Support variable OUTLET attribute in template def
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Key: CORE-99
URL: http://jira.andromda.org/browse/CORE-99
Project: AndroMDA Core
Type: Improvement
Versions: 3.2 RC2
Reporter: Joel Kozikowski
Assigned to: Chad Brandon
Currently in a <template> definition in cartridge.xml, the "outputPattern"
attribute supports using a template variable to determine the name of the
resulting file. This allows the template itself to do some processing and
programatically determine the name of the file. This same functionality would
be beneficial for the "outlet" attribute. Currently, an "outlet" must be "hard
coded" in the <template> definition. By allowing the template to modify the
outlet, the template could programatically determine where the resulting file
should be written. Use Case #1: if generating a project for a non web-based
application, many of the configuration files need to be placed in a different
directory than the current outlets selected. Use Case #2: A template file's
outlet could be changed from one version of AndroMDA to another with the
introduction of a new outlet, but for backward compatibility, if the new outlet
is not defined in andromda.xml, the old outlet could be the default.
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