[cddlm] CDL q: what does this resolve to (cdl-2005-02-15.xml)

[Jun Tatemura]

Hello,

The CDL processor's purpose is to resolve cdl:system, that is, individual
prototypes (templates) does not have to be fully resolved unless it is 
required so
to resolve cdl:system. In my implementation, the value reference 
resolution happens
on demand. During resolution of cdl:system, node itself does not have to 
be resolved.

Of course, if you try to access node direclty,
          <cdl:system >
            <app>
              <user cdl:ref="value" cdl:refroot="node"/>
            </app>
          </cdl:system>
the resolution will fail.

If you want every prototype (template) resolvable, node should be
<node>
  <newvalue/>
  <value cdl:ref="newvalue"/>
</node>

If you add @lazy, the reference in cdl:system becomes unresolvable
until deployment (which I guess is different from what you meant).

Thanks,
Jun

Steve Loughran wrote:
>
> This is the test #cdl-2005-02-15, and it is failing on my system
>
>         <cdl:cdl >
>           <cdl:configuration >
>             <node>
>               <value cdl:ref="newvalue" />
>             </node>
>             <toplevel cdl:extends="node">
>               <newvalue>newvalue</newvalue>
>             </toplevel>
>           </cdl:configuration>
>           <cdl:system >
>             <app>
>               <user cdl:ref="value" cdl:refroot="toplevel"/>
>             </app>
>           </cdl:system>
>         </cdl:cdl>
>
>
> The reason it is failing is that the reference under <node> only 
> resolves once the thing has been extended; that is,
> cdl:configuration/node is itself unresolvable. , though 
> cdl:configuration/toplevel is resolveable.
>
> My implementation tries to resolve everything under cdl:configuration, 
> and fails because it is not possible here. It would work, if I marked 
> the ref as lazy
>
>             <node>
>               <value cdl:ref="newvalue" cdl:lazy="true" />
>             </node>
>
> because then the deref would not take place.
>
> What do other people's implementations do with this test?
> -steve