<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> <!----> <!-- adl-1.4.dtd --> <!----> <!-- Purpose: --> <!-- Document Type Description for Application Description --> <!-- Language. Normative for now; will be replaced by a schema. ` --> <!----> <!-- Author: Simon Brooke <simon@cygnets.co.uk> --> <!-- Created: 24th January 2006 --> <!-- Copyright: (c) 2007 Cygnet Solutions --> <!----> <!-- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> <!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ --> <!-- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> <!-- Before we start: import XHTML for use in documentation sections --> <!-- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> <!-- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> <!-- Before we start: some useful definitions --> <!-- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> <!-- some basic character entities inherited from HTML. Actually we probably ought to import all the HTML4 character entity files, and possibly the HTML4 Strict DTD (so that we can allow HTML block level entities within content elements --> <!-- boolean means true or false --> <grammar xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0" datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes" ns="http://bowyer.journeyman.cc/adl/unstable/adl/"> <define name="Boolean"> <choice> <value>true</value> <value>false</value> </choice> </define> <!-- Locale is a string comprising an ISO 639 language code followed by a space followed by an ISO 3166 country code, or else the string 'default'. See: <URL:http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/related/iso639.txt> <URL:http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/diverse/doc/ISO_3166.html> --> <define name="Locale"> <data type="string"/> </define> <!-- permissions a group may have on an entity, list, page, form or field permissions are deemed to increase as you go right. A group cannot have greater permission on a field than on the form it is in, or greater permission on form than the entity it belongs to none: none read: select insert: insert noedit: select, insert edit: select, insert, update all: select, insert, update, delete --> <define name="Permissions"> <choice> <value>none</value> <value>read</value> <value>insert</value> <value>noedit</value> <value>edit</value> <value>all</value> </choice> </define> <!-- actions which should be cascaded to dependent objects. All these values except 'manual' are taken from Hibernate and should be passed through the adl2hibernate mapping transparently. Relevent only for properties with type='entity', type='link' and type='list' all : cascade delete, save and update all-delete-orphan : see hibernate documentation; relates to transient objects only delete : cascade delete actions, but not save and update manual : cascading will be handled in manually managed code, code to handle cascading should not be generated save-update : cascade save and update actions, but not delete. --> <define name="CascadeActions"> <choice> <value>all</value> <value>all-delete-orphan</value> <value>delete</value> <value>manual</value> <value>save-update</value> </choice> </define> <!-- data types which can be used in a typedef to provide validation - e.g. a string can be used with a regexp or a scalar can be used with min and max values string: varchar java.sql.Types.VARCHAR integer: int java.sql.Types.INTEGER real: double java.sql.Types.DOUBLE money: money java.sql.Types.INTEGER date: date java.sql.Types.DATE time: time java.sql.Types.TIME timestamp: timestamp java.sql.Types.TIMESTAMP uploadable: varchar java.sql.Types.VARCHAR image: varchar java.sql.Types.VARCHAR uploadable is as string but points to an uploaded file; image is as uploadable but points to an uploadable graphical image file --> <define name="DefinableDataTypes"> <choice> <value>string</value> <value>integer</value> <value>real</value> <value>money</value> <value>date</value> <value>time</value> <value>timestamp</value> <value>uploadable</value> </choice> </define> <!-- data types which are fairly straightforward translations of JDBC data types boolean: boolean or java.sql.Types.BIT char(1) java.sql.Types.CHAR text: text or java.sql.Types.LONGVARCHAR memo java.sql.Types.CLOB --> <define name="SimpleDataTypes"> <choice> <ref name="DefinableDataTypes"/> <value>boolean</value> <value>text</value> </choice> </define> <!-- data types which are more complex than SimpleDataTypes... entity : a foreign key link to another entity (i.e. the 'many' end of a one-to-many link); list : a list of some other entity that links to me (i.e. the 'one' end of a one-to-many link); link : a many to many link (via a link table); defined : a type defined by a typedef. --> <define name="ComplexDataTypes"> <choice> <value>entity</value> <value>link</value> <value>list</value> <value>defined</value> </choice> </define> <!-- data types which require special handling - which don't simply map onto common SQL data types geopos : a latitude/longitude pair (experimental and not yet implemented) image : a raster image file, in jpeg|gif|png format (experimental, not yet implemented) message : an internationalised message, having different translations for different locales --> <define name="SpecialDataTypes"> <choice> <value>geopos</value> <value>image</value> <value>message</value> </choice> </define> <!-- all data types --> <define name="AllDataTypes"> <choice> <ref name="ComplexDataTypes"/> <ref name="SimpleDataTypes"/> <ref name="SpecialDataTypes"/> </choice> </define> <!-- content, for things like pages (i.e. forms, lists, pages) --> <define name="Content"> <choice> <ref name="headmatter"/> <ref name="topmatter"/> <ref name="footmatter"/> </choice> </define> <define name="FieldStuff"> <choice> <ref name="field"/> <ref name="fieldgroup"/> <ref name="auxlist"/> <ref name="verb"/> </choice> </define> <define name="PageContent"> <choice> <ref name="Content"/> <ref name="FieldStuff"/> </choice> </define> <define name="PageStuff"> <choice> <ref name="PageContent"/> <ref name="permission"/> <ref name="pragma"/> </choice> </define> <!