[x3d-public] Action Needed: Need for acceptableStatements (or types) for children fields in X3DObject Model

[John Carlson]

If you need specific instances of children fields to add to, let me know...

On Jul 29, 2017 4:11 PM, "John Carlson" <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are we assuming that can acceptableNodeTypes in the object model will
> allow for acceptableStatements?   I'd like to see action on this in the
> object model (put the statements or abstract types for statements into
> acceptableNodeTypes) so I can continue with autogeneration of the JSON
> schema.
>
> On Jul 20, 2017 1:22 PM, "John Carlson" <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the repeat, mailed to Don’s wrong address:
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>> I believe we need acceptableStatements to restrict acceptable statements
>> for children fields in the X3D Object Model.  If it’s ProtoInstance we have
>> a acceptable statements which are comments. If no children field is found,
>> then we have -commentRoute in JSON schema (temporarily now
>> -childrenStatements). However if there are children, there’s no way to
>> specify which statements are allowed. Previously, I tacked X3DChildNode
>> above the statement inheritance hierarchy in my schema generator, which was
>> wrong.
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>> Do we need to extend this extra children field to other nodes so they can
>> accept statements? And then just don’t support any acceptableNodeTypes for
>> those children?
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>> Can we separate nodes and statements into separate children arrays in
>> X3DJSON?
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>> Things to think about.
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>> John
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