This is an implementation of schema.org Action.

In Stencila Schema it provides a neutral activity/event record for provenance. Actions may be used as standalone nodes in document models or attached to GraphEdge.actions when a concrete activity explains a resource-flow relationship. Actions retain schema.org metadata such as the agent, object, result, instrument, status, and timing.

The schema.org object and result properties are exposed as the plural Stencila properties objects and results because an action can consume or produce several resources or literal values. The singular schema.org property names are retained as aliases.

More specific action types such as CreateAction, ExecuteAction, and ConvertAction should be used when the activity kind is known.

Analogues

The following external types, elements, or nodes are similar to a Action:

schema.org Action: Direct schema.org source type, used as the common base for provenance activities.

Properties

The Action type has these properties:

Name	Description	Type	Inherited from
`actionStatus`	The current status of the action.	`ActionStatusType`	-
`agent`	The direct performer or driver of the action.	`ActionAgent`	-
`participants`	Other agents that participated in the action.	`ActionAgent`*	-
`provider`	The service provider, service operator, or performer responsible for the action.	`ActionAgent`	-
`objects`	The objects or input values upon which the action is carried out.	`Node`*	-
`results`	The objects or values produced by the action.	`Node`*	-
`instrument`	The object, software, or other instrument that helped perform the action.	`ThingVariant` \| `String`	-
`environment`	Environment variables or settings that affected the action.	`PropertyValue`*	-
`containerImages`	Container images used by the action.	(`ContainerImage` \| `String`)*	-
`startTime`	When the action started.	`DateTime`	-
`endTime`	When the action ended.	`DateTime`	-
`error`	An error produced by the action.	`ThingVariant` \| `String`	-
`alternateNames`	Alternate names (aliases) for the item.	`String`*	`Thing`
`description`	A description of the item.	`String`	`Thing`
`identifiers`	Any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing.	(`PropertyValue` \| `String`)*	`Thing`
`images`	Images of the item.	`ImageObject`*	`Thing`
`name`	The name of the item.	`String`	`Thing`
`url`	The URL of the item.	`String`	`Thing`
`id`	The identifier for this item.	`String`	`Entity`