adiwg-mdtranslator 1.4.0 → 2.0.0rc2

data/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/iso19110/classes/class_unitsOfMeasure.rb

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module ADIWG
 
                     def initialize(xml, responseObj)
                         @xml = xml
-                        @responseObj = responseObj
+                        @hResponseObj = responseObj
                     end
 
                     def writeUnits(unit)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hBase[:catalogSymbol] = 'deg'
                                 hBase[:unitsSystem] = 'http://www.opengis.net/def/uom/OGC/1.0/degree'
 
-                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 baseClass.writeXML(hBase)
 
                             when 'm', 'meter', 'meters', 'metre'
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hBase[:name] = 'meter'
                                 hBase[:catalogSymbol] = 'm'
 
-                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 baseClass.writeXML(hBase)
 
                             when 'kg', 'kilogram', 'kilograms'
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hBase[:name] = 'kilogram'
                                 hBase[:catalogSymbol] = 'kg'
 
-                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 baseClass.writeXML(hBase)
 
                             when 's', 'second', 'seconds'
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hBase[:name] = 'second'
                                 hBase[:catalogSymbol] = 'd'
 
-                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 baseClass.writeXML(hBase)
 
                             when 'A', 'ampere', 'amperes'
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hBase[:name] = 'ampere'
                                 hBase[:catalogSymbol] = 'A'
 
-                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 baseClass.writeXML(hBase)
 
                             when 'K', 'kelvin'
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hBase[:name] = 'kelvin'
                                 hBase[:catalogSymbol] = 'K'
 
-                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 baseClass.writeXML(hBase)
 
                             when 'mol', 'mole', 'moles'
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hBase[:name] = 'mole'
                                 hBase[:catalogSymbol] = 'mol'
 
-                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 baseClass.writeXML(hBase)
 
                             when 'cd', 'candela', 'candelas'
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hBase[:name] = 'candela'
                                 hBase[:catalogSymbol] = 'cd'
 
-                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                baseClass = BaseUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 baseClass.writeXML(hBase)
 
                             when 'ft', 'foot', 'feet'
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hConvent[:preferredUnit] = 'meter'
                                 hConvent[:factor] = 3.280839
 
-                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 convClass.writeXML(hConvent)
 
                             when 'in', 'inch', 'inches'
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hConvent[:preferredUnit] = 'meter'
                                 hConvent[:factor] = 0.0254
 
-                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 convClass.writeXML(hConvent)
 
                             when 'mm', 'millimeter', 'millimeters'
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hConvent[:preferredUnit] = 'meter'
                                 hConvent[:factor] = 0.001
 
-                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 convClass.writeXML(hConvent)
 
                             when 'micrometer','micrometers'
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hConvent[:preferredUnit] = 'meter'
                                 hConvent[:factor] = 0.000001
 
-                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 convClass.writeXML(hConvent)
 
                             when 'nm', 'nanometer', 'nanometers'
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hConvent[:preferredUnit] = 'meter'
                                 hConvent[:factor] = 0.000000001
 
-                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 convClass.writeXML(hConvent)
 
                             when 'degC', 'centigrade', 'degreesC', 'Celsius'
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hConvent[:c] = 1
                                 hConvent[:d] = 0
 
-                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 convClass.writeXML(hConvent)
 
                             when 'degF', 'degreesF', 'Fahrenheit'
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hConvent[:c] = 9
                                 hConvent[:d] = 0
 
-                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 convClass.writeXML(hConvent)
 
                             when 'mph', 'miles per hour'
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hConvent[:c] = 0
                                 hConvent[:d] = 3600.0
 
-                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 convClass.writeXML(hConvent)
 
                             when 'kph', 'kilometers per hour'
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ module ADIWG
                                 hConvent[:c] = 0
                                 hConvent[:d] = 3600
 
-                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                convClass = ConventionalUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 convClass.writeXML(hConvent)
 
                             when 'density'
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ module ADIWG
                                 unitTerms << {'uom' => 'm', 'exponent' => '-3'}
                                 hDerived[:derivationUnitTerm] = unitTerms
 
