--- /dev/null
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldType;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldStorageDefinitionInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup;
+use Drupal\Core\TypedData\DataDefinition;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for string field types.
+ */
+abstract class StringItemBase extends FieldItemBase {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public static function defaultStorageSettings() {
+ return [
+ 'case_sensitive' => FALSE,
+ ] + parent::defaultStorageSettings();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public static function propertyDefinitions(FieldStorageDefinitionInterface $field_definition) {
+ // This is called very early by the user entity roles field. Prevent
+ // early t() calls by using the TranslatableMarkup.
+ $properties['value'] = DataDefinition::create('string')
+ ->setLabel(new TranslatableMarkup('Text value'))
+ ->setSetting('case_sensitive', $field_definition->getSetting('case_sensitive'))
+ ->setRequired(TRUE);
+
+ return $properties;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function isEmpty() {
+ $value = $this->get('value')->getValue();
+ return $value === NULL || $value === '';
+ }
+
+}