JSMA entity
Overview
The JSMA entity provides access to the underlying IBS entity of a file that has been stored. It allows you to retrieve the entity information, update and delete the entity.
Index
Methods
The JSMA entity provides the following methods:
string entity.uuid
Returns the IBS UUID of the entity.
Example
...
var entity = file.getIbsEntity();
entity.uuid # => 'c61ee560-56b3-4722-9070-dc2ed51b116a'
...object entity.info
Retrieves the entity information from the IBS API and returns it as an object.
Example
...
var entity = file.getIbsEntity();
var info = entity.info;
Object.keys(info) # => [
"expirydate",
"creationdate",
"pinned",
"countparents",
"description",
"type",
"modificationdate",
"uuid",
"hrid",
"datasource",
"mimetype",
"state",
"countchildren"
]
...void entity.update(options)
Updates the entity via the IBS API.
Example
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var entity = file.getIbsEntity();
info = entity.update({ description: 'a new description' });
...Parameter options:object (required)
See possible fields in the IBS entity API documentation.
void entity.delete()
Deletes the entity in the IBS.
Example
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var entity = file.getIbsEntity();
info = entity.delete();
...