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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\node\Plugin\Action;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Action\ActionBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Provides an action that can save any entity.
+ *
+ * @Action(
+ * id = "node_save_action",
+ * label = @Translation("Save content"),
+ * type = "node"
+ * )
+ */
+class SaveNode extends ActionBase {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function execute($entity = NULL) {
+ // We need to change at least one value, otherwise the changed timestamp
+ // will not be updated.
+ $entity->changed = 0;
+ $entity->save();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function access($object, AccountInterface $account = NULL, $return_as_object = FALSE) {
+ /** @var \Drupal\node\NodeInterface $object */
+ return $object->access('update', $account, $return_as_object);
+ }
+
+}