fixed a nasty bug in the getField method of DocumentEntity. Also corrected some issues in the TestDocument and TestDomain.

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 35 deletions

diff --git a/src/core/model/Document.cpp b/src/core/model/Document.cpp
index 854e717..e5d0755 100644
--- a/src/core/model/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/core/model/Document.cpp
@@ -57,20 +57,22 @@ int DocumentEntity::getFieldDescriptorIndex(const std::string &fieldName)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-void DocumentEntity::getField(NodeVector<StructuredEntity> &res,
-                              const std::string &fieldName)
+NodeVector<StructuredEntity> &DocumentEntity::getField(
+    const std::string &fieldName)
 {
 	int f = getFieldDescriptorIndex(fieldName);
 	if (f < 0) {
-		NodeVector<StructuredEntity> empty{this};
-		res = NodeVector<StructuredEntity>(this);
+		throw OusiaException("No field for the given name exists!");
 	}
-	res = fields[f];
+	return fields[f];
 }
 
 NodeVector<StructuredEntity> &DocumentEntity::getField(
-    Rooted<FieldDescriptor> fieldDescriptor)
+    Handle<FieldDescriptor> fieldDescriptor)
 {
+	if(fieldDescriptor.isNull()){
+		throw OusiaException("The given FieldDescriptor handle is null!");
+	}
 	const NodeVector<FieldDescriptor> &fds = descriptor->getFieldDescriptors();
 	int f = 0;
 	for (auto &fd : fds) {
@@ -155,8 +157,7 @@ Rooted<StructuredEntity> StructuredEntity::buildEntity(
 		return {nullptr};
 	}
 	// append the new entity to the right field.
-	NodeVector<StructuredEntity> field(parent);
-	parent->getField(field, fieldName);
+	NodeVector<StructuredEntity>& field = parent->getField(fieldName);
 	field.push_back(entity);
 
 	// and return it.
@@ -179,8 +180,7 @@ Rooted<DocumentPrimitive> DocumentPrimitive::buildEntity(
 		return {nullptr};
 	}
 	// append the new entity to the right field.
-	NodeVector<StructuredEntity> field(parent);
-	parent->getField(field, fieldName);
+	NodeVector<StructuredEntity>& field = parent->getField(fieldName);
 	field.push_back(entity);
 
 	// and return it.
diff --git a/src/core/model/Document.hpp b/src/core/model/Document.hpp
index 6ca1a30..fabdcaf 100644
--- a/src/core/model/Document.hpp
+++ b/src/core/model/Document.hpp
@@ -156,12 +156,6 @@ public:
 	Variant getAttributes() const { return attributes; }
 
 	/**
-	 * This allows a direct manipulation of the internal data structure of a
-	 * DocumentEntity and is not recommended. TODO: Delete this?
-	 */
-	std::vector<NodeVector<StructuredEntity>> &getFields() { return fields; }
-
-	/**
 	 * This returns true if there is a FieldDescriptor in the Descriptor for
 	 * this DocumentEntity which has the given name. If an empty name is
 	 * given it is assumed that the 'default' FieldDescriptor is referenced,
@@ -180,29 +174,18 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * This returns the vector of entities containing all members of the field
-	 * for which the FieldDescriptor has the specified name. If an empty name is
-	 * given it is assumed that the 'default' FieldDescriptor is referenced,
-	 * where 'default' means either:
+	 * with the given name.  If an empty name is given it is assumed that the
+	 * 'default' FieldDescriptor is referenced, where 'default' means either:
 	 * 1.) The only TREE typed FieldDescriptor (if present) or
 	 * 2.) the only FieldDescriptor (if only one is specified).
 	 *
-	 * Note that the output of this method might well be ambigous: If no
-	 * FieldDescriptor matches the given name an empty NodeVector is
-	 * returned. This is also the case, however, if there are no members for an
-	 * existing field. Therefore it is recommended to additionally check the
-	 * output of "hasField" or use the version of this method with
-	 * a FieldDescriptor as input.
+	 * If the name is unknown an exception is thrown.
 	 *
-	 * @param fieldName is the name of the field as specified in the
+	 * @param fieldName is the name of a field as specified in the
 	 *                  FieldDescriptor in the Domain description.
-	 * @param res       is a NodeVector reference where the result will be
-	 *                  stored. After using this method the reference will
-	 *                  either refer to all StructuredEntities in that field. If
-	 *                  the field is unknown or if no members exist in that
-	 *                  field yet, the NodeVector will be empty.
+	 * @return a NodeVector of all StructuredEntities in that field.
 	 */
-	void getField(NodeVector<StructuredEntity> &res,
-	              const std::string &fieldName = "");
+	NodeVector<StructuredEntity> &getField(const std::string &fieldName = "");
 
 	/**
 	 * This returns the vector of entities containing all members of the field
@@ -216,7 +199,7 @@ public:
 	 * @return a NodeVector of all StructuredEntities in that field.
 	 */
 	NodeVector<StructuredEntity> &getField(
-	    Rooted<FieldDescriptor> fieldDescriptor);
+	    Handle<FieldDescriptor> fieldDescriptor);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -407,7 +390,7 @@ public:
 	{
 	}
 
-	void setRoot(Handle<StructuredEntity> root) { root = acquire(root); };
+	void setRoot(Handle<StructuredEntity> root) { this->root = acquire(root); };
 
 	Rooted<StructuredEntity> getRoot() const { return root; }
 };