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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Action\Plugin\Action;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Provides an action that can save any entity.
+ *
+ * @Action(
+ * id = "entity:save_action",
+ * action_label = @Translation("Save"),
+ * deriver = "Drupal\Core\Action\Plugin\Action\Derivative\EntityChangedActionDeriver",
+ * )
+ */
+class SaveAction extends EntityActionBase {
+
+ /**
+ * The time service.
+ *
+ * @var \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface
+ */
+ protected $time;
+
+ /**
+ * Constructs a SaveAction object.
+ *
+ * @param mixed[] $configuration
+ * A configuration array containing information about the plugin instance.
+ * @param string $plugin_id
+ * The plugin ID for the plugin instance.
+ * @param mixed $plugin_definition
+ * The plugin implementation definition.
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager
+ * The entity type manager.
+ * @param \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface $time
+ * The time service.
+ */
+ public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager, TimeInterface $time) {
+ parent::__construct($configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, $entity_type_manager);
+ $this->time = $time;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition) {
+ return new static(
+ $configuration,
+ $plugin_id,
+ $plugin_definition,
+ $container->get('entity_type.manager'),
+ $container->get('datetime.time')
+ );
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function execute($entity = NULL) {
+ $entity->setChangedTime($this->time->getRequestTime())->save();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function access($object, AccountInterface $account = NULL, $return_as_object = FALSE) {
+ // It's not necessary to check the changed field access here, because
+ // Drupal\Core\Field\ChangedFieldItemList would anyway return 'not allowed'.
+ // Also changing the changed field value is only a workaround to trigger an
+ // entity resave. Without a field change, this would not be possible.
+ /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $object */
+ return $object->access('update', $account, $return_as_object);
+ }
+
+}