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# citations.sources.update

> Update the fields of an existing citation source.

## Summary

Update the fields of an existing citation source.

* Operation ID: `citations.sources.update`
* API member path: `editor.doc.citations.sources.update(...)`
* Mutates document: `yes`
* Idempotency: `idempotent`
* Supports tracked mode: `no`
* Supports dry run: `yes`
* Deterministic target resolution: `yes`

## Expected result

Returns a CitationSourceMutationResult indicating success or a failure.

## Input fields

| Field                  | Type                  | Required | Description                  |
| ---------------------- | --------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------- |
| `patch`                | object                | yes      |                              |
| `patch.authors`        | object\[]             | no       |                              |
| `patch.city`           | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.doi`            | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.edition`        | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.editor`         | object\[]             | no       |                              |
| `patch.issue`          | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.journalName`    | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.medium`         | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.pages`          | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.publisher`      | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.shortTitle`     | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.standardNumber` | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.title`          | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.translator`     | object\[]             | no       |                              |
| `patch.url`            | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.volume`         | string                | no       |                              |
| `patch.year`           | string                | no       |                              |
| `target`               | object(kind="entity") | yes      |                              |
| `target.entityType`    | `"citationSource"`    | yes      | Constant: `"citationSource"` |
| `target.kind`          | `"entity"`            | yes      | Constant: `"entity"`         |
| `target.sourceId`      | string                | yes      |                              |

### Example request

```json theme={null}
{
  "patch": {
    "authors": [
      {
        "first": "example",
        "last": "example",
        "middle": "example"
      }
    ],
    "title": "example"
  },
  "target": {
    "entityType": "citationSource",
    "kind": "entity",
    "sourceId": "example"
  }
}
```

## Output fields

### Variant 1 (success=true)

| Field               | Type                  | Required | Description                  |
| ------------------- | --------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------- |
| `source`            | object(kind="entity") | yes      |                              |
| `source.entityType` | `"citationSource"`    | yes      | Constant: `"citationSource"` |
| `source.kind`       | `"entity"`            | yes      | Constant: `"entity"`         |
| `source.sourceId`   | string                | yes      |                              |
| `success`           | `true`                | yes      | Constant: `true`             |

### Variant 2 (success=false)

| Field             | Type    | Required | Description       |
| ----------------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| `failure`         | object  | yes      |                   |
| `failure.code`    | string  | yes      |                   |
| `failure.details` | any     | no       |                   |
| `failure.message` | string  | yes      |                   |
| `success`         | `false` | yes      | Constant: `false` |

### Example response

```json theme={null}
{
  "source": {
    "entityType": "citationSource",
    "kind": "entity",
    "sourceId": "example"
  },
  "success": true
}
```

## Pre-apply throws

* `TARGET_NOT_FOUND`
* `INVALID_TARGET`
* `INVALID_INPUT`
* `CAPABILITY_UNAVAILABLE`

## Non-applied failure codes

* None

## Raw schemas

<Accordion title="Raw input schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "patch": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "authors": {
            "items": {
              "additionalProperties": false,
              "properties": {
                "first": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "last": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "middle": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "last"
              ],
              "type": "object"
            },
            "type": "array"
          },
          "city": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "doi": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "edition": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "editor": {
            "items": {
              "additionalProperties": false,
              "properties": {
                "first": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "last": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "middle": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "last"
              ],
              "type": "object"
            },
            "type": "array"
          },
          "issue": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "journalName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "medium": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "pages": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "publisher": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "shortTitle": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "standardNumber": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "translator": {
            "items": {
              "additionalProperties": false,
              "properties": {
                "first": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "last": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "middle": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "last"
              ],
              "type": "object"
            },
            "type": "array"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "volume": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "year": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "type": "object"
      },
      "target": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "entityType": {
            "const": "citationSource"
          },
          "kind": {
            "const": "entity"
          },
          "sourceId": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "kind",
          "entityType",
          "sourceId"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "target",
      "patch"
    ],
    "type": "object"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Raw output schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "oneOf": [
      {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "source": {
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "properties": {
              "entityType": {
                "const": "citationSource"
              },
              "kind": {
                "const": "entity"
              },
              "sourceId": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "kind",
              "entityType",
              "sourceId"
            ],
            "type": "object"
          },
          "success": {
            "const": true
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "success",
          "source"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "failure": {
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "properties": {
              "code": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "details": {},
              "message": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "code",
              "message"
            ],
            "type": "object"
          },
          "success": {
            "const": false
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "success",
          "failure"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      }
    ]
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Raw success schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "source": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "entityType": {
            "const": "citationSource"
          },
          "kind": {
            "const": "entity"
          },
          "sourceId": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "kind",
          "entityType",
          "sourceId"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "success": {
        "const": true
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "success",
      "source"
    ],
    "type": "object"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Raw failure schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "failure": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "details": {},
          "message": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "success": {
        "const": false
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "success",
      "failure"
    ],
    "type": "object"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>