Contains all the Cloud Bigtable C++ client APIs.
Classes
AdminClient
Creates a bigtable_admin::BigtableTableAdminConnection and a CompletionQueue for bigtable::TableAdmin to use.
AlwaysRetryMutationPolicy
Implements a policy that retries all mutations.
AppProfileConfig
Specify the initial configuration for an application profile.
AppProfileUpdateConfig
Build a proto to update an Application Profile configuration.
AsyncRowReader<Unused1, Unused2>
BulkMutation
Represent a set of mutations across multiple rows.
Cell
The in-memory representation of a Bigtable cell.
ClientOptions
Configuration options for the Bigtable Client.
ClusterConfig
Specify the initial configuration for a new cluster.
ColumnFamilyModification
Define the interfaces to create column family modifications.
DataClient
Connects to Cloud Bigtable's data manipulation APIs.
DataConnection
A connection to the Cloud Bigtable Data API.
DataLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy
A retry policy for bigtable::DataConnection based on counting errors.
DataLimitedTimeRetryPolicy
A retry policy for bigtable::DataConnection based on elapsed time.
DataRetryPolicy
The retry policy for bigtable::DataConnection.
ExponentialBackoffPolicy
Implement a simple exponential backoff policy.
FailedMutation
A SingleRowMutation that failed.
Filter
Define the interfaces to create filter expressions.
GcRule
Implement a thin wrapper around google::bigtable::admin::v2::GcRule.
GenericPollingPolicy<Retry, Backoff>
Construct a polling policy from existing Retry and Backoff policies.
IdempotentMutationPolicy
Defines the interface to control which mutations are idempotent and therefore can be re-tried.
InstanceAdmin
Implements the APIs to administer Cloud Bigtable instances.
InstanceAdminClient
Creates a bigtable_admin::BigtableInstanceAdminConnection for bigtable::InstanceAdmin to use.
InstanceConfig
Specify the initial configuration for a new instance.
InstanceResource
This class identifies a Cloud Bigtable Instance.
InstanceUpdateConfig
Specify the initial configuration for updating an instance.
LimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy
Implement a simple "count errors and then stop" retry policy.
LimitedTimeRetryPolicy
Implement a simple "keep trying for this time" retry policy.
MetadataParamTypes
Define the class for governing x-goog-request-params metadata value.
MetadataUpdatePolicy
MetadataUpdatePolicy holds supported metadata and setup ClientContext.
MutationBatcher
Objects of this class pack single row mutations into bulk mutations.
PermanentMutationFailure
Report unrecoverable errors in a partially completed mutation.
PollingPolicy
Define the interface for providing asynchronous repetitive call rules.
ReadModifyWriteRule
Define the interfaces to create ReadWriteModifyRule operations.
Row
The in-memory representation of a Bigtable row.
RowRange
Define the interfaces to create row key ranges.
RowReader
Object returned by Table::ReadRows(), enumerates rows in the response.
RowSet
Represent a (possibly non-continuous) set of row keys.
RPCBackoffPolicy
Define the interface for controlling how the Bigtable client backsoff from failed RPC operations.
RPCRetryPolicy
Define the interface for controlling how the Bigtable client retries RPC operations.
SafeIdempotentMutationPolicy
Implements a policy that only accepts truly idempotent mutations.
SingleRowMutation
Represent a single row mutation.
Table
The main interface to interact with data in a Cloud Bigtable table.
TableAdmin
Implements the API to administer tables in a Cloud Bigtable instance.
TableConfig
Specify the initial schema for a new table.
TableResource
This class identifies a Cloud Bigtable Table.
Structs
AdminEndpointOption
The endpoint for table admin operations.
AppProfileIdOption
The application profile id.
ClusterList
The response for an asynchronous request listing all the clusters.
DataBackoffPolicyOption
Option to configure the backoff policy used by Table.
DataEndpointOption
The endpoint for data operations.
DataRetryPolicyOption
Option to configure the retry policy used by Table.
IdempotentMutationPolicyOption
Option to configure the idempotency policy used by Table.
InstanceAdminEndpointOption
The endpoint for instance admin operations.
InstanceList
The response for an asynchronous request listing all the instances.
