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On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Asanka Sanjeewa <asan...@wso2.com> wrote: > Hi GayanK, > > In building input and output trees at what point we decide the tree > building has been completed and schemas needs to be generated based on the > constructed trees? > Ideally schema should generate when user save the constructed tree. We can provide a menu item to generate schema after user construct the tree. wdyt ? Thanks, Lali > > Thanks and Regards, > AsankaS. > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Susinda Perera <susi...@wso2.com> wrote: > >> Hi Harshana >> >> Yes it is yet another option and we have tried this tool and it has some >> issues with namespaces and also it generates separate files for each of >> complex datatypes. If we use this i think we need to improve this and fix >> the above issues. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Harshana Eranga Martin < >> harshan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Gayan, >>> >>> Please see comments inline. >>> On 9 Apr 2014 15:10, "Gayan Yalpathwala" <gay...@wso2.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > Visual data mapper currently operates by taking two avro schemas for >>> input and output. Considering the fact that end users are not supposed to >>> write avro schema by themselves, we have decided to provide a UI to >>> manually build the schema of input and output. This will basically extend >>> the current input and output boxes implementation in data-mapper editor. >>> > >>> > Users can build the schema from scratch and add a new element by >>> choosing the option provided in right click menu. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > This will pop up the following dialog asking user input for element >>> name and respective attributes. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Here, Element type combo box will list all primitive types supported >>> by avro. Eg:- STRING, INT, DOUBLE etc. >>> > >>> > The element added will appear as the root node of a tree structure and >>> user can add more elements by choosing either "Add new child" or "Add new >>> sibling" options from right click menu. These two options will be available >>> for every element added further. >>> > >>> > >>> > A user can use this method to build a complete schema without having >>> any idea about the underlying avro schema specification. >>> >>> It's true that user does not have an idea aboit builing an Avro schema. >>> But the user has to be familiar with the XML terminology to use it. So it >>> is good for Technical users but not the Businees users. So you need to >>> make sure tool is usable by a simple business user who wish to move his >>> data in salesforce to sap. Having all the XML terminology is not a good >>> idea in that case. >>> >>> In the meantime you can have a look at [1] on possibility of using it >>> for converting XML configs to Avro. It makes the life so much easy for the >>> users. However for other data formats also you need a such tool. >>> >>> [1]. https://github.com/Nokia/Avro-Schema-Generator >>> >>> Hope this helps! >>> >>> /Harshana >>> >>> > >>> > Please raise and forward if you have any thoughts and concerns on >>> design aspects and the flow that I have mentioned. >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Gayan Kaushalya Yalpathwala >>> > Software Engineer >>> > WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com >>> > lean.enterprise.middleware >>> > >>> > mobile: +94 71 8682704 >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Architecture mailing list >>> > Architecture@wso2.org >>> > https://mail.wso2.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/architecture >>> > >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Architecture mailing list >>> Architecture@wso2.org >>> https://mail.wso2.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/architecture >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Susinda Perera* >> Software Engineer >> Mobile:(+94)716049075 >> >> WSO2 Inc. http://wso2.com/ >> Tel : 94 11 214 5345 Fax :94 11 2145300 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Architecture mailing list >> Architecture@wso2.org >> https://mail.wso2.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/architecture >> >> > > > -- > *Asanka Sanjeewa* > Senior Software Engineer > Mobile: +94772532924 > WSO2 Inc. http://wso2.com/ > Blog: http://asanka-tech-blog.blogspot.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Architecture mailing list > Architecture@wso2.org > https://mail.wso2.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/architecture > > -- *Lali Sudaththa Devamanthri* Software Engineer WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com lean.enterprise.middleware mobile: +94 71 895 4922 <http://www.wso2.com>
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