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Demonstrates finding sensitive data in a string.

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C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud DLP, see Cloud DLP client libraries. 


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Google.Api.Gax.ResourceNames;
using Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2;
using static Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.InspectConfig.Types;

public class InspectString
{
    public static InspectContentResponse Inspect(
        string projectId,
        string dataValue,
        string minLikelihood,
        int maxFindings,
        bool includeQuote,
        IEnumerable<InfoType> infoTypes,
        IEnumerable<CustomInfoType> customInfoTypes)
    {
        var inspectConfig = new InspectConfig
        {
            MinLikelihood = (Likelihood)Enum.Parse(typeof(Likelihood), minLikelihood, true),
            Limits = new FindingLimits
            {
                MaxFindingsPerRequest = maxFindings
            },
            IncludeQuote = includeQuote,
            InfoTypes = { infoTypes },
            CustomInfoTypes = { customInfoTypes }
        };
        var request = new InspectContentRequest
        {
            Parent = new LocationName(projectId, "global").ToString(),
            Item = new ContentItem
            {
                Value = dataValue
            },
            InspectConfig = inspectConfig
        };

        var dlp = DlpServiceClient.Create();
        var response = dlp.InspectContent(request);

        PrintResponse(includeQuote, response);

        return response;
    }

    private static void PrintResponse(bool includeQuote, InspectContentResponse response)
    {
        var findings = response.Result.Findings;
        if (findings.Any())
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Findings:");
            foreach (var finding in findings)
            {
                if (includeQuote)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"  Quote: {finding.Quote}");
                }
                Console.WriteLine($"  InfoType: {finding.InfoType}");
                Console.WriteLine($"  Likelihood: {finding.Likelihood}");
            }
        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("No findings.");
        }
    }
}

Go

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud DLP, see Cloud DLP client libraries. 

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	dlp "cloud.google.com/go/dlp/apiv2"
	dlppb "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/privacy/dlp/v2"
)

// inspectString inspects the a given string, and prints results.
func inspectString(w io.Writer, projectID, textToInspect string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// textToInspect := "My name is Gary and my email is gary@example.com"
	ctx := context.Background()

	// Initialize client.
	client, err := dlp.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer client.Close() // Closing the client safely cleans up background resources.

	// Create and send the request.
	req := &dlppb.InspectContentRequest{
		Parent: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/global", projectID),
		Item: &dlppb.ContentItem{
			DataItem: &dlppb.ContentItem_Value{
				Value: textToInspect,
			},
		},
		InspectConfig: &dlppb.InspectConfig{
			InfoTypes: []*dlppb.InfoType{
				{Name: "PHONE_NUMBER"},
				{Name: "EMAIL_ADDRESS"},
				{Name: "CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER"},
			},
			IncludeQuote: true,
		},
	}
	resp, err := client.InspectContent(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Process the results.
	result := resp.Result
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Findings: %d\n", len(result.Findings))
	for _, f := range result.Findings {
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tQoute: %s\n", f.Quote)
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tInfo type: %s\n", f.InfoType.Name)
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tLikelihood: %s\n", f.Likelihood)
	}
	return nil
}

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud DLP, see Cloud DLP client libraries. 


import com.google.cloud.dlp.v2.DlpServiceClient;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.ByteContentItem;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.ByteContentItem.BytesType;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.ContentItem;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.Finding;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InfoType;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectConfig;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectContentRequest;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectContentResponse;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.LocationName;
import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class InspectString {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String textToInspect = "My name is Gary and my email is gary@example.com";
    inspectString(projectId, textToInspect);
  }

  // Inspects the provided text.
  public static void inspectString(String projectId, String textToInspect) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (DlpServiceClient dlp = DlpServiceClient.create()) {
      // Specify the type and content to be inspected.
      ByteContentItem byteItem =
          ByteContentItem.newBuilder()
              .setType(BytesType.TEXT_UTF8)
              .setData(ByteString.copyFromUtf8(textToInspect))
              .build();
      ContentItem item = ContentItem.newBuilder().setByteItem(byteItem).build();

      // Specify the type of info the inspection will look for.
      List<InfoType> infoTypes = new ArrayList<>();
      // See https://cloud.google.com/dlp/docs/infotypes-reference for complete list of info types
      for (String typeName : new String[] {"PHONE_NUMBER", "EMAIL_ADDRESS", "CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER"}) {
        infoTypes.add(InfoType.newBuilder().setName(typeName).build());
      }

