added convenience function for document construction and tested them.

1 files changed, 103 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/core/model/Document.cpp b/src/core/model/Document.cpp
index 31b22e3..709981b 100644
--- a/src/core/model/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/core/model/Document.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int DocumentEntity::getFieldDescriptorIndex(const std::string &fieldName)
 }
 
 void DocumentEntity::getField(ManagedVector<StructuredEntity> &res,
-              const std::string &fieldName)
+                              const std::string &fieldName)
 {
 	int f = getFieldDescriptorIndex(fieldName);
 	if (f < 0) {
@@ -85,6 +85,108 @@ ManagedVector<StructuredEntity> &DocumentEntity::getField(
 	    "The given FieldDescriptor is not specified in the Descriptor of this "
 	    "node.");
 }
+
+static Rooted<StructuredClass> resolveDescriptor(
+    std::vector<Handle<Domain>> domains, const std::string &className)
+{
+	// iterate over all domains.
+	for (auto &d : domains) {
+		// use the actual resolve method.
+		std::vector<Rooted<Managed>> resolved = d->resolve(className);
+		// if we don't find anything, continue.
+		if (resolved.size() == 0) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		// Otherwise take the first valid result.
+		for (auto &r : resolved) {
+			Managed *m = &(*r);
+			StructuredClass *c = dynamic_cast<StructuredClass *>(m);
+			if (c != nullptr) {
+				return Rooted<StructuredClass>(c);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return {nullptr};
+}
+
+Rooted<StructuredEntity> StructuredEntity::buildRootEntity(
+    Handle<Document> document, std::vector<Handle<Domain>> domains,
+    const std::string &className, Variant attributes, std::string name)
+{
+	// If the parent is not set, we can not build the entity.
+	if (document == nullptr) {
+		return {nullptr};
+	}
+	// If we can not find the correct descriptor, we can not build the entity
+	// either.
+	Rooted<StructuredClass> descriptor = resolveDescriptor(domains, className);
+	if (descriptor == nullptr) {
+		return {nullptr};
+	}
+	// Then construct the StructuredEntity itself.
+	Rooted<StructuredEntity> root{
+	    new StructuredEntity(document->getManager(), document, descriptor,
+	                         attributes, std::move(name))};
+	// append it to the document.
+	document->setRoot(root);
+	// and return it.
+	return root;
+}
+
+Rooted<StructuredEntity> StructuredEntity::buildEntity(
+    Handle<DocumentEntity> parent, std::vector<Handle<Domain>> domains,
+    const std::string &className, const std::string &fieldName,
+    Variant attributes, std::string name)
+{
+	// If the parent is not set, we can not build the entity.
+	if (parent == nullptr) {
+		return {nullptr};
+	}
+	// If we can not find the correct descriptor, we can not build the entity
+	// either.
+	Rooted<StructuredClass> descriptor = resolveDescriptor(domains, className);
+	if (descriptor == nullptr) {
+		return {nullptr};
+	}
+	// Then construct the StructuredEntity itself.
+	Rooted<StructuredEntity> entity{new StructuredEntity(
+	    parent->getManager(), parent, descriptor, attributes, std::move(name))};
+	// if the field does not exist, return null handle as well.
+	if (!parent->hasField(fieldName)) {
+		return {nullptr};
+	}
+	// append the new entity to the right field.
+	ManagedVector<StructuredEntity> field{parent};
+	parent->getField(field, fieldName);
+	field.push_back(entity);
+
+	// and return it.
+	return entity;
+}
+
+Rooted<DocumentPrimitive> DocumentPrimitive::buildEntity(
+    Handle<DocumentEntity> parent, Variant content,
+    const std::string &fieldName)
+{
+	// If the parent is not set, we can not build the entity.
+	if (parent == nullptr) {
+		return {nullptr};
+	}
+	// Then construct the StructuredEntity itself.
+	Rooted<DocumentPrimitive> entity{
+	    new DocumentPrimitive(parent->getManager(), parent, content)};
+	// if the field does not exist, return null handle as well.
+	if (!parent->hasField(fieldName)) {
+		return {nullptr};
+	}
+	// append the new entity to the right field.
+	ManagedVector<StructuredEntity> field{parent};
+	parent->getField(field, fieldName);
+	field.push_back(entity);
+
+	// and return it.
+	return entity;
+}
 }
 }