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Classes

ReadableFileSystem

Methods:

adelete

Asynchronously deletes the block document with the specified name. Args:
  • name: The name of the block document to delete.
  • client: The client to use to delete the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.

aload

Retrieves data from the block document with the given name for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling aload, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, aload must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • name: The name or slug of the block document. A block document slug is a string with the format <block_type_slug>/<block_document_name>
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.
Examples: Load from a Block subclass with a block document name:
Load from Block with a block document slug:
Migrate a block document to a new schema:

aload_from_ref

Asynchronously retrieves data from the block document by given reference for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. Provided reference can be a block document ID, or a reference data in dictionary format. Supported dictionary reference formats are:
  • {"block_document_id": <block_document_id>}
  • {"block_document_slug": <block_document_slug>}
If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling aload_from_ref, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, aload_from_ref must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • ref: The reference to the block document. This can be a block document ID, or one of supported dictionary reference formats.
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If invalid reference format is provided.
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.

annotation_refers_to_block_class

aregister_type_and_schema

Asynchronously makes block available for configuration with current Prefect API. Recursively registers all nested blocks. Registration is idempotent. Args:
  • client: Optional client to use for registering type and schema with the Prefect API. A new client will be created and used if one is not provided.

asave

Asynchronously saves the values of a block as a block document. Args:
  • name: User specified name to give saved block document which can later be used to load the block document.
  • overwrite: Boolean value specifying if values should be overwritten if a block document with the specified name already exists.
  • client: The client to use to save the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Returns:
  • The ID of the saved block document.

block_initialization

delete

Deletes the block document with the specified name. This function will dispatch to adelete when called from an async context. Args:
  • name: The name of the block document to delete.
  • client: The client to use to delete the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.

get_block_capabilities

Returns the block capabilities for this Block. Recursively collects all block capabilities of all parent classes into a single frozenset.

get_block_class_from_key

Retrieve the block class implementation given a key.

get_block_class_from_schema

Retrieve the block class implementation given a schema.

get_block_placeholder

Returns the block placeholder for the current block which can be used for templating. Returns:
  • The block placeholder for the current block in the format prefect.blocks.{block_type_name}.{block_document_name}
Raises:
  • BlockNotSavedError: Raised if the block has not been saved.
If a block has not been saved, the return value will be None.

get_block_schema_version

get_block_type_name

get_block_type_slug

get_code_example

Returns the code example for the given block. Attempts to parse code example from the class docstring if an override is not provided.

get_description

Returns the description for the current block. Attempts to parse description from class docstring if an override is not defined.

is_block_class

load

Retrieves data from the block document with the given name for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling load, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, load must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • name: The name or slug of the block document. A block document slug is a string with the format <block_type_slug>/<block_document_name>
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.
Examples: Load from a Block subclass with a block document name:
Load from Block with a block document slug:
Migrate a block document to a new schema:

load_from_ref

Retrieves data from the block document by given reference for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. This function will dispatch to aload_from_ref when called from an async context. Provided reference can be a block document ID, or a reference data in dictionary format. Supported dictionary reference formats are:
  • {"block_document_id": <block_document_id>}
  • {"block_document_slug": <block_document_slug>}
If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling load_from_ref, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, load_from_ref must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • ref: The reference to the block document. This can be a block document ID, or one of supported dictionary reference formats.
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If invalid reference format is provided.
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.

model_dump

model_json_schema

TODO: stop overriding this method - use GenerateSchema in ConfigDict instead?

model_validate

read_path

register_type_and_schema

Makes block available for configuration with current Prefect API. Recursively registers all nested blocks. Registration is idempotent. This function will dispatch to aregister_type_and_schema when called from an async context. Args:
  • client: Optional client to use for registering type and schema with the Prefect API. A new client will be created and used if one is not provided. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.

save

Saves the values of a block as a block document. This function will dispatch to asave when called from an async context. Args:
  • name: User specified name to give saved block document which can later be used to load the block document.
  • overwrite: Boolean value specifying if values should be overwritten if a block document with the specified name already exists.
  • client: The client to use to save the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.
Returns:
  • The ID of the saved block document.

ser_model

validate_block_type_slug

Validates that the block_type_slug in the input values matches the expected block type slug for the class. This helps pydantic to correctly discriminate between different Block subclasses when validating Union types of Blocks.

