Create a schema when you create a topic

Create a topic and also create a schema.

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C++

Before trying this sample, follow the C++ setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub C++ API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

namespace pubsub = ::google::cloud::pubsub;
namespace pubsub_admin = ::google::cloud::pubsub_admin;
[](pubsub_admin::TopicAdminClient client, std::string project_id,
   std::string topic_id, std::string schema_id, std::string const& encoding) {
  google::pubsub::v1::Topic request;
  request.set_name(pubsub::Topic(project_id, std::move(topic_id)).FullName());
  request.mutable_schema_settings()->set_schema(
      pubsub::Schema(std::move(project_id), std::move(schema_id)).FullName());
  request.mutable_schema_settings()->set_encoding(
      encoding == "JSON" ? google::pubsub::v1::JSON
                         : google::pubsub::v1::BINARY);
  auto topic = client.CreateTopic(request);

  // Note that kAlreadyExists is a possible error when the library retries.
  if (topic.status().code() == google::cloud::StatusCode::kAlreadyExists) {
    std::cout << "The topic already exists\n";
    return;
  }
  if (!topic) throw std::move(topic).status();

  std::cout << "The topic was successfully created: " << topic->DebugString()
            << "\n";
}

C#

Before trying this sample, follow the C# setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub C# API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


using Google.Cloud.PubSub.V1;
using Grpc.Core;
using System;

public class CreateTopicWithSchemaSample
{
    public Topic CreateTopicWithSchema(string projectId, string topicId, string schemaId, Encoding encoding)
    {
        PublisherServiceApiClient publisher = PublisherServiceApiClient.Create();
        var topicName = TopicName.FromProjectTopic(projectId, topicId);
        Topic topic = new Topic
        {
            TopicName = topicName,
            SchemaSettings = new SchemaSettings
            {
                SchemaAsSchemaName = SchemaName.FromProjectSchema(projectId, schemaId),
                Encoding = encoding
            }
        };

        Topic receivedTopic = null;
        try
        {
            receivedTopic = publisher.CreateTopic(topic);
            Console.WriteLine($"Topic {topic.Name} created.");
        }
        catch (RpcException e) when (e.Status.StatusCode == StatusCode.AlreadyExists)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Topic {topicName} already exists.");
        }
        return receivedTopic;
    }
}

Go

Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub"
)

func createTopicWithSchema(w io.Writer, projectID, topicID, schemaID string, encoding pubsub.SchemaEncoding) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// topicID := "my-topic"
	// schemaID := "my-schema-id"
	// encoding := pubsub.EncodingJSON
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := pubsub.NewClient(ctx, projectID)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("pubsub.NewClient: %w", err)
	}

	tc := &pubsub.TopicConfig{
		SchemaSettings: &pubsub.SchemaSettings{
			Schema:   fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/schemas/%s", projectID, schemaID),
			Encoding: encoding,
		},
	}
	t, err := client.CreateTopicWithConfig(ctx, topicID, tc)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateTopicWithConfig: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Topic with schema created: %#v\n", t)
	return nil
}

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


import com.google.api.gax.rpc.AlreadyExistsException;
import com.google.cloud.pubsub.v1.TopicAdminClient;
import com.google.pubsub.v1.Encoding;
import com.google.pubsub.v1.SchemaName;
import com.google.pubsub.v1.SchemaSettings;
import com.google.pubsub.v1.Topic;
import com.google.pubsub.v1.TopicName;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateTopicWithSchemaExample {

  public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String topicId = "your-topic-id";
    // Use an existing schema.
    String schemaId = "your-schema-id";
    // Choose either BINARY or JSON message serialization in this topic.
    Encoding encoding = Encoding.BINARY;

    createTopicWithSchemaExample(projectId, topicId, schemaId, encoding);
  }

  public static void createTopicWithSchemaExample(
      String projectId, String topicId, String schemaId, Encoding encoding) throws IOException {
    TopicName topicName = TopicName.of(projectId, topicId);
    SchemaName schemaName = SchemaName.of(projectId, schemaId);

    SchemaSettings schemaSettings =
        SchemaSettings.newBuilder().setSchema(schemaName.toString()).setEncoding(encoding).build();

    try (TopicAdminClient topicAdminClient = TopicAdminClient.create()) {

      Topic topic =
          topicAdminClient.createTopic(
              Topic.newBuilder()
                  .setName(topicName.toString())
                  .setSchemaSettings(schemaSettings)
                  .build());

      System.out.println("Created topic with schema: " + topic.getName());
    } catch (AlreadyExistsException e) {
      System.out.println(schemaName + "already exists.");
    }
  }
}

