diff -r 96c8e6860e0c -r 6a5e2c27f8a4 attribute.cpp
--- a/attribute.cpp	Tue Dec 04 12:32:56 2007 +0000
+++ b/attribute.cpp	Fri Feb 01 15:28:35 2008 +0000
@@ -1,34 +1,135 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
 #include "attribute.h"
 
+using namespace std;
+
+extern bool debug;
+
 Attribute::Attribute()
 {
-	key="";
-	value="";
+	table=NULL;
+	definition=NULL;
 }
 
-void Attribute::setKey (const QString &k)
+void Attribute::setKey (const QString &k, const AttributeType &t)
 {
-	key=k;
+	if (!table)
+	{
+		qWarning (QString("Attribute::setKey (%1)  No table defined!\n").arg(k).ascii());
+		return;	
+	}
+	
+	if (!definition)
+	{
+		definition=table->getDef(k);
+		if (!definition)
+		{
+			table->addKey (k,t);
+			return;	
+		}
+	}	
+	qWarning (QString("Attribute::setKey (%1)  attribute already defined!\n").arg(k).ascii());
 }
 
 QString Attribute::getKey ()
 {
-	return key;
+	if (!table)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::getKey ()  No table defined!");
+		return QString();	
+	}
+	if (!definition)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::getKey ()  No attribute defined!");
+		return QString ();	
+	}	
+	return definition->getKey();
 }
 
 void Attribute::setValue(const QString &v)
 {
-	value=v;
+	if (!table)
+	{
+		qWarning (QString ("Attribute::setValue (%1)  No table defined!").arg(v));
+		return;	
+	}
+	if (!definition)
+	{
+		qWarning (QString ("Attribute::setValue (%1)  No attribute defined!").arg(v));
+		return;	
+	}	
+	definition->setValue (v);
 }
 
-QString Attribute::getValue()
+QVariant Attribute::getValue()
 {
-	return value;
+	if (!table)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::getValue  No table defined!");
+		return QString();	
+	}
+	if (!definition)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::getValue  No attribute defined!");
+		return QString();	
+	}	
+	QVariant v= definition->getValue();
+	return v;
+}
+
+void Attribute::setType (const AttributeType &t)
+{
+	if (!table)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::setType  No table defined!");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!definition)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::setType  No attribute defined!");
+		return; 
+	}	
+	definition->setType (t);
+}
+
+AttributeType Attribute::getType()
+{
+	if (!table)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::getType  No table defined!");
+		return Undefined;	
+	}
+	if (!definition)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::getType  No attribute defined!");
+		return Undefined;	
+	}	
+	return definition->getType();
+}
+
+QString Attribute::getTypeString()
+{
+	if (!table)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::getTypeString  No table defined!");
+		return "Undefined";	
+	}
+	if (!definition)
+	{
+		qWarning ("Attribute::getTypeString  No attribute defined!");
+		return "Undefined";	
+	}	
+	return definition->getTypeString();
 }
 
 void Attribute::setTable (AttributeTable *at)
 {
-	table=at;
+	if (at)
+		table=at;
+	 else
+		qWarning ("Attribute::setTable  table==NULL");
+	
 }
 
 AttributeTable* Attribute::getTable()
@@ -38,76 +139,142 @@
 
 QString Attribute::getDataXML()
 {
-	return valueElement ("attribute",key,value);
+	QString a=beginElement ("attribute");
+	a+=attribut ("key",getKey());
+	a+=attribut ("value",getValue().toString() );
+	a+=attribut ("type",getTypeString () );
+	return a;
 }
 
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AttributeDef::AttributeDef()
+{
+}
+
+AttributeDef::~AttributeDef()
+{
+}
+
+void AttributeDef::setType (const AttributeType &t)
+{
+	type=t;
+}
+
+AttributeType AttributeDef::getType ()
+{
+	return type;
+}
+
+QString AttributeDef::getTypeString ()
+{
+	if (type==StringList)
+		return "StringList";
+	else if (type==FreeString)
+		return "FreeString";
+	else if (type==UniqueString)
+		return "UniqueString";
+	return "Undefined";
+}
+
+void AttributeDef::setKey (const QString &k)
+{
+	key=k;
+}
+
+void AttributeDef::setValue (const QString &v)
+{
+}
+
+void AttributeDef::setValue (const QVariant &v)
+{
+	if (type==Undefined)
+		qWarning ("AttributeDef::setValue  No type defined!");
+	else if (type==StringList)
+		value=v;
+	else if (type==UniqueString)
+		value=v;
+	else
+		qWarning ("AttributeDef::setValue Unknown type???");
+		
+}
+
+QVariant AttributeDef::getValue ()
+{
+	return QVariant ();
+}
+
+QString AttributeDef::getKey ()
+{
+	return key;
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 AttributeTable::AttributeTable()
 {
-	clear();
 }
 
 AttributeTable::~AttributeTable()
 {
+	clear();
 }
 
 void AttributeTable::clear ()
 {
-	keys.clear();
-	values.clear();
+	attdefs.clear();
 }
 
-void AttributeTable::addKey (const QString &k)
+AttributeDef* AttributeTable::addKey (const QString &k, const AttributeType &t)
 {
-	if (!keys.contains (k) )
+	for (int i=0; i<attdefs.count();++i)
 	{
-		keys.append (k);
-		values.append (QStringList() );
+		if (attdefs.at(i)->getKey()==k )
+		{
+			qWarning (QString ("AttributeTable::addKey (%1) already in table\n").arg(k).ascii());
+			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
+	AttributeDef *ad=new AttributeDef;
+	ad->setKey (k);
+	ad->setType (t);
+	attdefs.append (ad);
+	return ad;
 }
 
 void AttributeTable::removeKey (const QString &k)
 {
-	int i=keys.indexOf (k);
-	if (i>=0)
+	for (int i=0; i<attdefs.count();++i)
 	{
-		keys.removeAt(i);
-		values.removeAt(i);
+		if (attdefs.at(i)->getKey()==k )
+		{
+			
+			delete (attdefs.at(i));
+			attdefs.removeAt (i);
+			return ;
+		}
 	}
+	qWarning (QString ("AttributeTable::removeKey (%1) key not in table\n").arg(k).ascii());
+}
+
+AttributeDef* AttributeTable::getDef(const QString &k)
+{
+	for (int i=0; i<attdefs.count();++i)
+		if (attdefs.at(i)->getKey()==k ) return attdefs.at(i);
+	qWarning (QString ("AttributeTable::getDef (%1) key not in table\n").arg(k).ascii());
+	return NULL;	
 }
 
 int AttributeTable::countKeys()
 {
-	return keys.count();
-}
-
-void AttributeTable::addValue (const QString &k, const QString &v)
-{
-	int i=keys.indexOf (k);
-	if (i<0)
-	{
-		keys.append (k);
-		values.append (QStringList (v));
-	} else
-	{
-		int j=values.at(i).indexOf(k);
-		if (j<0) values[i].append (QString(v));
-	}
+	return attdefs.count();
 }
 
 QStringList AttributeTable::getKeys ()
 {
-	return keys;
-}
-
-QStringList AttributeTable::getValues(const QString &k)
-{
-	int i=keys.indexOf (k);
-	if (i>=0)
-		return values.at(i);
-	else
-		return QStringList();
+	QStringList kl;
+	for (int i=0; i<attdefs.count();i++)
+		kl.append (attdefs.at(i)->getKey());
+	return kl;
 }
 
 QString AttributeTable::getDataXML()