-                                dervClass = DerivedUnit.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                dervClass = DerivedUnit.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 dervClass.writeXML(hDerived)
 
                             else
-                                defnClass = UnitDefinition.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                                defnClass = UnitDefinition.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
                                 defnClass.writeXML(unit)
 
                         end

data/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/iso19110/iso19110_writer.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Writer - internal data structure to ISO 19110:2003
 
 # History:
+#   Stan Smith 2017-01-20 refactor for mdJson/mdTranslator 2.0
 # 	Stan Smith 2014-12-01 original script
 #   Stan Smith 2014-12-12 refactored to handle namespacing readers and writers
 #   Stan Smith 2015-03-02 added test and return for missing data dictionary
@@ -9,67 +10,55 @@
 #   Stan Smith 2015-07-14 refactored to eliminate namespace globals $WriterNS and $IsoNS
 
 require 'builder'
-require 'date'
-require 'uuidtools'
-require_relative 'version'
-require_relative 'class_FCfeatureCatalogue'
+require_relative 'classes/class_fcFeatureCatalogue'
 
 module ADIWG
     module Mdtranslator
         module Writers
             module Iso19110
 
-                def self.startWriter(intObj, responseObj, paramsObj)
+                def self.startWriter(intObj, responseObj)
 
-                    # make internal object available to writer methods in this namespace
-                    @intObj = intObj
+                    # make contacts and domains available to the instance
+                    @contacts = intObj[:contacts]
+                    @domains = intObj[:dataDictionaries][0][:domains]
 
                     # set the format of the output file based on the writer specified
                     responseObj[:writerFormat] = 'xml'
-                    responseObj[:writerVersion] = ADIWG::Mdtranslator::Writers::Iso19110::VERSION
-
-                    # test for a valid dataDictionary object in the internal object
-                    aDictionaries = intObj[:dataDictionary]
-                    if aDictionaries.length == 0
-                        responseObj[:writerMessages] << 'Writer Failed - see following message(s):\n'
-                        responseObj[:writerMessages] << 'No data dictionary was loaded from the input file'
-                        responseObj[:writerPass] = false
-                        return
-                    end
 
                     # create new XML document
                     xml = Builder::XmlMarkup.new(indent: 3)
+
+                    # start writing the ISO 19110 XML record
                     metadataWriter = FC_FeatureCatalogue.new(xml, responseObj)
                     metadata = metadataWriter.writeXML(intObj)
 
-                    # set writer pass to true if no writer modules set it to false
-                    # false or warning will be set by code that places the message
-                    # load metadata into $response
-                    if responseObj[:writerPass].nil?
-                        responseObj[:writerPass] = true
-                    end
-
                     return metadata
+
                 end
 
                 # find contact in contact array and return the contact hash
-                def self.getContact(contactID)
-                    @intObj[:contacts].each do |hContact|
-                        if hContact[:contactId] == contactID
-                            return hContact
+                def self.getContact(contactId)
+
+                    @contacts.each do |contact|
+                        if contact[:contactId] == contactId
+                            return contact
                         end
                     end
                     return {}
+
                 end
 
                 # find domain in domain array and return the domain hash
-                def self.getDomain(domainID)
-                    @intObj[:dataDictionary][0][:domains].each do |hDomain|
-                        if hDomain[:domainId] == domainID
-                            return hDomain
+                def self.getDomain(domainId)
+
+                    @domains.each do |domain|
+                        if domain[:domainId] == domainId
+                            return domain
                         end
                     end
                     return {}
+
                 end
 
             end

data/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/iso19110/readme.md

@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 
 ### Writer for ISO 19110 Feature Catalogue
 