-- Properties for pages: name: obviously, the name (URL stub) of the page properties: the properties of the entity the page describes to be shown as fields on the page all: obviously, all properties (except the abstract primary key, if present) user-distinct: all properties which are user-distinct (NOTE: Not yet implemented) listed: only those properties for which fields are explicitly listed --> <define name="PageAttrs"> <attribute name="name"/> <attribute name="properties"> <choice> <value>all</value> <value>user-distinct</value> <value>listed</value> </choice> </attribute> </define> <!-- Actions for generators (mainly for keyfields - see entity 'generator', below assigned: In manually-maintained code, you contract to assign a value to this property before it is persisted. guid: The system will supply a unique GUid value to this field before it is persisted. mannual: You contract to supply a generatos class in manually maintained code. native: The database will supply a unique value to this field when it is persisted; the value will be an integer. RECOMMENDED! --> <define name="GeneratorActions"> <choice> <value>assigned</value> <value>guid</value> <value>manual</value> <value>native</value> </choice> </define> <!-- sequences for orderings of lists - see entity 'order' canonical: Whatever the normal canonical ordering for this datatype is - typically alpha-numeric, except for dates, etc. reverse-canonical: The reverse of the above possibly there should be some further values but I have no idea what these are --> <define name="Sequences"> <choice> <value>canonical</value> <value>reverse-canonical</value> </choice> </define> <!-- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> <!-- Elements --> <!-- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> <!-- the application that the document describes: required top level element name: the name of this application version: the version number of this application revision: the revision of the ADL document currency: the base monetary currency, in the form of an ISO 4217 three-letter code xmlns: XML namespace, in case required --> <define name="application"> <element name="application"> <ref name="attlist.application"/> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="specification"/> </zeroOrMore> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <optional> <ref name="content"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="typedef"/> </zeroOrMore> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="group"/> </zeroOrMore> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="entity"/> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.application" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="name"/> <optional> <attribute name="version"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="revision"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="currency"/> </optional> </define> <!-- the definition of a defined type. At this stage a defined type is either a string in which case it must have size and pattern, or a scalar in which case it must have minimum and/or maximum pattern must be a regular expression as interpreted by org.apache.regexp.RE minimum and maximum must be of appropriate format for the datatype specified. Validation may be done client-side and/or server-side at application layer and/or server side at database layer. name: the name of this typedef type: the simple type on which this defined type is based; must be present unless in-implementation children are supplied size: the data size of this defined type pattern: a regular expression which values for this type must match minimum: the minimum value for this type (if base type is scalar) maximum: the maximum value for this type (if base type is scalar) --> <define name="typedef"> <element name="typedef"> <ref name="attlist.typedef"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="in-implementation"/> </zeroOrMore> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="help"/> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.typedef" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="name"/> <optional> <attribute name="type"> <choice> <ref name="DefinableDataTypes"/> </choice> </attribute> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="size"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="pattern"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="minimum"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="maximum"/> </optional> </define> <!-- information about how to translate a type into types known to different target languages. TODO: Once again I'm not wholly comfortable with the name; I'm not really comfortable that this belongs in ADL at all. target: the target language value: the type to use in that target language kind: OK, I confess I don't understand this, but Andrew needs it... --> <define name="in-implementation"> <element name="in-implementation"> <ref name="attlist.in-implementation"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.in-implementation" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="target"/> <attribute name="value"/> <optional> <attribute name="kind"/> </optional> </define> <!-- a group of people with similar permissions to one another name: the name of this group parent: the name of a group of which this group is subset --> <define name="group"> <element name="group"> <ref name="attlist.group"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.group" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="name"/> <optional> <attribute name="parent"/> </optional> </define> <!