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Instance(
    instance_id,
    client,
    configuration_name=None,
    node_count=None,
    display_name=None,
    emulator_host=None,
    labels=None,
    processing_units=None,
)Representation of a Cloud Spanner Instance.
We can use a Instance to:
reloaditselfcreateitselfupdateitselfdeleteitself
Parameters | 
      |
|---|---|
| Name | Description | 
instance_id | 
        
  	str
  	The ID of the instance.  | 
      
client | 
        
  	Client
  	The client that owns the instance. Provides authorization and a project ID.  | 
      
configuration_name | 
        
  	str
  	Name of the instance configuration defining how the instance will be created. Required for instances which do not yet exist.  | 
      
node_count | 
        
  	int
  	(Optional) Number of nodes allocated to the instance.  | 
      
processing_units | 
        
  	int
  	(Optional) The number of processing units allocated to this instance.  | 
      
display_name | 
        
  	str
  	(Optional) The display name for the instance in the Cloud Console UI. (Must be between 4 and 30 characters.) If this value is not set in the constructor, will fall back to the instance ID.  | 
      
labels | 
        
  	dict (str -> str) or None
  	(Optional) User-assigned labels for this instance.  | 
      
Properties
name
Instance name used in requests.
"projects/{project}/instances/{instance_id}"
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
str | 
        The instance name. | 
node_count
Node count used in requests.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
int | 
        The number of nodes in the instance's cluster; used to set up the instance's cluster. | 
processing_units
Processing units used in requests.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
int | 
        The number of processing units allocated to this instance. | 
Methods
backup
backup(
    backup_id, database="", expire_time=None, version_time=None, encryption_config=None
)Factory to create a backup within this instance.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description | 
backup_id | 
        
          str
          The ID of the backup.  | 
      
database | 
        
          Database
          Optional. The database that will be used when creating the backup. Required if the create method needs to be called.  | 
      
expire_time | 
        
          
          Optional. The expire time that will be used when creating the backup. Required if the create method needs to be called.  | 
      
version_time | 
        
          
          Optional. The version time that will be used to create the externally consistent copy of the database. If not present, it is the same as the   | 
      
encryption_config | 
        
          CreateBackupEncryptionConfig or 
          (Optional) Encryption configuration for the backup. If a dict is provided, it must be of the same form as the protobuf message CreateBackupEncryptionConfig  | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
Backup | 
        a backup owned by this instance. | 
copy
copy()Make a copy of this instance.
Copies the local data stored as simple types and copies the client attached to this instance.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
Instance | 
        A copy of the current instance. | 
copy_backup
copy_backup(backup_id, source_backup, expire_time=None, encryption_config=None)Factory to create a copy backup within this instance.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description | 
backup_id | 
        
          str
          The ID of the backup copy.  | 
      
expire_time | 
        
          
          Optional. The expire time that will be used when creating the copy backup. Required if the create method needs to be called.  | 
      
encryption_config | 
        
          CopyBackupEncryptionConfig or 
          (Optional) Encryption configuration for the backup. If a dict is provided, it must be of the same form as the protobuf message CopyBackupEncryptionConfig  | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
Backup | 
        a copy backup owned by this instance. | 
create
create()Create this instance.
| Exceptions | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
Conflict | 
        if the instance already exists | 
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
 | 
        an operation instance | 
database
database(
    database_id,
    ddl_statements=(),
    pool=None,
    logger=None,
    encryption_config=None,
    database_dialect=DatabaseDialect.DATABASE_DIALECT_UNSPECIFIED,
    database_role=None,
    enable_drop_protection=False,
    enable_interceptors_in_tests=False,
    proto_descriptors=None,
)Factory to create a database within this instance.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description | 
database_id | 
        
          str
          The ID of the database.  | 
      
ddl_statements | 
        
          list of string
          (Optional) DDL statements, excluding the 'CREATE DATABASE' statement.  | 
      
pool | 
        
          concrete subclass of AbstractSessionPool.
          (Optional) session pool to be used by database.  | 
      
logger | 
        
          
          (Optional) a custom logger that is used if   | 
      
encryption_config | 
        
          EncryptionConfig or RestoreDatabaseEncryptionConfig or 
          (Optional) Encryption configuration for the database. If a dict is provided, it must be of the same form as either of the protobuf messages EncryptionConfig or RestoreDatabaseEncryptionConfig  | 
      
database_dialect | 
        
          DatabaseDialect
          (Optional) database dialect for the database  | 
      
enable_drop_protection | 
        
          boolean
          (Optional) Represents whether the database has drop protection enabled or not.  | 
      
enable_interceptors_in_tests | 
        
          boolean
          (Optional) should only be set to True for tests if the tests want to use interceptors.  | 
      
proto_descriptors | 
        
          bytes
          (Optional) Proto descriptors used by CREATE/ALTER PROTO BUNDLE statements in 'ddl_statements' above.  | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
Database | 
        a database owned by this instance. | 
delete
delete()Mark an instance and all of its databases for permanent deletion.
Immediately upon completion of the request:
- Billing will cease for all of the instance's reserved resources.
 
Soon afterward:
- The instance and all databases within the instance will be deleted. All data in the databases will be permanently deleted.
 
exists
exists()Test whether this instance exists.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
bool | 
        True if the instance exists, else false | 
from_pb
from_pb(instance_pb, client)Creates an instance from a protobuf.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description | 
instance_pb | 
        
          
          A instance protobuf object.  | 
      
client | 
        
          Client
          The client that owns the instance.  | 
      
| Exceptions | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
ValueError | 
        if the instance name does not match projects/{project}/instances/{instance_id} or if the parsed project ID does not match the project ID on the client. | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
 | 
        The instance parsed from the protobuf response. | 
list_backup_operations
list_backup_operations(filter_="", page_size=None)List backup operations for the instance.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description | 
filter_ | 
        
          str
          Optional. A string specifying a filter for which backup operations to list.  | 
      
page_size | 
        
          int
          Optional. The maximum number of operations in each page of results from this request. Non-positive values are ignored. Defaults to a sensible value set by the API.  | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
 | 
        Iterator of google.api_core.operation.Operation resources within the current instance. | 
      
list_backups
list_backups(filter_="", page_size=None)List backups for the instance.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description | 
filter_ | 
        
          str
          Optional. A string specifying a filter for which backups to list.  | 
      
page_size | 
        
          int
          Optional. The maximum number of databases in each page of results from this request. Non-positive values are ignored. Defaults to a sensible value set by the API.  | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
 | 
        Iterator of Backup resources within the current instance. | 
list_database_operations
list_database_operations(filter_="", page_size=None)List database operations for the instance.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description | 
filter_ | 
        
          str
          Optional. A string specifying a filter for which database operations to list.  | 
      
page_size | 
        
          int
          Optional. The maximum number of operations in each page of results from this request. Non-positive values are ignored. Defaults to a sensible value set by the API.  | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
 | 
        Iterator of google.api_core.operation.Operation resources within the current instance. | 
      
list_databases
list_databases(page_size=None)List databases for the instance.
| Parameter | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description | 
page_size | 
        
          int
          Optional. The maximum number of databases in each page of results from this request. Non-positive values are ignored. Defaults to a sensible value set by the API.  | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
 | 
        Iterator of Database resources within the current instance. | 
reload
reload()Reload the metadata for this instance.
| Exceptions | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
NotFound | 
        if the instance does not exist | 
update
update()Update this instance.
| Exceptions | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
NotFound | 
        if the instance does not exist | 
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description | 
 | 
        an operation instance |