      // Construct the configuration for the Inspect request.
      InspectConfig config =
          InspectConfig.newBuilder().addAllInfoTypes(infoTypes).setIncludeQuote(true).build();

      // Construct the Inspect request to be sent by the client.
      InspectContentRequest request =
          InspectContentRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, "global").toString())
              .setItem(item)
              .setInspectConfig(config)
              .build();

      // Use the client to send the API request.
      InspectContentResponse response = dlp.inspectContent(request);

      // Parse the response and process results
      System.out.println("Findings: " + response.getResult().getFindingsCount());
      for (Finding f : response.getResult().getFindingsList()) {
        System.out.println("\tQuote: " + f.getQuote());
        System.out.println("\tInfo type: " + f.getInfoType().getName());
        System.out.println("\tLikelihood: " + f.getLikelihood());
      }
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud DLP, see Cloud DLP client libraries. 

// Imports the Google Cloud Data Loss Prevention library
const DLP = require('@google-cloud/dlp');

// Instantiates a client
const dlp = new DLP.DlpServiceClient();

// The project ID to run the API call under
// const projectId = 'my-project';

// The string to inspect
// const string = 'My name is Gary and my email is gary@example.com';

// The minimum likelihood required before returning a match
// const minLikelihood = 'LIKELIHOOD_UNSPECIFIED';

// The maximum number of findings to report per request (0 = server maximum)
// const maxFindings = 0;

// The infoTypes of information to match
// const infoTypes = [{ name: 'PHONE_NUMBER' }, { name: 'EMAIL_ADDRESS' }, { name: 'CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER' }];

// The customInfoTypes of information to match
// const customInfoTypes = [{ infoType: { name: 'DICT_TYPE' }, dictionary: { wordList: { words: ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']}}},
//   { infoType: { name: 'REGEX_TYPE' }, regex: {pattern: '\\(\\d{3}\\) \\d{3}-\\d{4}'}}];

// Whether to include the matching string
// const includeQuote = true;

async function inspectString() {
  // Construct item to inspect
  const item = {value: string};

  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: `projects/${projectId}/locations/global`,
    inspectConfig: {
      infoTypes: infoTypes,
      customInfoTypes: customInfoTypes,
      minLikelihood: minLikelihood,
      includeQuote: includeQuote,
      limits: {
        maxFindingsPerRequest: maxFindings,
      },
    },
    item: item,
  };

  // Run request
  const [response] = await dlp.inspectContent(request);
  const findings = response.result.findings;
  if (findings.length > 0) {
    console.log('Findings:');
    findings.forEach(finding => {
      if (includeQuote) {
        console.log(`\tQuote: ${finding.quote}`);
      }
      console.log(`\tInfo type: ${finding.infoType.name}`);
      console.log(`\tLikelihood: ${finding.likelihood}`);
    });
  } else {
    console.log('No findings.');
  }
}
inspectString();

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud DLP, see Cloud DLP client libraries. 

use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\DlpServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\ContentItem;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InfoType;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InspectConfig;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\Likelihood;

/**
 * @param string $projectId
 * @param string $textToInspect
 */
function inspect_string(string $projectId, string $textToInspect): void
{
    // Instantiate a client.
    $dlp = new DlpServiceClient();

    // Construct request
    $parent = "projects/$projectId/locations/global";
    $item = (new ContentItem())
        ->setValue($textToInspect);
    $inspectConfig = (new InspectConfig())
        // The infoTypes of information to match
        ->setInfoTypes([
            (new InfoType())->setName('PHONE_NUMBER'),
            (new InfoType())->setName('EMAIL_ADDRESS'),
            (new InfoType())->setName('CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER')
        ])
        // Whether to include the matching string
        ->setIncludeQuote(true);

    // Run request
    $response = $dlp->inspectContent([
        'parent' => $parent,
        'inspectConfig' => $inspectConfig,
        'item' => $item
    ]);

    // Print the results
    $findings = $response->getResult()->getFindings();
    if (count($findings) == 0) {
        print('No findings.' . PHP_EOL);
    } else {
        print('Findings:' . PHP_EOL);
        foreach ($findings as $finding) {
            print('  Quote: ' . $finding->getQuote() . PHP_EOL);
            print('  Info type: ' . $finding->getInfoType()->getName() . PHP_EOL);
            $likelihoodString = Likelihood::name($finding->getLikelihood());
            print('  Likelihood: ' . $likelihoodString . PHP_EOL);
        }
    }
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud DLP, see Cloud DLP client libraries. 

