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Changing the doc without changing the model [message #1697164]

Tue, 02 June 2015 06:50

Marcus Höpfner

Messages: 56
Registered: February 2014

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Hi,

there is

FormulaMemberOperand returns FormulaMemberOperand:
	member=[QueryElement|STRING];

in the grammar.

Every QueryElement has a key and a text (description).
The STRING is concatenated (uniquely) in the ScopeProvider.

In the UI the user can change the representation of cross references by a toggle with the values: [key] | text | [key] text | text [key].
Example key: "[0VC_AMOUNT]"
Example text [key]: "Amount [0VC_AMOUNT]"

However the String is always unique (a suffix is added if there are clashes).

My question is, how can I handle the toggle in my DSL?
Only the document must change, not the model.
Toggling the representation should not be put on undo/redo stack.
Nevertheless it would be great if undo works (but under consideration of the new key/text setting).
Should also work on syntax errors.

BTW: I'm using embedded editor in composite (dialog). The model is saved as Xml.

Is it actually possible what I want to achieve?

Thanks, Marcus

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Re: Changing the doc without changing the model [message #1697315 is a reply to message #1697164]

Wed, 03 June 2015 06:46

Marcus Höpfner

Messages: 56
Registered: February 2014

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May the 2.9 format api help here?

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Re: Changing the doc without changing the model [message #1697320 is a reply to message #1697164]

Wed, 03 June 2015 07:26

Sebastian Zarnekow

Messages: 3118
Registered: July 2009

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Hi Marcus,

sounds like you want to add something like QuickAssist to modify the
document. I'm not sure what you mean by 'Only the document must change'.
A change to the document will reparse the text and there change the
model, too - though the new mode may be semantically equivalent to the
prev version.

Best,
Sebastian
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