is optional and unused, while for Update methods it is required). Instead
102  // of method-specific annotations, only `IDENTIFIER` is required.
103  IDENTIFIER = 8;
104}
105