WritableFileSystem

Methods:

adelete

Asynchronously deletes the block document with the specified name. Args:
  • name: The name of the block document to delete.
  • client: The client to use to delete the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.

aload

Retrieves data from the block document with the given name for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling aload, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, aload must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • name: The name or slug of the block document. A block document slug is a string with the format <block_type_slug>/<block_document_name>
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.
Examples: Load from a Block subclass with a block document name:
Load from Block with a block document slug:
Migrate a block document to a new schema:

aload_from_ref

Asynchronously retrieves data from the block document by given reference for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. Provided reference can be a block document ID, or a reference data in dictionary format. Supported dictionary reference formats are:
  • {"block_document_id": <block_document_id>}
  • {"block_document_slug": <block_document_slug>}
If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling aload_from_ref, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, aload_from_ref must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • ref: The reference to the block document. This can be a block document ID, or one of supported dictionary reference formats.
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If invalid reference format is provided.
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.

annotation_refers_to_block_class

aregister_type_and_schema

Asynchronously makes block available for configuration with current Prefect API. Recursively registers all nested blocks. Registration is idempotent. Args:
  • client: Optional client to use for registering type and schema with the Prefect API. A new client will be created and used if one is not provided.

asave

Asynchronously saves the values of a block as a block document. Args:
  • name: User specified name to give saved block document which can later be used to load the block document.
  • overwrite: Boolean value specifying if values should be overwritten if a block document with the specified name already exists.
  • client: The client to use to save the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Returns:
  • The ID of the saved block document.

block_initialization

delete

Deletes the block document with the specified name. This function will dispatch to adelete when called from an async context. Args:
  • name: The name of the block document to delete.
  • client: The client to use to delete the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.

get_block_capabilities

Returns the block capabilities for this Block. Recursively collects all block capabilities of all parent classes into a single frozenset.

get_block_class_from_key

Retrieve the block class implementation given a key.

get_block_class_from_schema

Retrieve the block class implementation given a schema.

get_block_placeholder

Returns the block placeholder for the current block which can be used for templating. Returns:
  • The block placeholder for the current block in the format prefect.blocks.{block_type_name}.{block_document_name}
Raises:
  • BlockNotSavedError: Raised if the block has not been saved.
If a block has not been saved, the return value will be None.

get_block_schema_version

get_block_type_name

get_block_type_slug

get_code_example

Returns the code example for the given block. Attempts to parse code example from the class docstring if an override is not provided.

get_description

Returns the description for the current block. Attempts to parse description from class docstring if an override is not defined.

is_block_class

load

Retrieves data from the block document with the given name for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling load, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, load must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • name: The name or slug of the block document. A block document slug is a string with the format <block_type_slug>/<block_document_name>
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.
Examples: Load from a Block subclass with a block document name:
Load from Block with a block document slug:
Migrate a block document to a new schema:

load_from_ref

Retrieves data from the block document by given reference for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. This function will dispatch to aload_from_ref when called from an async context. Provided reference can be a block document ID, or a reference data in dictionary format. Supported dictionary reference formats are:
  • {"block_document_id": <block_document_id>}
  • {"block_document_slug": <block_document_slug>}
If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling load_from_ref, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, load_from_ref must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • ref: The reference to the block document. This can be a block document ID, or one of supported dictionary reference formats.
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If invalid reference format is provided.
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.

model_dump

model_json_schema

TODO: stop overriding this method - use GenerateSchema in ConfigDict instead?

model_validate

read_path

register_type_and_schema

Makes block available for configuration with current Prefect API. Recursively registers all nested blocks. Registration is idempotent. This function will dispatch to aregister_type_and_schema when called from an async context. Args:
  • client: Optional client to use for registering type and schema with the Prefect API. A new client will be created and used if one is not provided. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.