MaxConnectionRefreshOption
Maximum time in ms to refresh connections.
MinConnectionRefreshOption
Minimum time in ms to refresh connections.
Mutation
Represent a single change to a specific row in a Table.
ReadRowsParams
Wrap the arguments to ReadRows().
ReverseScanOption
Read rows in reverse order.
RowKeySample
A simple wrapper to represent the response from Table::SampleRowKeys().
Enums
MutationBranch
The branch taken by a Table::CheckAndMutateRow operation.
Consistency
The result of checking replication against a given token.
Functions
DeleteFromColumn(std::string, ColumnType &&, std::chrono::duration< Rep1, Period1 >, std::chrono::duration< Rep2, Period2 >)
Create mutations to delete a range of cells from a column.
The following functions create a mutation that deletes all the cells in the given column family and, column within the given timestamp in the range.
The function accepts any instantiation of std::chrono::duration<> for the timestamp_begin and timestamp_end parameters. For example:
using namespace std::chrono_literals; // C++14
bigtable::DeleteFromColumn("fam", "col", 0us, 10us)
The ending timestamp is exclusive, while the beginning timestamp is inclusive. That is, the interval is [timestamp_begin, timestamp_end). The value 0 is special and treated as "unbounded" for both the begin and end endpoints of the time range. The Cloud Bigtable server rejects invalid and empty ranges, i.e., any range where the endpoint is smaller or equal than to the initial endpoint unless either endpoint is 0.
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| Name | Description |
family |
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column |
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timestamp_begin |
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timestamp_end |
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typename Rep1 |
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typename Period1 |
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typename Rep2 |
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typename Period2 |
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typename ColumnType |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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DeleteFromColumnStartingFrom(std::string, ColumnType &&, std::chrono::duration< Rep1, Period1 >)
Delete all the values for the column.
cells in the given column family and column, Delete up to timestamp_end, but excluding, timestamp_end.
The function accepts any instantiation of std::chrono::duration<> for the timestamp_end For example:
using namespace std::chrono_literals; // C++14
bigtable::DeleteFromColumn("fam", "col", 10us)
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
family |
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column |
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timestamp_begin |
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typename Rep1 |
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typename Period1 |
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typename ColumnType |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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DeleteFromColumnEndingAt(std::string, ColumnType &&, std::chrono::duration< Rep2, Period2 >)
Delete all the values for the column.
cells in the given column family and column, Delete up to timestamp_end, but excluding, timestamp_end.
The function accepts any instantiation of std::chrono::duration<> for the timestamp_end For example:
using namespace std::chrono_literals; // C++14
bigtable::DeleteFromColumn("fam", "col", 10us)
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
family |
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column |
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timestamp_end |
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typename Rep2 |
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typename Period2 |
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typename ColumnType |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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DeleteFromColumn(std::string, ColumnType &&)
Delete all the values for the column.
cells in the given column family and column, Delete up to timestamp_end, but excluding, timestamp_end.
The function accepts any instantiation of std::chrono::duration<> for the timestamp_end For example:
using namespace std::chrono_literals; // C++14
bigtable::DeleteFromColumn("fam", "col", 10us)
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| Name | Description |
family |
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column |
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typename ColumnType |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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MakeAdminClient(std::string, Options)
Create a new table admin client configured via options.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
project |
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options |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
std::shared_ptr< AdminClient > |
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CreateDefaultAdminClient(std::string, ClientOptions)
Create a new table admin client configured via options.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
project |
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options |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
std::shared_ptr< AdminClient > |
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SetCell(Cell)
Create a mutation to set a cell value based on a bigtable::Cell.
These mutations are not idempotent and not retried by default.
| Parameter | |
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| Name | Description |
cell |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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MakeDataClient(std::string, std::string, Options)
Create a new data client configured via options.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
project_id |
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instance_id |
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options |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
std::shared_ptr< DataClient > |
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CreateDefaultDataClient(std::string, std::string, ClientOptions)
Create a new data client configured via options.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
project_id |
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instance_id |
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options |
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| Type | Description |
std::shared_ptr< DataClient > |
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InstanceName(std::shared_ptr< DataClient > const &)
Return the fully qualified instance name for the client.
