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    rbtools.api.resource.file_diff¶

    Resource definitions for file diffs.

    Added in version 6.0: This was moved from rbtools.api.resource.

    Classes

    FileDiffGetListParams

    Parameters for the file diff list GET operation.

    FileDiffItemResource(transport, payload, url)

    Item resource for file diffs.

    FileDiffListResource(transport, payload, url)

    List resource for file diffs.

    class rbtools.api.resource.file_diff.FileDiffGetListParams[source]¶

    Bases: BaseGetParams

    Parameters for the file diff list GET operation.

    Added in version 6.0.

    __firstlineno__ = 241¶
    __static_attributes__ = ()¶
    binary: bool¶

    Filter files based on whether they are binary.

    If not specified, all files will be returned.

    commit_id: str¶

    The ID of the commit that the file was in.

    If specified, this will return the filediff for a specific commit within a change. If not, the filediff for the entire squashed diff will be returned.

    class rbtools.api.resource.file_diff.FileDiffItemResource(transport: Transport, payload: JSONDict, url: str, token: str | None = None, **kwargs)[source]¶

    Bases: GetPatchMixin, ItemResource

    Item resource for file diffs.

    This corresponds to Review Board’s File Diff Resource.

    Changed in version 6.0: Renamed from FileDiffResource.

    __firstlineno__ = 37¶
    __static_attributes__ = ()¶
    binary: bool¶

    Whether this represents a binary file.

    dest_detail: str¶

    Additional information of the destination file.

    This is parsed from the diff, but is usually not used for anything.

    dest_file: str¶

    The new name of the patched file.

    This may be the same as the source file.

    encoding: str¶

    The encoding of the original and patched file, if available.

    extra_data: ResourceExtraDataField¶

    Extra data as part of the diff.

    get_dest_attachment(**kwargs: Unpack[BaseGetParams]) → FileAttachmentItemResource[source]¶

    Get the file attachment for the modified file.

    For binary files where an uploaded attachment exists, this will return the modified version of the file.

    Parameters:

    **kwargs (dict) – Query arguments to include with the request.

    Returns:

    The file attachment for the modified version.

    Return type:

    rbtools.api.resource.FileAttachmentItemResource

    Raises:
    • rbtools.api.errors.APIError – The Review Board API returned an error.

    • rbtools.api.errors.ServerInterfaceError – An error occurred while communicating with the server.

    get_diff_comments(**kwargs: Unpack[DiffCommentGetListParams]) → DiffCommentListResource[source]¶

    Get the comments for this file diff.

    Parameters:

    **kwargs (dict) – Query arguments to include with the request.

    Returns:

    The comments on this file diff.

    Return type:

    rbtools.api.resource.DiffCommentListResource

    Raises:
    • rbtools.api.errors.APIError – The Review Board API returned an error.

    • rbtools.api.errors.ServerInterfaceError – An error occurred while communicating with the server.

    get_diff_data(**kwargs: QueryArgs) → HttpRequest[source]¶

    Retrieve the actual raw diff data for the file.

    Parameters:

    **kwargs (dict of rbtools.api.request.QueryArgs) – Query arguments to include with the request.

    Returns:

    A resource wrapping the diff data.

    Return type:

    rbtools.api.resource.ItemResource

    Raises:
    • rbtools.api.errors.APIError – The Review Board API returned an error.

    • rbtools.api.errors.ServerInterfaceError – An error occurred while communicating with the server.

    get_original_file(**kwargs: QueryArgs) → PlainTextResource[source]¶

    Get the original version of the file.

    Parameters:

    **kwargs (dict) – Query arguments to include with the request.

    Returns:

    The original file.

    Return type:

    rbtools.api.resource.PlainTextResource

    Raises:
    • rbtools.api.errors.APIError – The Review Board API returned an error.

    • rbtools.api.errors.ServerInterfaceError – An error occurred while communicating with the server.

    get_patched_file(**kwargs: QueryArgs) → PlainTextResource[source]¶

    Get the patched version of the file.

    Parameters:

    **kwargs (dict) – Query arguments to include with the request.

    Returns:

    The patched file.

    Return type:

    rbtools.api.resource.PlainTextResource

    Raises:
    • rbtools.api.errors.APIError – The Review Board API returned an error.

    • rbtools.api.errors.ServerInterfaceError – An error occurred while communicating with the server.

    get_source_attachment(**kwargs: Unpack[BaseGetParams]) → FileAttachmentItemResource[source]¶

    Get the file attachment for the original file.

    For binary files where an uploaded attachment exists, this will return the original version of the file.

    Parameters:

    **kwargs (dict) – Query arguments to include with the request.

    Returns:

    The file attachment for the original version.

    Return type:

    rbtools.api.resource.FileAttachmentItemResource

    Raises:
    • rbtools.api.errors.APIError – The Review Board API returned an error.

    • rbtools.api.errors.ServerInterfaceError – An error occurred while communicating with the server.

    id: int¶

    The numeric ID of the file diff.

    source_file: str¶

    The original name of the file.

    source_revision: str¶

    The revision of the file being modified.

    This is a valid revision in the repository.

    status: Literal['copied', 'deleted', 'modified', 'moved', 'unknown']¶

    The status of the file.

    class rbtools.api.resource.file_diff.FileDiffListResource(transport: Transport, payload: JSONDict, url: str, token: str | None = None, item_mime_type: str | None = None, **kwargs)[source]¶

    Bases: ListResource[FileDiffItemResource]

    List resource for file diffs.

    This corresponds to Review Board’s File Diff List Resource.

    Added in version 6.0.

    __annotations_cache__ = {}¶
    __firstlineno__ = 261¶
    __static_attributes__ = ()¶

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