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UploadEntityDefinitions

Asynchronously uploads one or more entity definitions to the user's namespace. The document parameter is required if syncWithPublicNamespace and deleteExistingEntites are false. If the syncWithPublicNamespace parameter is set to true, the user's namespace will synchronize with the latest version of the public namespace. If deprecateExistingEntities is set to true, all entities in the latest version will be deleted before the new DefinitionDocument is uploaded.

When a user uploads entity definitions for the first time, the service creates a new namespace for the user. The new namespace tracks the public namespace. Currently users can have only one namespace. The namespace version increments whenever a user uploads entity definitions that are backwards-incompatible and whenever a user sets the syncWithPublicNamespace parameter or the deprecateExistingEntities parameter to true.

The IDs for all of the entities should be in URN format. Each entity must be in the user's namespace. Users can't create entities in the public namespace, but entity definitions can refer to entities in the public namespace.

Valid entities are Device, DeviceModel, Service, Capability, State, Action, Event, Property, Mapping, Enum.

Request Syntax

{
   "deprecateExistingEntities": boolean,
   "document": { 
      "language": "string",
      "text": "string"
   },
   "syncWithPublicNamespace": boolean
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

deprecateExistingEntities

A Boolean that specifies whether to deprecate all entities in the latest version before uploading the new DefinitionDocument. If set to true, the upload will create a new namespace version.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

document

The DefinitionDocument that defines the updated entities.

Type: DefinitionDocument object

Required: No

syncWithPublicNamespace

A Boolean that specifies whether to synchronize with the latest version of the public namespace. If set to true, the upload will create a new namespace version.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

Response Syntax

{
   "uploadId": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

uploadId

The ID that specifies the upload action. You can use this to track the status of the upload.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 40.

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

InternalFailureException

HTTP Status Code: 500

InvalidRequestException

HTTP Status Code: 400

ThrottlingException

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: