/**
* Add a starting point to the list
* @param definition a BasicDefinition
*/
public void addDefinition(BasicDefinition definition)
{
if (_definitions.ContainsKey(definition.getId()))
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("ERROR: An definition with identifier '" + definition.getId() + "' already exists");
}
initDefinition(definition);
_definitions[definition.getId()] = definition;
}
/**
* Initialize a definition.
* @param definition a BasicDefinition
*/
public void initDefinition(BasicDefinition definition)
{
// parse the values into something that can searched more efficiently
if (definition.getInputs() != null)
{
Dictionary <String, IInput> parsedInputMap = new Dictionary <String, IInput>();
foreach (BasicInput input in definition.getInputs())
{
// verify that all inputs contain a key
if (input.getKey() == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("All input defintions must have a 'key' value defined.");
}
parsedInputMap[input.getKey()] = input;
// the parsed input map provides an easy way to look up by key
definition.setInputMap(parsedInputMap);
}
}
// store the outputs in a Map that can searched more efficiently
if (definition.getOutputs() != null)
{
Dictionary <String, IOutput> parsedOutputMap = new Dictionary <String, IOutput>();
foreach (BasicOutput output in definition.getOutputs())
{
// verify that all inputs contain a key
if (output.getKey() == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("All output definitions must have a 'key' defined.");
}
parsedOutputMap[output.getKey()] = output;
}
definition.setOutputMap(parsedOutputMap);
}
}
