Simplified Java property name customization

[mkotelba]

Unless I'm mistaken, there is currently no mechanism to customize the name of the Java properties outputted by the Simply plugin, aside from the pluralization option; I half-remember seeing a statement somewhere in the docs (perhaps the old ones on highsource.org?) to this effect.

If this is indeed the case, should I be aware of anything in particular if I were to fork and (attempt to) implement the functionality?

[highsource]

You're right, property name creation is hardcoded at the moment:

https://github.com/highsource/jaxb2-basics/blob/master/basic/src/main/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/SimplifyPlugin.java#L350-L369

[mkotelba]

After taking a stab at it, I must admit that the guts of XJC are tricky as hell; I have a new-found appreciation for the Simplify plugin :)

I tried to approach the functionality by adding a new Simplify-specific customization element, generated-property, that can be used multiple times in the same context as the relevant Simplify as-*-property, each time providing an association of a property local name that naturally gets spit out by Simplify -> what you actually want it to be called.

Once you get down to the correct CPropertyInfo, its easy (2x calls to setName for the public/private variants). Dealing with the crazy complexity of all possible combinations to get there (CReferencePropertyInfo, CElementPropertyInfo, etc combos) + possible Java keyword conflicts that result in forced renames and even more abstraction = I gave up and wrote a terrible Groovy GMaven build script that just iterates through the ClassOutlines' properties.

[highsource]

@mkotelba Sorry to hear about this. I actually did not thought it was so complex. I'd personally add a configuration sub-element like

<simplify:as-element-property>
<simplify:property element="foo:bar" name="bar"/>
</simplify:as-element-property>

The XML element names should be quite easy to get from items of CElementPropertyInfo or CReferencePropertyInfo. So find out the QName of the element and look up the customized property name for it in the customization.

• For the element property info it is here (CTypeRef.getTagName() provides the QName).
• For the element reference property info it is here (CElement.getElementName() provides the QName).

So I think this must be doable.

What were you trying to do, exactly? Would you give an example of your desired customization?

[highsource]

See also http://jira.highsource.org/browse/JIIB-54.

[Cavva79]

@highsource there are news about property name customization?

[highsource]

No, not yet. PRs welcome - as always.