svn commit: r773283 - /maven/components/branches/MNG-2766/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo

[bentmann]

Author: bentmann
Date: Sat May  9 22:58:36 2009
New Revision: 773283

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=773283&view=rev
Log:
o Changed boolean field to String to enable both filtering and three-valued 
logic for proper merging

Modified:
    maven/components/branches/MNG-2766/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo

Modified: maven/components/branches/MNG-2766/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/components/branches/MNG-2766/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo?rev=773283&r1=773282&r2=773283&view=diff
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--- maven/components/branches/MNG-2766/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo 
(original)
+++ maven/components/branches/MNG-2766/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo Sat 
May  9 22:58:36 2009
@@ -1356,11 +1356,16 @@
         <field>
           <name>optional</name>
           <version>4.0.0</version>
-          <description>Indicates the dependency is optional for use of this 
library. While the
+          <description>
+            <![CDATA[
+            Indicates the dependency is optional for use of this library. 
While the
             version of the dependency will be taken into account for 
dependency calculation if the
-            library is used elsewhere, it will not be passed on 
transitively.</description>
-          <type>boolean</type>
-          <defaultValue>false</defaultValue>
+            library is used elsewhere, it will not be passed on transitively. 
Note: While the type
+            of this field is <code>String</code> for technical reasons, the 
semantic type is actually
+            <code>Boolean</code>. Default value is <code>false</code>.
+            ]]>
+          </description>
+          <type>String</type>
         </field>
       </fields>
       <codeSegments>
@@ -1382,6 +1387,16 @@
           <version>4.0.0</version>
           <code>
             <![CDATA[
+    public boolean isOptional()
+    {
+        return ( optional != null ) ? Boolean.parseBoolean( optional ) : false;
+    }
+
+    public void setOptional( boolean optional )
+    {
+        this.optional = String.valueOf( optional );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
      */