save

Saves the values of a block as a block document. This function will dispatch to asave when called from an async context. Args:
  • name: User specified name to give saved block document which can later be used to load the block document.
  • overwrite: Boolean value specifying if values should be overwritten if a block document with the specified name already exists.
  • client: The client to use to save the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.
Returns:
  • The ID of the saved block document.

ser_model

validate_block_type_slug

Validates that the block_type_slug in the input values matches the expected block type slug for the class. This helps pydantic to correctly discriminate between different Block subclasses when validating Union types of Blocks.

write_path

ReadableDeploymentStorage

Methods:

adelete

Asynchronously deletes the block document with the specified name. Args:
  • name: The name of the block document to delete.
  • client: The client to use to delete the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.

aload

Retrieves data from the block document with the given name for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling aload, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, aload must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • name: The name or slug of the block document. A block document slug is a string with the format <block_type_slug>/<block_document_name>
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.
Examples: Load from a Block subclass with a block document name:
Load from Block with a block document slug:
Migrate a block document to a new schema:

aload_from_ref

Asynchronously retrieves data from the block document by given reference for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. Provided reference can be a block document ID, or a reference data in dictionary format. Supported dictionary reference formats are:
  • {"block_document_id": <block_document_id>}
  • {"block_document_slug": <block_document_slug>}
If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling aload_from_ref, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, aload_from_ref must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • ref: The reference to the block document. This can be a block document ID, or one of supported dictionary reference formats.
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If invalid reference format is provided.
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.

annotation_refers_to_block_class

aregister_type_and_schema

Asynchronously makes block available for configuration with current Prefect API. Recursively registers all nested blocks. Registration is idempotent. Args:
  • client: Optional client to use for registering type and schema with the Prefect API. A new client will be created and used if one is not provided.

asave

Asynchronously saves the values of a block as a block document. Args:
  • name: User specified name to give saved block document which can later be used to load the block document.
  • overwrite: Boolean value specifying if values should be overwritten if a block document with the specified name already exists.
  • client: The client to use to save the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Returns:
  • The ID of the saved block document.

block_initialization

delete

Deletes the block document with the specified name. This function will dispatch to adelete when called from an async context. Args:
  • name: The name of the block document to delete.
  • client: The client to use to delete the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.

get_block_capabilities

Returns the block capabilities for this Block. Recursively collects all block capabilities of all parent classes into a single frozenset.

get_block_class_from_key

Retrieve the block class implementation given a key.

get_block_class_from_schema

Retrieve the block class implementation given a schema.

get_block_placeholder

Returns the block placeholder for the current block which can be used for templating. Returns:
  • The block placeholder for the current block in the format prefect.blocks.{block_type_name}.{block_document_name}
Raises:
  • BlockNotSavedError: Raised if the block has not been saved.
If a block has not been saved, the return value will be None.

get_block_schema_version

get_block_type_name

get_block_type_slug

get_code_example

Returns the code example for the given block. Attempts to parse code example from the class docstring if an override is not provided.

get_description

Returns the description for the current block. Attempts to parse description from class docstring if an override is not defined.

get_directory

is_block_class

load

Retrieves data from the block document with the given name for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling load, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, load must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • name: The name or slug of the block document. A block document slug is a string with the format <block_type_slug>/<block_document_name>
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.
Examples: Load from a Block subclass with a block document name:
Load from Block with a block document slug:
Migrate a block document to a new schema:

load_from_ref

Retrieves data from the block document by given reference for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. This function will dispatch to aload_from_ref when called from an async context. Provided reference can be a block document ID, or a reference data in dictionary format. Supported dictionary reference formats are:
  • {"block_document_id": <block_document_id>}
  • {"block_document_slug": <block_document_slug>}
If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling load_from_ref, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, load_from_ref must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • ref: The reference to the block document. This can be a block document ID, or one of supported dictionary reference formats.
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If invalid reference format is provided.
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.

model_dump

model_json_schema

TODO: stop overriding this method - use GenerateSchema in ConfigDict instead?

model_validate

register_type_and_schema

Makes block available for configuration with current Prefect API. Recursively registers all nested blocks. Registration is idempotent. This function will dispatch to aregister_type_and_schema when called from an async context. Args:
  • client: Optional client to use for registering type and schema with the Prefect API. A new client will be created and used if one is not provided. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.

save

Saves the values of a block as a block document. This function will dispatch to asave when called from an async context. Args:
  • name: User specified name to give saved block document which can later be used to load the block document.
  • overwrite: Boolean value specifying if values should be overwritten if a block document with the specified name already exists.
  • client: The client to use to save the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.
Returns:
  • The ID of the saved block document.

ser_model

validate_block_type_slug

Validates that the block_type_slug in the input values matches the expected block type slug for the class. This helps pydantic to correctly discriminate between different Block subclasses when validating Union types of Blocks.

