Hi list! As I promised here is my suggestion... In Dimensions I had to use a workaround for a missing feature. In order to resolve inheritances and overriding definitions between multiple definition files, i need to follow these steps: 1) Find the "leaf" definition file; 2) build the path from this leaf to the root; 3) current file = root file, complete definitions = empty; 4) load current file into definitions; 5) override current file definitions into the complete definitions (via the "extend" method 6) current file = next file in the path; 7) return to point 4 until end. 8) Resolve inheritances.
As you can see I need to follow the path twice (from the leaf to the root and then from the root to the leaf). If you could put a method that add all the missing definitions (i.e. add all definitions that are not already present in a definitions set). This way I can follow the path only once (from leaf to root), eventually reusing already loaded definitions files. 1) Find the "leaf" definition file; 2) If it is already loaded, finish. 3) Create an empty definitions set; 4) put all missing definitions loaded into the definitions set; 5) find the parent definition file; 6) if it is already loaded, put all missing definitions (by cloning them) in the definitions set and go to 9; 7) if it is the root file, go to 9; 8) go to step 5; 9) resolve inheritances. As you can see, there will be a big caching of already loaded definitions files, only by adding two methods (addMissingDefinitions in XmlDefinitionsSet and "clone" in XmlDefinition). What do you think about it? Ciao Antonio Petrelli --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
