Library instantiation attributes

[Willink, Ed]

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From: 	Ed Willink
Sent: 	Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:29:43 AM
To: 	GME Group
Subject: 	Library instantiation attributes
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Hi

Is there any way of establishing an attribute for an attached library?

I want to establish a local short name for a library, corresponding
to a namespace prefix that I want to apply to names in that library.
This requires an attribute on the library (root) folder that can be set by
the instatiator.

I would also like to establish a long name within the library, which
should be handled by an attribute on the root folder, but could be
handled by a synthetic atom lower down.

For instnace, if meta-modelling XMI in UML(X).

I would like the XMI meta-model to define its identity as
"http://www.omg.org/XMI"
rather than (or in addition to) MGA=C:... which is unstable and not
portable.

I would like the instantiator of the XMI model to be able to choose to
define
its usage as "my-xmi".

	Regards
			
		Ed Willink

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