def _update_column_metadata_as_regenerated()

in src/package/dataplexutils/metadata/wizard.py [0:0]


    def _update_column_metadata_as_regenerated(self, table_fqn,column_name):
        """Add stringdocs

        Args:
            Add stringdocs

        Raises:
            Add stringdocs
        """
        # Create a client
        client = self._cloud_clients[constants["CLIENTS"]["DATAPLEX_CATALOG"]]
        #client = dataplex_v1.CatalogServiceClient()
        logger.info(f"Updating column {column_name} in table {table_fqn} as regenerated")
        try:            
            new_aspect = dataplex_v1.Aspect()
            aspect_type = f"""projects/{self._project_id}/locations/global/aspectTypes/{constants["ASPECT_TEMPLATE"]["name"]}"""
            aspect_name=f"""{self._project_id}.global.{constants["ASPECT_TEMPLATE"]["name"]}@Schema.{column_name}"""
            aspect_types = [aspect_type]
            logger.info(f"aspect_type: {aspect_type}")
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"Failed to create new aspect")
            logger.error(f"Exception: {e}.")
            raise e

        project_id, dataset_id, table_id = self._split_table_fqn(table_fqn)

        entry = dataplex_v1.Entry()
        entry.name = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{self._get_dataset_location(table_fqn)}/entryGroups/@bigquery/entries/bigquery.googleapis.com/projects/{project_id}/datasets/{dataset_id}/tables/{table_id}"
        #entry.aspects[f"""{project_id}.global.{constants["ASPECT_TEMPLATE"]["name"]}"""] = aspect
        # Check if the aspect already exists

        try:
            get_request=dataplex_v1.GetEntryRequest(name=entry.name,view=dataplex_v1.EntryView.CUSTOM,aspect_types=aspect_types)
            entry = client.get_entry(request=get_request)
            #logger.info(f"Found entry: {entry}")
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"Exception: {e}.")
            raise e

        data_struct = struct_pb2.Struct()
        try:
            for i in entry.aspects:
                if i.endswith(f"""global.{constants["ASPECT_TEMPLATE"]["name"]}@Schema.{column_name}""") and entry.aspects[i].path==f"Schema.{column_name}":
                    logger.info(f"**********Updating new aspect {i} with old_values")
                    new_aspect.data=entry.aspects[i].data
                    
                    new_aspect.path=f"Schema.{column_name}"
                    new_aspect.data.update({
                                    "generation-date" : datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
                                    "to-be-regenerated" : "false"
                                    }
                                    )
                    logger.info(f"entry.aspects[aspect_name].data: {entry.aspects[i].data}")
                    logger.info(f"new_aspect.data: {new_aspect.data}")
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"Failed to assign data to new aspect copy")
            logger.error(f"Exception: {e}.")
            raise e
        
        new_entry=dataplex_v1.Entry()
        new_entry.name=entry.name
        new_entry.aspects[aspect_name]=new_aspect

        # Initialize request argument(s)  
    
        request = dataplex_v1.UpdateEntryRequest(
            entry=new_entry,
            update_mask=field_mask_pb2.FieldMask(paths=["aspects"]), 
            allow_missing=False,
            aspect_keys=[aspect_name]
        )
        # Make the request
        try:
            response = client.update_entry(request=request)
            print( f"Aspect created: {response.name}")
            return True
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"Failed to create aspect: {e}")
            return False

        return True