-- an entity which has properties and relationships; maps onto a database table or a Java serialisable class - or, of course, various other things name: obviously, the name of this entity natural-key: if present, the name of a property of this entity which forms a natural primary key [NOTE: Only partly implemented. NOTE: much of the present implementation assumes all primary keys will be integers. This needs to be fixed!] DEPRECATED: remove; replace with the 'key' element, below. table: the name of the table in which this entity is stored. Defaults to same as name of entity. Strongly recommend this is not used unless it needs to be different from the name of the entity foreign: this entity is part of some other system; no code will be generated for it, although code which links to it will be generated --> <define name="entity"> <element name="entity"> <ref name="attlist.entity"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="prompt"/> </zeroOrMore> <optional> <ref name="content"/> </optional> <optional> <ref name="key"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="property"/> </zeroOrMore> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="permission"/> </zeroOrMore> <zeroOrMore> <choice> <ref name="form"/> <ref name="page"/> <ref name="list"/> </choice> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.entity" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="name"/> <optional> <attribute name="natural-key"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="table"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="foreign"> <ref name="Boolean"/> </attribute> </optional> </define> <!-- contains documentation on the element which immediately contains it. TODO: should HTML markup within a documentation element be allowed? If so, are there restrictions? --> <define name="documentation"> <element name="documentation"> <ref name="attlist.documentation"/> <zeroOrMore> <choice> <text/> <ref name="reference"/> </choice> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.documentation" combine="interleave"> <empty/> </define> <!-- an explicit primary key, possibly compound --> <define name="key"> <element name="key"> <ref name="attlist.key"/> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="property"/> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.key" combine="interleave"> <empty/> </define> <!-- a property (field) of an entity (table) name: the name of this property. type: the type of this property. default: the default value of this property. There will probably be magic values of this! typedef: name of the typedef to use, it type = 'defined'. distinct: distinct='system' required that every value in the system will be distinct (i.e. natural primary key); distinct='user' implies that the value may be used by users in distinguishing entities even if values are not formally unique; distinct='all' implies that the values are formally unique /and/ are user friendly (NOTE: not implemented). entity: if type='entity', the name of the entity this property is a foreign key link to. if type='list', the name of the entity that has a foreign key link to this entity farkey: if type='list', the name of farside key in the listed entity; if type='entity' and the farside field to join to is not the farside primary key, then the name of that farside field required: whether this propery is required (i.e. 'not null'). immutable: if true, once a value has been set it cannot be changed. size: fieldwidth of the property if specified. concrete: if set to 'false', this property is not stored in the database but must be computed (manually written code must be provided to support this) cascade: what action(s) on the parent entity should be cascaded to entitie(s) linked on this property. Valid only if type='entity', type='link' or type='list'. column: name of the column in a SQL database table in which this property is stored. TODO: Think about this. unsaved-value: of a property whose persistent value is set on first being committed to persistent store, the value which it holds before it has been committed --> <define name="property"> <element name="property"> <ref name="attlist.property"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <optional> <ref name="generator"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <choice> <ref name="permission"/> <ref name="option"/> <ref name="prompt"/> <ref name="help"/> <ref name="ifmissing"/> </choice> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.property" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="name"/> <attribute name="type"> <choice> <ref name="AllDataTypes"/> </choice> </attribute> <optional> <attribute name="default"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="typedef"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="distinct"> <choice> <value>none</value> <value>all</value> <value>user</value> <value>system</value> </choice> </attribute> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="entity"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="farkey"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="required"> <ref name="Boolean"/> </attribute> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="immutable"> <ref name="Boolean"/> </attribute> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="size"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="column"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="concrete"> <ref name="Boolean"/> </attribute> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="cascade"> <choice> <ref name="CascadeActions"/> </choice> </attribute> </optional> </define> <!-- marks a property which is auto-generated by some part of the system. This is based on the Hibernate construct, except that the Hibernate implementation folds both its internal generators and custom generators onto the same attribute. This separates them onto two attributes so we can police values for Hibernate's 'builtin' generators. action: one of the supported Hibernate builtin generators, or 'manual'. 'native' is strongly recommended in most instances class: if action is 'manual', the name of a manually maintained class conforming to the Hibernate IdentifierGenerator interface, or its equivalent in other languages --> <define name="generator"> <element name="generator"> <ref name="attlist.generator"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="param"/> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.generator" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="action"> <choice> <ref name="GeneratorActions"/> </choice> </attribute> <optional> <attribute name="class"/> </optional> </define> <!