Node.js

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// const topicNameOrId = 'YOUR_TOPIC_NAME_OR_ID';
// const schemaName = 'YOUR_SCHEMA_NAME_OR_ID';
// const encodingType = 'BINARY';

// Imports the Google Cloud client library
const {PubSub} = require('@google-cloud/pubsub');

// Creates a client; cache this for further use
const pubSubClient = new PubSub();

async function createTopicWithSchema(
  topicNameOrId,
  schemaNameOrId,
  encodingType
) {
  // Get the fully qualified schema name.
  const schema = pubSubClient.schema(schemaNameOrId);
  const fullName = await schema.getName();

  // Creates a new topic with a schema. Note that you might also
  // pass Encodings.Json or Encodings.Binary here.
  await pubSubClient.createTopic({
    name: topicNameOrId,
    schemaSettings: {
      schema: fullName,
      encoding: encodingType,
    },
  });
  console.log(`Topic ${topicNameOrId} created with schema ${fullName}.`);
}

Node.js

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// const topicNameOrId = 'YOUR_TOPIC_NAME_OR_ID';
// const schemaName = 'YOUR_SCHEMA_NAME_OR_ID';
// const encodingType = 'BINARY';

// Imports the Google Cloud client library
import {PubSub} from '@google-cloud/pubsub';

// Creates a client; cache this for further use
const pubSubClient = new PubSub();

async function createTopicWithSchema(
  topicNameOrId: string,
  schemaNameOrId: string,
  encodingType: 'BINARY' | 'JSON'
) {
  // Get the fully qualified schema name.
  const schema = pubSubClient.schema(schemaNameOrId);
  const fullName = await schema.getName();

  // Creates a new topic with a schema. Note that you might also
  // pass Encodings.Json or Encodings.Binary here.
  await pubSubClient.createTopic({
    name: topicNameOrId,
    schemaSettings: {
      schema: fullName,
      encoding: encodingType,
    },
  });
  console.log(`Topic ${topicNameOrId} created with schema ${fullName}.`);
}

PHP

Before trying this sample, follow the PHP setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub PHP API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\PubSub\PubSubClient;
use Google\Cloud\PubSub\Schema;

/**
 * Create a topic with a schema.
 *
 * @param string $projectId
 * @param string $topicId
 * @param string $schemaId
 * @param string $encoding
 */
function create_topic_with_schema($projectId, $topicId, $schemaId, $encoding)
{
    $pubsub = new PubSubClient([
        'projectId' => $projectId,
    ]);

    $schema = $pubsub->schema($schemaId);

    $topic = $pubsub->createTopic($topicId, [
        'schemaSettings' => [
            // The schema may be provided as an instance of the schema type,
            // or by using the schema ID directly.
            'schema' => $schema,
            // Encoding may be either `BINARY` or `JSON`.
            // Provide a string or a constant from Google\Cloud\PubSub\V1\Encoding.
            'encoding' => $encoding,
        ]
    ]);

    printf('Topic %s created', $topic->name());
}

Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

from google.api_core.exceptions import AlreadyExists, InvalidArgument
from google.cloud.pubsub import PublisherClient, SchemaServiceClient
from google.pubsub_v1.types import Encoding

# TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
# project_id = "your-project-id"
# topic_id = "your-topic-id"
# schema_id = "your-schema-id"
# Choose either BINARY or JSON as valid message encoding in this topic.
# message_encoding = "BINARY"

publisher_client = PublisherClient()
topic_path = publisher_client.topic_path(project_id, topic_id)

schema_client = SchemaServiceClient()
schema_path = schema_client.schema_path(project_id, schema_id)

if message_encoding == "BINARY":
    encoding = Encoding.BINARY
elif message_encoding == "JSON":
    encoding = Encoding.JSON
else:
    encoding = Encoding.ENCODING_UNSPECIFIED

try:
    response = publisher_client.create_topic(
        request={
            "name": topic_path,
            "schema_settings": {"schema": schema_path, "encoding": encoding},
        }
    )
    print(f"Created a topic:\n{response}")

except AlreadyExists:
    print(f"{topic_id} already exists.")
except InvalidArgument:
    print("Schema settings are not valid.")

Ruby

Before trying this sample, follow the Ruby setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub Ruby API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# topic_id = "your-topic-id"
# schema_id = "your-schema-id"
# Choose either BINARY or JSON as valid message encoding in this topic.
# message_encoding = :binary

pubsub = Google::Cloud::Pubsub.new

topic = pubsub.create_topic topic_id, schema_name: schema_id, message_encoding: message_encoding

puts "Topic #{topic.name} created."

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