441       # the entity has been updated call _onUpdate

   441       # the entity has been updated call _onUpdate

   442       self._onUpdate(entity)

   442       self._onUpdate(entity)

   443 

   443 

   444     return entity

   444     return entity

   445 

   445 

   447     """Creates a new entity with the supplied properties.

   447     """Creates a new entity with the supplied properties.

   448 

   448 

   449     Args:

   449     Args:

   450       properties: dict with entity properties and their values

   450       properties: dict with entity properties and their values

   451     """

   452     """

   452 

   453 

   453     for property_name in properties:

   454     for property_name in properties:

   454       self._createField(properties, property_name)

   455       self._createField(properties, property_name)

   455 

   456 

   458       entity.put()

   459       entity.put()

   459     else:

   460     else:

   460       key_name = self.getKeyNameFromFields(properties)

   461       key_name = self.getKeyNameFromFields(properties)

   461       entity = self._model.get_or_insert(key_name, **properties)

   462       entity = self._model.get_or_insert(key_name, **properties)

   462 

   463 

   464     return entity

   467     return entity

   465 

   468 

   466   def isDeletable(self, entity):

   469   def isDeletable(self, entity):

   467     """Returns whether the specified entity can be deleted.

   470     """Returns whether the specified entity can be deleted.

   468 

   471