Compute the full path of the instance associated with the client, i.e., projects/instances/<client->project_id()>/instances/<client->instance_id()>
| Parameter | |
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| Name | Description |
client |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
std::string |
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MakeDataConnection(Options)
Returns a DataConnection object that can be used for interacting with the Cloud Bigtable Data API.
The returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be given to a Table instance, and methods should be invoked on Table.
The optional opts argument may be used to configure aspects of the returned DataConnection. Expected options are any of the following options or types in the option lists.
| Parameter | |
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| Name | Description |
options |
(optional) Configure the |
| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
std::shared_ptr< DataConnection > |
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Expression(std::string, std::string, std::string, std::string)
Create a google::type::Expr.
This is a textual representation of an expression in Common Expression Language (CEL) syntax.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
expression |
the expression in Common Expression Language. |
title |
an optional title for the expression, i.e. a short string describing its purpose. |
description |
an optional description of the expression. This is a longer text which describes the expression, e.g. when hovered over it in a UI. |
location |
an optional string indicating the location of the expression for error reporting, e.g. a file name and a position in the file. |
| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
google::type::Expr |
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IamBinding(std::string, InputIt, InputIt)
Create a google::iam::v1::Binding.
See Also
https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Policy for more information about a IAM policies.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
role |
the role which is assigned to members |
begin |
iterator pointing to the first member |
end |
iterator pointing to past last member |
class InputIt |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Binding |
The binding |
IamBinding(std::string, InputIt, InputIt, google::type::Expr)
Create a google::iam::v1::Binding.
See Also
https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Policy for more information about a IAM policies.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
role |
the role which is assigned to members |
begin |
iterator pointing to the first member |
end |
iterator pointing to past last member |
condition |
expression indicating when the binding is effective |
class InputIt |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Binding |
The binding |
IamBinding(std::string, std::initializer_list< std::string >)
Create a google::iam::v1::Binding.
See Also
https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Policy for more information about a IAM policies.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
role |
the role which is assigned to members |
members |
initializer_list of members |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Binding |
The binding |
IamBinding(std::string, std::initializer_list< std::string >, google::type::Expr)
Create a google::iam::v1::Binding.
See Also
https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Policy for more information about a IAM policies.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
role |
the role which is assigned to members |
members |
initializer_list of members |
condition |
expression indicating when the binding is effective |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Binding |
The binding |
IamBinding(std::string, std::vector< std::string >)
Create a google::iam::v1::Binding.
See Also
https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Policy for more information about a IAM policies.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
role |
the role which is assigned to members |
members |
vector of members |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Binding |
The binding |
IamBinding(std::string, std::vector< std::string >, google::type::Expr)
Create a google::iam::v1::Binding.
See Also
https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Policy for more information about a IAM policies.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
role |
the role which is assigned to members |
members |
vector of members |
condition |
expression indicating when the binding is effective |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Binding |
The binding |
IamBindingAppendMembers(google::iam::v1::Binding, InputIt, InputIt)
Append members to a google::iam::v1::Binding.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
binding |
the role which is assigned to members |
begin |
iterator pointing to the first member |
end |
iterator pointing to past last member |
class InputIt |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Binding |
The binding with appended members |
IamBindingSetCondition(google::iam::v1::Binding, google::type::Expr)
Set a condition to an google::iam::v1::Binding.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
binding |
the binding to which the condition is added |
condition |
the added condition |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Binding |
the binding with the condition set |
IamPolicy(InputIt, InputIt, std::string, std::int32_t)
Create a google::iam::v1::Policy.
See Also
https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Policy for more information about a IAM policies.
See Also
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-2.3 for more information about ETags.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
first_binding |
iterator pointing to the first google::iam::v1::Binding |
last_binding |
iterator pointing to past last google::iam::v1::Binding |
etag |
used for optimistic concurrency control |
version |
currently unused |
class InputIt |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Policy |
The policy |
IamPolicy(std::initializer_list< google::iam::v1::Binding >, std::string, std::int32_t)
Create a google::iam::v1::Policy.
See Also
https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Policy for more information about a IAM policies.