-- A parameter passed to the generator. Again, based on the Hibernate implementation. TODO: #PCDATA is wrong as the content model, as embedded markup is definitely not allowed! name: the name of this parameter TODO: This needs to be renamed or removed because it conflicts with the XHTML element of the same name. In fact it could be simply removed since our usage is compatible with the XHTML usage, but it might be less ambiguous to rename it. --> <define name="param"> <element name="param"> <ref name="attlist.param"/> <text/> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.param" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="name"/> </define> <!-- one of an explicit list of optional values a property may have NOTE: whether options get encoded at application layer or at database layer is UNDEFINED; either behaviour is correct. If at database layer it's also UNDEFINED whether they're encoded as a single reference data table or as separate reference data tables for each property. value: the value of this option TODO: This needs to be renamed or removed because it conflicts with the XHTML element of the same name. In fact it could be simply removed since our usage is compatible with the XHTML usage, but it might be less ambiguous to rename it. --> <define name="option"> <element name="option"> <ref name="attlist.option"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="prompt"/> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <!-- if the value is different from the prompt the user sees, specify it --> <define name="attlist.option" combine="interleave"> <optional> <attribute name="value"/> </optional> </define> <!-- permissions policy on an entity, a page, form, list or field group: the group to which permission is granted permission: the permission which is granted to that group --> <define name="permission"> <element name="permission"> <ref name="attlist.permission"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.permission" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="group"/> <attribute name="permission"> <choice> <ref name="Permissions"/> </choice> </attribute> </define> <!-- pragmatic advice to generators of lists and forms, in the form of name/value pairs which may contain anything. Over time some pragmas will become 'well known', but the whole point of having a pragma architecture is that it is extensible. --> <define name="pragma"> <element name="pragma"> <ref name="attlist.pragma"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.pragma" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="name"/> <attribute name="value"/> </define> <!-- a prompt for a property or field; used as the prompt text for a widget which edits it. Typically there will be only one of these per property per locale; if there are more than one all those matching the locale may be concatenated, or just one may be used. prompt: the prompt to use locale: the locale in which to prefer this prompt --> <define name="prompt"> <element name="prompt"> <ref name="attlist.prompt"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.prompt" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="prompt"/> <attribute name="locale"> <ref name="Locale"/> </attribute> </define> <!-- helptext about a property of an entity, or a field of a page, form or list, or a typedef. Typically there will be only one of these per property per locale; if there are more than one all those matching the locale may be concatenated, or just one may be used. locale: the locale in which to prefer this prompt --> <define name="help"> <element name="help"> <ref name="attlist.help"/> <text/> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.help" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="locale"> <ref name="Locale"/> </attribute> </define> <!-- helpful text to be shown if a property value is missing, typically when a form is submitted. Typically there will be only one of these per property per locale; if there are more than one all those matching the locale may be concatenated, or just one may be used. Later there may be more sophisticated behaviour here. --> <define name="ifmissing"> <element name="ifmissing"> <ref name="attlist.ifmissing"/> <text/> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.ifmissing" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="locale"> <ref name="Locale"/> </attribute> </define> <!-- a form through which an entity may be added or edited TODO: This needs to be renamed because it conflicts with the XHTML element of the same name. --> <define name="form"> <element name="form"> <ref name="attlist.form"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="PageStuff"/> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.form" combine="interleave"> <ref name="PageAttrs"/> </define> <!-- a page on which an entity may be displayed --> <define name="page"> <element name="page"> <ref name="attlist.page"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="PageStuff"/> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.page" combine="interleave"> <ref name="PageAttrs"/> </define> <!-- an ordering or records in a list property: the property on which to order sequence: the sequence in which to order --> <define name="order"> <element name="order"> <ref name="attlist.order"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.order" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="property"/> <optional> <attribute name="sequence"> <choice> <ref name="Sequences"/> </choice> </attribute> </optional> </define> <!-- a list on which entities of a given type are listed onselect: name of form/page/list to go to when a selection is made from the list --> <define name="list"> <element name="list"> <ref name="attlist.list"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <choice> <ref name="PageStuff"/> <ref name="order"/> </choice> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.list" combine="interleave"> <ref name="PageAttrs"/> <optional> <attribute name="onselect"/> </optional> </define> <!