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class MessageEntry

Maturity: 34

A data class representing a message entry in Microsoft SharePoint, inheriting from ClientValue to provide serialization capabilities for SharePoint API interactions.

File:
/tf/active/vicechatdev/SPFCsync/venv/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/office365/sharepoint/gtp/message_entry.py
Lines:
4 - 15
Complexity:
simple

Purpose

MessageEntry serves as a data transfer object (DTO) for representing message entries in SharePoint's internal messaging system. It encapsulates message content and provides the necessary metadata for serialization/deserialization when communicating with SharePoint REST APIs. The class inherits from ClientValue, which likely provides JSON serialization capabilities and integration with the Office365 SDK's client-side value system.

Source Code

class MessageEntry(ClientValue):
    """"""

    def __init__(self, content=None):
        """
        :param str content:
        """
        self.content = content

    @property
    def entity_type_name(self):
        return "Microsoft.SharePoint.Internal.MessageEntry"

Parameters

Name Type Default Kind
bases ClientValue -

Parameter Details

content: Optional string parameter containing the text content of the message. Can be None if the message has no content or if content will be set later. This represents the actual message text that will be stored or transmitted to SharePoint.

Return Value

Instantiation returns a MessageEntry object with the specified content. The entity_type_name property returns the string 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Internal.MessageEntry', which is used for type identification in SharePoint API communications.

Class Interface

Methods

__init__(self, content=None)

Purpose: Initializes a new MessageEntry instance with optional content

Parameters:

  • content: Optional string containing the message text. Defaults to None if not provided.

Returns: None (constructor)

@property entity_type_name(self) -> str property

Purpose: Returns the SharePoint entity type identifier for this message entry, used for API serialization and type identification

Returns: String 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Internal.MessageEntry' representing the SharePoint entity type

Attributes

Name Type Description Scope
content str or None Stores the text content of the message. Can be None if no content is provided or set. instance

Dependencies

  • office365

Required Imports

from office365.runtime.client_value import ClientValue

Usage Example

from office365.runtime.client_value import ClientValue
from office365.sharepoint.internal.message_entry import MessageEntry

# Create a message entry with content
message = MessageEntry(content="Hello, this is a test message")

# Access the content
print(message.content)

# Get the entity type name (used internally by SharePoint API)
print(message.entity_type_name)

# Create an empty message entry
empty_message = MessageEntry()
empty_message.content = "Content added later"

# The object can be serialized by the Office365 SDK for API calls
# This typically happens automatically when used with SharePoint client methods

Best Practices

  • This class is primarily used internally by the Office365 SDK and should typically be instantiated when working with SharePoint messaging APIs
  • The content attribute can be modified after instantiation, allowing for flexible message construction
  • The entity_type_name property should not be overridden as it's used by SharePoint for type identification
  • When using with SharePoint APIs, the ClientValue base class handles serialization automatically
  • This is an internal SharePoint type (Microsoft.SharePoint.Internal namespace), so its usage may be limited to specific SharePoint internal operations
  • Always ensure content is a string type or None to maintain type consistency

Tags

sharepoint message data-transfer-object dto client-value office365 serialization internal-api

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