Output only. Timestamp after which the instance will either be upgraded or scheduled for deletion after a grace period. ExpireBehavior is used to choose between upgrading or scheduling the free instance for deletion. This timestamp is set during the creation of a free instance.
Output only. If present, the timestamp at which the free instance was upgraded to a provisioned instance.
↳ expire_behavior
int
Specifies the expiration behavior of a free instance. The default of ExpireBehavior is REMOVE_AFTER_GRACE_PERIOD. This can be modified during or after creation, and before expiration.
getExpireTime
Output only. Timestamp after which the instance will either be upgraded or
scheduled for deletion after a grace period. ExpireBehavior is used to
choose between upgrading or scheduling the free instance for deletion. This
timestamp is set during the creation of a free instance.
Output only. Timestamp after which the instance will either be upgraded or
scheduled for deletion after a grace period. ExpireBehavior is used to
choose between upgrading or scheduling the free instance for deletion. This
timestamp is set during the creation of a free instance.
Specifies the expiration behavior of a free instance. The default of
ExpireBehavior is REMOVE_AFTER_GRACE_PERIOD. This can be modified during
or after creation, and before expiration.
Returns
Type
Description
int
setExpireBehavior
Specifies the expiration behavior of a free instance. The default of
ExpireBehavior is REMOVE_AFTER_GRACE_PERIOD. This can be modified during
or after creation, and before expiration.
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[1.62.1](/php/docs/reference/cloud-spanner/1.62.1/Admin.Instance.V1.FreeInstanceMetadata)\n- [1.61.0](/php/docs/reference/cloud-spanner/1.61.0/Admin.Instance.V1.FreeInstanceMetadata)\n- [1.60.0](/php/docs/reference/cloud-spanner/1.60.0/Admin.Instance.V1.FreeInstanceMetadata)\n- [1.59.0](/php/docs/reference/cloud-spanner/1.59.0/Admin.Instance.V1.FreeInstanceMetadata)\n- [1.58.4](/php/docs/reference/cloud-spanner/1.58.4/Admin.Instance.V1.FreeInstanceMetadata)\n- [1.57.0](/php/docs/reference/cloud-spanner/1.57.0/Admin.Instance.V1.FreeInstanceMetadata)\n- [1.56.0](/php/docs/reference/cloud-spanner/1.56.0/Admin.Instance.V1.FreeInstanceMetadata)\n- [1.55.0](/php/docs/reference/cloud-spanner/1.55.0/Admin.Instance.V1.FreeInstanceMetadata)\n- [1.54.2](/php/docs/reference/cloud-spanner/1.54.2/Admin.Instance.V1.FreeInstanceMetadata) \nReference documentation and code samples for the Cloud Spanner V1 Client class FreeInstanceMetadata.\n\nFree instance specific metadata that is kept even after an instance has been\nupgraded for tracking purposes.\n\nGenerated from protobuf message `google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.FreeInstanceMetadata`\n\nNamespace\n---------\n\nGoogle \\\\ Cloud \\\\ Spanner \\\\ Admin \\\\ Instance \\\\ V1\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### __construct\n\nConstructor.\n\n### getExpireTime\n\nOutput only. Timestamp after which the instance will either be upgraded or\nscheduled for deletion after a grace period. ExpireBehavior is used to\nchoose between upgrading or scheduling the free instance for deletion. This\ntimestamp is set during the creation of a free instance.\n\n### hasExpireTime\n\n### clearExpireTime\n\n### setExpireTime\n\nOutput only. Timestamp after which the instance will either be upgraded or\nscheduled for deletion after a grace period. ExpireBehavior is used to\nchoose between upgrading or scheduling the free instance for deletion. This\ntimestamp is set during the creation of a free instance.\n\n### getUpgradeTime\n\nOutput only. If present, the timestamp at which the free instance was\nupgraded to a provisioned instance.\n\n### hasUpgradeTime\n\n### clearUpgradeTime\n\n### setUpgradeTime\n\nOutput only. If present, the timestamp at which the free instance was\nupgraded to a provisioned instance.\n\n### getExpireBehavior\n\nSpecifies the expiration behavior of a free instance. The default of\nExpireBehavior is `REMOVE_AFTER_GRACE_PERIOD`. This can be modified during\nor after creation, and before expiration.\n\n### setExpireBehavior\n\nSpecifies the expiration behavior of a free instance. The default of\nExpireBehavior is `REMOVE_AFTER_GRACE_PERIOD`. This can be modified during\nor after creation, and before expiration."]]