Google Cloud Data Catalog Lineage V1 Client - Class Link (0.4.0)

Reference documentation and code samples for the Google Cloud Data Catalog Lineage V1 Client class Link.

Links represent the data flow between source (upstream) and target (downstream) assets in transformation pipelines.

Links are created when LineageEvents record data transformation between related assets.

Generated from protobuf message google.cloud.datacatalog.lineage.v1.Link

Namespace

Google \ Cloud \ DataCatalog \ Lineage \ V1

Methods

Constructor.

Parameters
NameDescription
data array

Optional. Data for populating the Message object.

↳ name string

Output only. Immutable. The name of the link. Format: projects/{project}/locations/{location}/links/{link}.

↳ source Google\Cloud\DataCatalog\Lineage\V1\EntityReference

The pointer to the entity that is the source of this link.

↳ target Google\Cloud\DataCatalog\Lineage\V1\EntityReference

The pointer to the entity that is the target of this link.

↳ start_time Google\Protobuf\Timestamp

The start of the first event establishing this link.

↳ end_time Google\Protobuf\Timestamp

The end of the last event establishing this link.

Output only. Immutable. The name of the link. Format: projects/{project}/locations/{location}/links/{link}.

Returns
TypeDescription
string

Output only. Immutable. The name of the link. Format: projects/{project}/locations/{location}/links/{link}.

Parameter
NameDescription
var string
Returns
TypeDescription
$this

The pointer to the entity that is the source of this link.

Returns
TypeDescription
Google\Cloud\DataCatalog\Lineage\V1\EntityReference|null

The pointer to the entity that is the source of this link.

Parameter
NameDescription
var Google\Cloud\DataCatalog\Lineage\V1\EntityReference
Returns
TypeDescription
$this

The pointer to the entity that is the target of this link.

Returns
TypeDescription
Google\Cloud\DataCatalog\Lineage\V1\EntityReference|null

The pointer to the entity that is the target of this link.

Parameter
NameDescription
var Google\Cloud\DataCatalog\Lineage\V1\EntityReference
Returns
TypeDescription
$this

The start of the first event establishing this link.

Returns
TypeDescription
Google\Protobuf\Timestamp|null

The start of the first event establishing this link.

Parameter
NameDescription
var Google\Protobuf\Timestamp
Returns
TypeDescription
$this

The end of the last event establishing this link.

Returns
TypeDescription
Google\Protobuf\Timestamp|null

The end of the last event establishing this link.

Parameter
NameDescription
var Google\Protobuf\Timestamp
Returns
TypeDescription
$this