def inspect_string(
    project,
    content_string,
    info_types,
    custom_dictionaries=None,
    custom_regexes=None,
    min_likelihood=None,
    max_findings=None,
    include_quote=True,
):
    """Uses the Data Loss Prevention API to analyze strings for protected data.
    Args:
        project: The Google Cloud project id to use as a parent resource.
        content_string: The string to inspect.
        info_types: A list of strings representing info types to look for.
            A full list of info type categories can be fetched from the API.
        min_likelihood: A string representing the minimum likelihood threshold
            that constitutes a match. One of: 'LIKELIHOOD_UNSPECIFIED',
            'VERY_UNLIKELY', 'UNLIKELY', 'POSSIBLE', 'LIKELY', 'VERY_LIKELY'.
        max_findings: The maximum number of findings to report; 0 = no maximum.
        include_quote: Boolean for whether to display a quote of the detected
            information in the results.
    Returns:
        None; the response from the API is printed to the terminal.
    """

    # Import the client library.
    import google.cloud.dlp

    # Instantiate a client.
    dlp = google.cloud.dlp_v2.DlpServiceClient()

    # Prepare info_types by converting the list of strings into a list of
    # dictionaries (protos are also accepted).
    info_types = [{"name": info_type} for info_type in info_types]

    # Prepare custom_info_types by parsing the dictionary word lists and
    # regex patterns.
    if custom_dictionaries is None:
        custom_dictionaries = []
    dictionaries = [
        {
            "info_type": {"name": "CUSTOM_DICTIONARY_{}".format(i)},
            "dictionary": {"word_list": {"words": custom_dict.split(",")}},
        }
        for i, custom_dict in enumerate(custom_dictionaries)
    ]
    if custom_regexes is None:
        custom_regexes = []
    regexes = [
        {
            "info_type": {"name": "CUSTOM_REGEX_{}".format(i)},
            "regex": {"pattern": custom_regex},
        }
        for i, custom_regex in enumerate(custom_regexes)
    ]
    custom_info_types = dictionaries + regexes

    # Construct the configuration dictionary. Keys which are None may
    # optionally be omitted entirely.
    inspect_config = {
        "info_types": info_types,
        "custom_info_types": custom_info_types,
        "min_likelihood": min_likelihood,
        "include_quote": include_quote,
        "limits": {"max_findings_per_request": max_findings},
    }

    # Construct the `item`.
    item = {"value": content_string}

    # Convert the project id into a full resource id.
    parent = f"projects/{project}"

    # Call the API.
    response = dlp.inspect_content(
        request={"parent": parent, "inspect_config": inspect_config, "item": item}
    )

    # Print out the results.
    if response.result.findings:
        for finding in response.result.findings:
            try:
                if finding.quote:
                    print("Quote: {}".format(finding.quote))
            except AttributeError:
                pass
            print("Info type: {}".format(finding.info_type.name))
            print("Likelihood: {}".format(finding.likelihood))
    else:
        print("No findings.")

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud DLP, see Cloud DLP client libraries. 

# project_id   = "Your Google Cloud project ID"
# content      = "The text to inspect"
# max_findings = "Maximum number of findings to report per request (0 = server maximum)"

require "google/cloud/dlp"

dlp = Google::Cloud::Dlp.dlp_service
inspect_config = {
  # The types of information to match
  info_types:     [{ name: "PERSON_NAME" }, { name: "US_STATE" }],

  # Only return results above a likelihood threshold (0 for all)
  min_likelihood: :POSSIBLE,

  # Limit the number of findings (0 for no limit)
  limits:         { max_findings_per_request: max_findings },

  # Whether to include the matching string in the response
  include_quote:  true
}

# The item to inspect
item_to_inspect = { value: content }

# Run request
parent = "projects/#{project_id}/locations/global"
response = dlp.inspect_content parent:         parent,
                               inspect_config: inspect_config,
                               item:           item_to_inspect

# Print the results
if response.result.findings.empty?
  puts "No findings"
else
  response.result.findings.each do |finding|
    puts "Quote:      #{finding.quote}"
    puts "Info type:  #{finding.info_type.name}"
    puts "Likelihood: #{finding.likelihood}"
  end
end

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