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class SocialDataOverlay

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SocialDataOverlay represents a substring overlay in a social media post that identifies users, documents, sites, tags, or links within the post content.

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Complexity:
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Purpose

This class serves as a data model for representing overlays in social media posts within the Office 365 SharePoint social features. An overlay is a marked-up substring that provides metadata about mentions, links, or other entities within post text. It inherits from ClientValue, making it part of the Office 365 REST API client value object hierarchy. The class is used in conjunction with SocialPost objects to provide rich metadata about post content, enabling features like user mentions, document references, and clickable links.

Source Code

class SocialDataOverlay(ClientValue):
    """
    The SocialDataOverlay class provides information about an overlay. An overlay is a substring in a post that
    represents a user, document, site, tag, or link. The SocialPost class (see section 3.1.5.26) contains an array of
    SocialDataOverlay objects. Each of the SocialDataOverlay objects specifies a link or one or more actors.
    """

Parameters

Name Type Default Kind
bases ClientValue -

Parameter Details

bases: Inherits from ClientValue, which is the base class for Office 365 client-side value objects that can be serialized/deserialized for API communication

Return Value

Instantiation returns a SocialDataOverlay object that can store and represent overlay information for social posts. The object can be serialized to JSON for API requests and deserialized from API responses.

Class Interface

Dependencies

  • office365

Required Imports

from office365.runtime.client_value import ClientValue
from office365.sharepoint.social.data_overlay import SocialDataOverlay

Usage Example

from office365.sharepoint.social.data_overlay import SocialDataOverlay
from office365.runtime.client_value import ClientValue

# Instantiate a SocialDataOverlay object
overlay = SocialDataOverlay()

# Typically used as part of a SocialPost object
# The overlay would contain properties like:
# - ActorIndexes: indices of actors mentioned
# - Index: starting position of overlay in post text
# - Length: length of overlay substring
# - LinkUri: URI if overlay represents a link
# - OverlayType: type of overlay (user, document, site, tag, link)

# Example in context of a social post:
# post = SocialPost()
# post.Overlays = [overlay]
# The overlay properties would be set based on the post content

Best Practices

  • This class is typically instantiated and populated by the Office 365 API client when retrieving social post data, rather than manually created by developers
  • SocialDataOverlay objects are usually part of a collection within a SocialPost object, not used standalone
  • The class inherits from ClientValue, which provides serialization/deserialization capabilities for API communication
  • When working with overlays, ensure the Index and Length properties correctly correspond to the post text substring
  • Overlay types should match the actual content being referenced (user mention, document link, etc.)
  • This is a data transfer object (DTO) pattern - it primarily holds data rather than business logic
  • The class definition shown is minimal; actual properties are likely defined in the parent ClientValue class or added dynamically based on API responses

Tags

social-media sharepoint office365 data-model overlay mentions links client-value api-model

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