WritableDeploymentStorage

Methods:

adelete

Asynchronously deletes the block document with the specified name. Args:
  • name: The name of the block document to delete.
  • client: The client to use to delete the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.

aload

Retrieves data from the block document with the given name for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling aload, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, aload must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • name: The name or slug of the block document. A block document slug is a string with the format <block_type_slug>/<block_document_name>
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.
Examples: Load from a Block subclass with a block document name:
Load from Block with a block document slug:
Migrate a block document to a new schema:

aload_from_ref

Asynchronously retrieves data from the block document by given reference for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. Provided reference can be a block document ID, or a reference data in dictionary format. Supported dictionary reference formats are:
  • {"block_document_id": <block_document_id>}
  • {"block_document_slug": <block_document_slug>}
If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling aload_from_ref, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, aload_from_ref must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • ref: The reference to the block document. This can be a block document ID, or one of supported dictionary reference formats.
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If invalid reference format is provided.
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.

annotation_refers_to_block_class

aregister_type_and_schema

Asynchronously makes block available for configuration with current Prefect API. Recursively registers all nested blocks. Registration is idempotent. Args:
  • client: Optional client to use for registering type and schema with the Prefect API. A new client will be created and used if one is not provided.

asave

Asynchronously saves the values of a block as a block document. Args:
  • name: User specified name to give saved block document which can later be used to load the block document.
  • overwrite: Boolean value specifying if values should be overwritten if a block document with the specified name already exists.
  • client: The client to use to save the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Returns:
  • The ID of the saved block document.

block_initialization

delete

Deletes the block document with the specified name. This function will dispatch to adelete when called from an async context. Args:
  • name: The name of the block document to delete.
  • client: The client to use to delete the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.

get_block_capabilities

Returns the block capabilities for this Block. Recursively collects all block capabilities of all parent classes into a single frozenset.

get_block_class_from_key

Retrieve the block class implementation given a key.

get_block_class_from_schema

Retrieve the block class implementation given a schema.

get_block_placeholder

Returns the block placeholder for the current block which can be used for templating. Returns:
  • The block placeholder for the current block in the format prefect.blocks.{block_type_name}.{block_document_name}
Raises:
  • BlockNotSavedError: Raised if the block has not been saved.
If a block has not been saved, the return value will be None.

get_block_schema_version

get_block_type_name

get_block_type_slug

get_code_example

Returns the code example for the given block. Attempts to parse code example from the class docstring if an override is not provided.

get_description

Returns the description for the current block. Attempts to parse description from class docstring if an override is not defined.

get_directory

is_block_class

load

Retrieves data from the block document with the given name for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling load, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, load must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • name: The name or slug of the block document. A block document slug is a string with the format <block_type_slug>/<block_document_name>
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.
Examples: Load from a Block subclass with a block document name:
Load from Block with a block document slug:
Migrate a block document to a new schema:

load_from_ref

Retrieves data from the block document by given reference for the block type that corresponds with the current class and returns an instantiated version of the current class with the data stored in the block document. This function will dispatch to aload_from_ref when called from an async context. Provided reference can be a block document ID, or a reference data in dictionary format. Supported dictionary reference formats are:
  • {"block_document_id": <block_document_id>}
  • {"block_document_slug": <block_document_slug>}
If a block document for a given block type is saved with a different schema than the current class calling load_from_ref, a warning will be raised. If the current class schema is a subset of the block document schema, the block can be loaded as normal using the default validate = True. If the current class schema is a superset of the block document schema, load_from_ref must be called with validate set to False to prevent a validation error. In this case, the block attributes will default to None and must be set manually and saved to a new block document before the block can be used as expected. Args:
  • ref: The reference to the block document. This can be a block document ID, or one of supported dictionary reference formats.
  • validate: If False, the block document will be loaded without Pydantic validating the block schema. This is useful if the block schema has changed client-side since the block document referred to by name was saved.
  • client: The client to use to load the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.
Raises:
  • ValueError: If invalid reference format is provided.
  • ValueError: If the requested block document is not found.
Returns:
  • An instance of the current class hydrated with the data stored in the
  • block document with the specified name.