-- a subsidiary list, on which entities related to primary entities in the enclosing page or list are listed property: the property of the enclosing entity that this list displays (obviously, must be of type='list') onselect: the form or page of the listed entity to call when an item from the list is selected canadd: true if the user should be able to add records to this list --> <define name="auxlist"> <element name="auxlist"> <ref name="attlist.auxlist"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <choice> <ref name="prompt"/> <ref name="FieldStuff"/> </choice> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.auxlist" combine="interleave"> <ref name="PageAttrs"/> <attribute name="property"/> <optional> <attribute name="onselect"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="canadd"> <ref name="Boolean"/> </attribute> </optional> </define> <!-- a group of fields and other controls within a form or list, which the renderer might render as a single pane in a tabbed display, for example. --> <define name="fieldgroup"> <element name="fieldgroup"> <ref name="attlist.fieldgroup"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <choice> <ref name="prompt"/> <ref name="permission"/> <ref name="FieldStuff"/> </choice> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.fieldgroup" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="name"/> </define> <!-- a field in a form or page property: the property which this field displays/edits --> <define name="field"> <element name="field"> <ref name="attlist.field"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <choice> <ref name="prompt"/> <ref name="help"/> <ref name="permission"/> </choice> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.field" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="property"/> </define> <!-- a verb is something that may be done through a form. Probably the verbs 'store' and 'delete' are implied, but maybe they need to be explicitly declared. The 'verb' attribute of the verb is what gets returned to the controller --> <define name="verb"> <element name="verb"> <ref name="attlist.verb"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <choice> <ref name="prompt"/> <ref name="help"/> <ref name="permission"/> </choice> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.verb" combine="interleave"> <attribute name="verb"/> <attribute name="dangerous"> <ref name="Boolean"/> </attribute> </define> <!-- a container for global content --> <define name="content"> <element name="content"> <ref name="attlist.content"/> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="Content"/> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.content" combine="interleave"> <empty/> </define> <!-- content to place in the head of the generated document; this is #PCDATA because it will almost certainly belong to a different namespace (usually HTML) TODO: This needs to be renamed or removed because it conflicts with the XHTML element of the same name. In fact it could be simply removed since our usage is compatible with the XHTML usage, but it might be less ambiguous to rename it. --> <define name="headmatter"> <element name="headmatter"> <ref name="attlist.headmatter"/> <externalRef href="permitted-html-head.rng"/> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.headmatter" combine="interleave"> <empty/> </define> <!-- content to place in the top of the body of the generated document; this is %Flow; which is any HTML block or inline level element. --> <define name="topmatter"> <element name="topmatter"> <ref name="attlist.topmatter"/> <externalRef href="permitted-html.rng"/> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.topmatter" combine="interleave"> <empty/> </define> <!-- content to place at the foot of the body of the generated document; this is %Flow; which is any HTML block or inline level element. --> <define name="footmatter"> <element name="footmatter"> <ref name="attlist.footmatter"/> <externalRef href="permitted-html.rng"/> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.footmatter" combine="interleave"> <empty/> </define> <!-- The 'specification' and 'reference' elements are for documentation only, and do not contribute to the engineering of the application described. A specification element is intended chiefly to declare the reference documents which may be used in documentation elements later in the document. url: The URL from which the document referenced can be retrieved name: The full name (title) given to this document abbr: A convenient abbreviated name --> <define name="specification"> <element name="specification"> <ref name="attlist.specification"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> <zeroOrMore> <ref name="reference"/> </zeroOrMore> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.specification" combine="interleave"> <optional> <attribute name="url"/> </optional> <attribute name="name"/> <attribute name="abbr"/> </define> <!-- The 'specification' and 'reference' elements are for documentation only, and do not contribute to the engineering of the application described. A reference element is a reference to a specifying document. abbr: The abbreviated name of the specification to which this reference refers section: The 'anchor part' (part following a hash character) which, when appended to the URL, will locate the exact section referenced. entity: A reference to another entity within this ADL document property: A reference to another property within this ADL document; if entity is also specified then of that entity, else of the ancestor entity if any --> <define name="reference"> <element name="reference"> <ref name="attlist.reference"/> <optional> <ref name="documentation"/> </optional> </element> </define> <define name="attlist.reference" combine="interleave"> <optional> <attribute name="abbr"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="section"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="entity"/> </optional> <optional> <attribute name="property"/> </optional> </define> <start> <choice> <ref name="application"/> </choice> </start> </grammar>