Re: Dynamic generation of XML object hierarchy using schema

Joseph,

Best way to learn for what you need to is to look at the implementation =
of xsd2inst tool:
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http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xmlbeans/trunk/src/tools/org/apache/xmlbeans/=
impl/xsd2inst/SchemaInstanceGenerator.java?view=3Dmarkup

Cezar


On May 6, 2014, at 11:19 AM, jgagnon <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am working on a project where we are trying to dynamically generate =
XML
> instances, using the information gleaned from a defining XML schema.  =
The
> instances will represent test cases for a given "message" type.
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> I've experimented with the XMLBeans schema type system to get useful
> information about the types defined in the schema, such as the =
structure
> (sequences, choices, etc.), min/max occurs and various restrictions
> (enumerations, patterns, etc.). This information will be used to =
determine
> what types of test cases will be generated for a given message =
element.
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> I'm at the point where I'd like to use the XMLBeans Java API to
> programmatically generate XML document instances. Of course, I would =
need to
> compile the schema to generate a Java library of classes that =
represent the
> Java form of the message types (and supporting types).
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> What I don't know is how to dynamically use the generated API to =
create an
> object hierarchy representing a test case.  The hierarchy would =
represent a
> message instance (which may or may not be valid or complete based on =
the
> test case), with element content populated with test data.
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> I cannot seem to find the information from the schema type system that =
would
> allow me to "bridge" between the schema information and the specific
> generated API classes that would need to be used to generate the =
object
> hierarchy.
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> I assume if this information is available, I would then need to use
> reflection to create the objects and set their values and attributes.
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> Does anyone have suggestions?
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