See Also
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-2.3 for more information about ETags.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
bindings |
initializer_list of google::iam::v1::Binding |
etag |
used for optimistic concurrency control |
version |
currently unused |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Policy |
The policy |
IamPolicy(std::vector< google::iam::v1::Binding >, std::string, std::int32_t)
Create a google::iam::v1::Policy.
See Also
https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Policy for more information about a IAM policies.
See Also
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-2.3 for more information about ETags.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
bindings |
vector of google::iam::v1::Binding |
etag |
used for optimistic concurrency control |
version |
currently unused |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
google::iam::v1::Policy |
The policy |
RemoveBindingsFromPolicyIf(google::iam::v1::Policy &, Functor)
Remove all bindings matching a predicate from a policy.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
policy |
the policy to remove from |
pred |
predicate indicating whether to remove a binding |
typename Functor |
the type of the predicate; it should be invocable with |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
size_t |
number of bindings removed. |
RemoveBindingFromPolicy(google::iam::v1::Policy &, google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField< google::iam::v1::Binding >::iterator)
Remove a specific binding from a policy.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
policy |
the policy to remove from |
to_remove |
the iterator indicating the binding; it should be retrieved from the |
| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
void |
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DefaultIdempotentMutationPolicy()
Return an instance of the default IdempotentMutationPolicy.
| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
std::unique_ptr< IdempotentMutationPolicy > |
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MakeInstanceAdminClient(std::string, Options)
Create a new instance admin client configured via options.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
project |
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options |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::shared_ptr< InstanceAdminClient > |
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CreateDefaultInstanceAdminClient(std::string, ClientOptions)
Create a new instance admin client configured via options.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
project |
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options |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
std::shared_ptr< InstanceAdminClient > |
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MakeInstanceResource(std::string const &)
Constructs an InstanceResource from the given full_name.
Returns a non-OK Status if full_name is improperly formed.
| Parameter | |
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| Name | Description |
full_name |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
StatusOr< InstanceResource > |
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ServerSetTimestamp()
A magic value where the server sets the timestamp.
Notice that using this value in a SetCell() mutation makes it non-idempotent, and by default the client will not retry such mutations.
| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
constexpr std::int64_t |
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SetCell(std::string, ColumnType &&, std::chrono::milliseconds, ValueType &&)
Create a mutation to set a cell value.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
family |
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column |
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timestamp |
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value |
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typename ColumnType |
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typename ValueType |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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SetCell(std::string, ColumnType &&, std::chrono::milliseconds, std::int64_t)
Create a mutation to store a 64-bit big endian integer value.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
family |
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column |
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timestamp |
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value |
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typename ColumnType |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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SetCell(std::string, ColumnType &&, ValueType &&)
Create a mutation to set a cell value where the server sets the time.
These mutations are not idempotent and not retried by default.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
family |
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column |
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value |
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typename ColumnType |
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typename ValueType |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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SetCell(std::string, ColumnType &&, std::int64_t)
Create a mutation to store a 64-bit big endian integer value.
| Parameters | |
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| Name | Description |
family |
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column |
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value |
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typename ColumnType |
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| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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DeleteFromFamily(std::string)
Create a mutation to delete all the cells in a column family.
| Parameter | |
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| Name | Description |
family |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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DeleteFromRow()
Create a mutation to delete all the cells in a row.
| Returns | |
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| Type | Description |
Mutation |
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DefaultPollingPolicy(internal::RPCPolicyParameters)
| Parameter | |
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| Name | Description |
defaults |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::unique_ptr< PollingPolicy > |
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InstanceName(std::string const &, std::string const &)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
project_id |
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instance_id |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::string |
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TableName(std::string const &, std::string const &, std::string const &)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
project_id |
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instance_id |
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table_id |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::string |
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ClusterName(std::string const &, std::string const &, std::string const &)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
project_id |
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instance_id |
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cluster_id |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::string |
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AppProfileName(std::string const &, std::string const &, std::string const &)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
project_id |
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instance_id |
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app_profile_id |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::string |
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BackupName(std::string const &, std::string const &, std::string const &, std::string const &)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
project_id |
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instance_id |
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cluster_id |
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backup_id |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::string |
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DefaultRPCBackoffPolicy(internal::RPCPolicyParameters)
Return an instance of the default RPCBackoffPolicy.
| Parameter | |
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| Name | Description |
defaults |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::unique_ptr< RPCBackoffPolicy > |
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DefaultRPCRetryPolicy(internal::RPCPolicyParameters)
Return an instance of the default RPCRetryPolicy.
| Parameter | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
defaults |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::unique_ptr< RPCRetryPolicy > |
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TableName(std::shared_ptr< DataClient > const &, std::string const &)
Return the full table name.