-The mdTranslator iso19110 writer implements about 60% of the for ISO 19110 standard.
-Efforts were made to include all elements of the ISO standard to describe entity
-attribute definitions for tabular data, spreadsheets, and relational databases.
-
-The Feature Catalogue section provides data dictionary information for ISO 19115-2 metadata
-and is delivered as a separate file from the ISO 19115-2 metadata.  This inconvenient implementation
-was corrected in the 2014 revision ISO 19115-1.  mdTranslator will provide support for ISO 19115-1
-sometime in 2015.
+The mdTranslator 'iso19110' writer implements about 70% of the for ISO 19110 standard. Efforts were made to include all elements of the ISO standard that describe entity-attribute descriptions for tabular data, spreadsheets, and relational databases.
+
+The ISO 19110 record can be used to provide data dictionary information for ISO 19115-2 metadata (circa 2003) and is delivered as a separate file from the ISO 19115-2 resource metadata.  This inconvenient implementation was improved in the 2014 revision ISO 19115-1 schema.  mdTranslator will provide support for ISO 19115-1 sometime in 2017.

data/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/iso19115_2/classes/class_address.rb

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 # ISO <<Class>> CI_Address
-# writer output in XML
+# 19115-2 writer output in XML
 
 # History:
-# 	Stan Smith 2013-08-09 original script
-#   Stan Smith 2014-12-15 refactored to handle namespacing readers and writers
-#   Stan Smith 2014-12-22 added return if passed nil address objects
+#   Stan Smith 2016-11-18 refactored for mdTranslator/mdJson 2.0
+#   Stan Smith 2015-07-14 refactored to eliminate namespace globals $WriterNS and $IsoNS
+#   Stan Smith 2015-07-14 refactored to make iso19110 independent of iso19115_2 classes
+#   Stan Smith 2015-06-22 replace global ($response) with passed in object (hResponseObj)
 #   Stan Smith 2014-12-23 refactored to drop physical address elements if no
 #                     ... deliveryPoints are provided
-#   Stan Smith 2015-06-22 replace global ($response) with passed in object (responseObj)
-#   Stan Smith 2015-07-14 refactored to make iso19110 independent of iso19115_2 classes
-#   Stan Smith 2015-07-14 refactored to eliminate namespace globals $WriterNS and $IsoNS
+#   Stan Smith 2014-12-22 added return if passed nil address objects
+#   Stan Smith 2014-12-15 refactored to handle namespacing readers and writers
+# 	Stan Smith 2013-08-09 original script
 
 module ADIWG
     module Mdtranslator
@@ -18,97 +19,92 @@ module ADIWG
 
                 class CI_Address
 
-                    def initialize(xml, responseObj)
+                    def initialize(xml, hResponseObj)
                         @xml = xml
-                        @responseObj = responseObj
+                        @hResponseObj = hResponseObj
                     end
 
-                    def writeXML(hAddress)
+                    def writeXML(hAddress, aEmail)
 
-                        return if hAddress.nil?
+                        @xml.tag!('gmd:CI_Address') do
 
-                        deliveryPoints = hAddress[:deliveryPoints].length
-                        eMails = hAddress[:eMailList].length
 
-                        if deliveryPoints + eMails > 0
-                            @xml.tag!('gmd:CI_Address') do
+                            unless hAddress.nil?
 
-                                # physical address
-                                # ... if no delivery points are provided ignore rest
-                                # ... of physical address items
-                                if deliveryPoints > 0
+                                # address - address type (not used by ISO 19115-2)
 
-                                    # address - delivery points (address lines)
-                                    aDeliveryPoints = hAddress[:deliveryPoints]
-                                    aDeliveryPoints.each do |myPoint|
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:deliveryPoint') do
-                                            @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', myPoint)
-                                        end
-                                    end
+                                # address - description (not used by ISO 19115-2)
 
-                                    # address - city
-                                    s = hAddress[:city]
-                                    if !s.nil?
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:city') do
-                                            @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', s)
-                                        end
-                                    elsif @responseObj[:writerShowTags]
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:city')
+                                # address - delivery points []
+                                aDeliveryPoints = hAddress[:deliveryPoints]
+                                aDeliveryPoints.each do |myPoint|
+                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:deliveryPoint') do
+                                        @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', myPoint)
                                     end
+                                end
+                                if aDeliveryPoints.empty? && @hResponseObj[:writerShowTags]
+                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:deliveryPoint')
+                                end
 