model_dump

model_json_schema

TODO: stop overriding this method - use GenerateSchema in ConfigDict instead?

model_validate

put_directory

register_type_and_schema

Makes block available for configuration with current Prefect API. Recursively registers all nested blocks. Registration is idempotent. This function will dispatch to aregister_type_and_schema when called from an async context. Args:
  • client: Optional client to use for registering type and schema with the Prefect API. A new client will be created and used if one is not provided. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.

save

Saves the values of a block as a block document. This function will dispatch to asave when called from an async context. Args:
  • name: User specified name to give saved block document which can later be used to load the block document.
  • overwrite: Boolean value specifying if values should be overwritten if a block document with the specified name already exists.
  • client: The client to use to save the block document. If not provided, the default client will be injected. This is ignored when called from a synchronous context.
Returns:
  • The ID of the saved block document.

ser_model

validate_block_type_slug

Validates that the block_type_slug in the input values matches the expected block type slug for the class. This helps pydantic to correctly discriminate between different Block subclasses when validating Union types of Blocks.

LocalFileSystem

Store data as a file on a local file system. Methods:

aget_directory

Copies a directory from one place to another on the local filesystem. Defaults to copying the entire contents of the block’s basepath to the current working directory.

aput_directory

Copies a directory from one place to another on the local filesystem. Defaults to copying the entire contents of the current working directory to the block’s basepath. An ignore_file path may be provided that can include gitignore style expressions for filepaths to ignore.

aread_path

awrite_path

cast_pathlib

get_directory

Copies a directory from one place to another on the local filesystem. Defaults to copying the entire contents of the block’s basepath to the current working directory.

get_directory

put_directory

Copies a directory from one place to another on the local filesystem. Defaults to copying the entire contents of the current working directory to the block’s basepath. An ignore_file path may be provided that can include gitignore style expressions for filepaths to ignore.

put_directory

read_path

read_path

write_path

write_path

RemoteFileSystem

Store data as a file on a remote file system. Supports any remote file system supported by fsspec. The file system is specified using a protocol. For example, “s3://my-bucket/my-folder/” will use S3. Methods:

aget_directory

Downloads a directory from a given remote path to a local directory. Defaults to downloading the entire contents of the block’s basepath to the current working directory.

aput_directory

Uploads a directory from a given local path to a remote directory. Defaults to uploading the entire contents of the current working directory to the block’s basepath.

aread_path

awrite_path

check_basepath

filesystem

get_directory

Downloads a directory from a given remote path to a local directory. Defaults to downloading the entire contents of the block’s basepath to the current working directory.

get_directory

put_directory

Uploads a directory from a given local path to a remote directory. Defaults to uploading the entire contents of the current working directory to the block’s basepath.

put_directory

read_path

read_path

write_path

write_path

SMB

Store data as a file on a SMB share. Methods:

aget_directory

Downloads a directory from a given remote path to a local directory. Defaults to downloading the entire contents of the block’s basepath to the current working directory.

aput_directory

Uploads a directory from a given local path to a remote directory. Defaults to uploading the entire contents of the current working directory to the block’s basepath.

aread_path

awrite_path

basepath

filesystem

get_directory

Downloads a directory from a given remote path to a local directory. Defaults to downloading the entire contents of the block’s basepath to the current working directory.

get_directory

put_directory

Uploads a directory from a given local path to a remote directory. Defaults to uploading the entire contents of the current working directory to the block’s basepath.

put_directory

read_path

read_path

write_path

write_path

NullFileSystem

A file system that does not store any data. Methods:

get_directory

put_directory

read_path

write_path