Module helpers (2.17.0)

Helper functions for dealing with Cloud Datastore's Protobuf API.

The non-private functions are part of the API.

Classes

GeoPoint(latitude, longitude)

Simple container for a geo point value.

entity_from_protobuf(pb)

Factory method for creating an entity based on a protobuf.

The protobuf should be one returned from the Cloud Datastore Protobuf API.

Parameter
Name	Description
`pb`	`.entity_pb2.Entity` The Protobuf representing the entity.

Returns
Type	Description
`Entity`	The entity derived from the protobuf.

entity_to_protobuf(entity)

Converts an entity into a protobuf.

Parameter
Name	Description
`entity`	`Entity` The entity to be turned into a protobuf.

Returns
Type	Description
`.entity_pb2.Entity`	The protobuf representing the entity.

get_read_options(eventual, transaction_id, read_time=None)

Validate rules for read options, and assign to the request.

Helper method for lookup() and run_query.

Parameters
Name	Description
`eventual`	`bool` Flag indicating if `EVENTUAL` or `STRONG` consistency should be used.
`transaction_id`	`bytes` A transaction identifier (may be null).
`read_time`	`datetime` Read data from the specified time (may be null). This feature is in private preview.

Exceptions
Type	Description
`ValueError	if more than one of `eventual==True`, `transaction`, and `read_time` is specified.

Returns
Type	Description
`.datastore_pb2.ReadOptions`	The read options corresponding to the inputs.

key_from_protobuf(pb)

Factory method for creating a key based on a protobuf.

The protobuf should be one returned from the Cloud Datastore Protobuf API.

Parameter
Name	Description
`pb`	`.entity_pb2.Key` The Protobuf representing the key.

Returns
Type	Description
`Key`	a new `Key` instance

set_database_id_to_request(request, database_id=None)

Set the "database_id" field to the request only if it was provided.