The full table name is:
projects/<PROJECT_ID>/instances/<INSTANCE_ID>/tables/<table_id>
Where the project id and instance id come from the client parameter.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
client |
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table_id |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::string |
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MakeTableResource(std::string const &)
Constructs a TableResource from the given full_name.
Returns a non-OK Status if full_name is improperly formed.
| Parameter | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
full_name |
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| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
StatusOr< TableResource > |
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version_major()
The Cloud Bigtable C++ Client major version.
See Also
https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html for details.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
int constexpr |
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version_minor()
The Cloud Bigtable C++ Client minor version.
See Also
https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html for details.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
int constexpr |
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version_patch()
The Cloud Bigtable C++ Client patch version.
See Also
https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html for details.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
int constexpr |
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version_pre_release()
The Cloud Bigtable C++ Client pre-release version.
See Also
https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html for details.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
constexpr char const * |
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version()
A single integer representing the Major/Minor/Patch version.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
int constexpr |
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version_string()
The version as a string, in MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH[-PRE][+gitrev] format.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
std::string |
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Type Aliases
ColumnQualifierType
std::decay< decltype(std::declval< google::bigtable::v2::Column >().qualifier())>::type
Defines the type for column qualifiers.
Inside Google some protobuf fields of type bytes are mapped to a different type than std::string. This is the case for column qualifiers. We use this type to automatically detect what is the representation for this field and use the correct mapping.
External users of the Cloud Bigtable C++ client library should treat this as a complicated typedef for std::string. We have no plans to change the type in the external version of the C++ client library for the foreseeable future. In the eventuality that we do decide to change the type, this would be a reason update the library major version number, and we would give users time to migrate.
In other words, external users of the Cloud Bigtable C++ client should simply write std::string where this type appears. For Google projects that must compile both inside and outside Google, this alias may be convenient.
CellValueType
std::decay< decltype(std::declval< google::bigtable::v2::Cell >().value())>::type
Defines the type for cell values.
Inside Google some protobuf fields of type bytes are mapped to a different type than std::string. This is the case for column qualifiers. We use this type to automatically detect what is the representation for this field and use the correct mapping.
External users of the Cloud Bigtable C++ client library should treat this as a complicated typedef for std::string. We have no plans to change the type in the external version of the C++ client library for the foreseeable future. In the eventuality that we do decide to change the type, this would be a reason update the library major version number, and we would give users time to migrate.
In other words, external users of the Cloud Bigtable C++ client should simply write std::string where this type appears. For Google projects that must compile both inside and outside Google, this alias may be convenient.
Instance
::google::bigtable::admin::v2::Instance
ClientOptionList
OptionList< DataEndpointOption, AdminEndpointOption, InstanceAdminEndpointOption, MinConnectionRefreshOption, MaxConnectionRefreshOption >
The complete list of options accepted by bigtable::*Client
DataPolicyOptionList
OptionList< DataRetryPolicyOption, DataBackoffPolicyOption, IdempotentMutationPolicyOption >
RowKeyType
std::decay< decltype(std::declval< google::bigtable::v2::Row >().key())>::type
Defines the type for row keys.
Inside Google some protobuf fields of type bytes are mapped to a different type than std::string. This is the case for row keys. We use this type to automatically detect what is the representation for this field and use the correct mapping.
External users of the Cloud Bigtable C++ client library should treat this as a complicated typedef for std::string. We have no plans to change the type in the external version of the C++ client library for the foreseeable future. In the eventuality that we do decide to change the type, this would be a reason update the library major version number, and we would give users time to migrate.
In other words, external users of the Cloud Bigtable C++ client should simply write std::string where this type appears. For Google projects that must compile both inside and outside Google, this alias may be convenient.