# `Diffo.Provider.Characteristic`
[🔗](https://github.com/diffo-dev/diffo/blob/v0.9.0/lib/diffo/provider/components/characteristic.ex#L5)

Ash Resource for a TMF Characteristic

An Ash Resource for a TMF Characteristic

# `t`

```elixir
@type t() :: %Diffo.Provider.Characteristic{
  __lateral_join_source__: term(),
  __meta__: term(),
  __metadata__: term(),
  __order__: term(),
  aggregates: term(),
  calculations: term(),
  created_at: term(),
  feature: term(),
  feature_id: term(),
  id: term(),
  instance: term(),
  instance_id: term(),
  is_array: term(),
  name: term(),
  relationship: term(),
  relationship_id: term(),
  type: term(),
  updated_at: term(),
  value: term(),
  values: term()
}
```

# `default_short_name`

# `input`

```elixir
@spec input(values :: map() | Keyword.t()) :: map() | no_return()
```

Validates that the keys in the provided input are valid for at least one action on the resource.

Raises a KeyError error at compile time if not. This exists because generally a struct should only ever
be created by Ash as a result of a successful action. You should not be creating records manually in code,
e.g `%MyResource{value: 1, value: 2}`. Generally that is fine, but often with embedded resources it is nice
to be able to validate the keys that are being provided, e.g

```elixir
Resource
|> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{embedded: EmbeddedResource.input(foo: 1, bar: 2)})
|> Ash.create()
```

# `input`

```elixir
@spec input(values :: map() | Keyword.t(), action :: atom()) :: map() | no_return()
```

Same as `input/1`, except restricts the keys to values accepted by the action provided.

# `primary_key_matches?`

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*