Some searching lead to another request for something like this at least here:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/felix-dev/201301.mbox/%[email protected]%3E - Ray On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Raymond Auge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Jan Willem Janssen < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Raymond, >> >> > On 03 Mar 2015, at 16:24, Raymond Auge <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > […] >> > However, a metatype implementation change would be required but ONLY for >> > access to said new "hints" information. This would require: >> > >> > 1) reading the extra schema info while parsing the metatype xml >> > 2) providing API access to the information >> > >> > Implementing >> > 1) is simple, just need to enhance the parser with the fields we decide >> > 2) I was thinking of something like the following: >> > […] >> >> IIRC, the MetaType spec already allows for optional attributes to be >> defined >> on ADs, Attributes, OCDs and Objects. I believe that this would already >> cover >> most of these requirements, not? >> > > Sure! However, the need to read the metatype again is painful when > metatype is already reading it. Furthermore, this doesn't work for > MetatypeProviders. > > - Ray > > >> >> -- >> Met vriendelijke groeten | Kind regards >> >> Jan Willem Janssen | Software Architect >> +31 631 765 814 >> >> My world is revolving around INAETICS and Amdatu >> >> Luminis Technologies B.V. >> Churchillplein 1 >> 7314 BZ Apeldoorn >> +31 88 586 46 00 >> >> http://www.luminis-technologies.com >> http://www.luminis.eu >> >> KvK (CoC) 09 16 28 93 >> BTW (VAT) NL8169.78.566.B.01 >> >> > > > -- > *Raymond Augé* <http://www.liferay.com/web/raymond.auge/profile> > (@rotty3000) > Senior Software Architect *Liferay, Inc.* <http://www.liferay.com> > (@Liferay) > Board Member & EEG Co-Chair, OSGi Alliance <http://osgi.org> > (@OSGiAlliance) > -- *Raymond Augé* <http://www.liferay.com/web/raymond.auge/profile> (@rotty3000) Senior Software Architect *Liferay, Inc.* <http://www.liferay.com> (@Liferay) Board Member & EEG Co-Chair, OSGi Alliance <http://osgi.org> (@OSGiAlliance)