-                                    # address - admin area (state)
-                                    s = hAddress[:adminArea]
-                                    if !s.nil?
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:administrativeArea') do
-                                            @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', s)
-                                        end
-                                    elsif @responseObj[:writerShowTags]
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:administrativeArea')
+                                # address - city
+                                s = hAddress[:city]
+                                unless s.nil?
+                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:city') do
+                                        @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', s)
                                     end
+                                end
+                                if s.nil? && @hResponseObj[:writerShowTags]
+                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:city')
+                                end
 
-                                    # address - postal code
-                                    s = hAddress[:postalCode]
-                                    if !s.nil?
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:postalCode') do
-                                            @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', s)
-                                        end
-                                    elsif @responseObj[:writerShowTags]
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:postalCode')
+                                # address - administrative area
+                                s = hAddress[:adminArea]
+                                unless s.nil?
+                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:administrativeArea') do
+                                        @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', s)
                                     end
+                                end
+                                if s.nil? && @hResponseObj[:writerShowTags]
+                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:administrativeArea')
+                                end
 
-                                    # address - country
-                                    s = hAddress[:country]
-                                    if !s.nil?
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:country') do
-                                            @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', s)
-                                        end
-                                    elsif @responseObj[:writerShowTags]
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:country')
+                                # address - postal code
+                                s = hAddress[:postalCode]
+                                unless s.nil?
+                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:postalCode') do
+                                        @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', s)
                                     end
-
-                                elsif @responseObj[:writerShowTags]
-                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:deliveryPoint')
-                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:city')
-                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:administrativeArea')
+                                end
+                                if s.nil? && @hResponseObj[:writerShowTags]
                                     @xml.tag!('gmd:postalCode')
-                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:country')
                                 end
 
-                                # address - email addresses
-                                if eMails > 0
-                                    hAddress[:eMailList].each do |myEmail|
-                                        @xml.tag!('gmd:electronicMailAddress') do
-                                            @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', myEmail)
-                                        end
+                                # address - country
+                                s = hAddress[:country]
+                                unless s.nil?
+                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:country') do
+                                        @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', s)
                                     end
-                                elsif @responseObj[:writerShowTags]
-                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:electronicMailAddress')
                                 end
+                                if s.nil? && @hResponseObj[:writerShowTags]
+                                    @xml.tag!('gmd:country')
+                                end
+
+                            end
 
+                            # address - email addresses []
+                            aEmail.each do |myEmail|
+                                @xml.tag!('gmd:electronicMailAddress') do
+                                    @xml.tag!('gco:CharacterString', myEmail)
+                                end
                             end
-                        end
+                            if aEmail.empty? && @hResponseObj[:writerShowTags]
+                                @xml.tag!('gmd:electronicMailAddress')
+                            end
+
+                        end # CI_Address tag
                     end # writeXML
-                end # CI_Address
+                end # CI_Address class
 
             end
         end

data/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/iso19115_2/classes/class_aggregateInformation.rb

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 # ISO <<Class>> MD_AggregateInformation
-# writer output in XML
+# 19115-2 writer output in XML
 
 # History:
-# 	Stan Smith 2014-05-29 original script
-#   Stan Smith 2014-07-08 modify require statements to function in RubyGem structure
+#   Stan Smith 2016-11-23 refactored for mdTranslator/mdJson 2.0
+#   Stan Smith 2015-07-14 refactored to eliminate namespace globals $WriterNS and $IsoNS
+#   Stan Smith 2015-07-14 refactored to make iso19110 independent of iso19115_2 classes
+#   Stan Smith 2015-06-22 replace global ($response) with passed in object (hResponseObj)
+#   Stan Smith 2015-06-11 change all codelists to use 'class_codelist' method
+#   Stan Smith 2014-12-15 refactored to handle namespacing readers and writers
 #   Stan Smith 2014-11-06 take initiativeType from internal initiativeType
 #   ... rather than resourceType for 0.9.0
-#   Stan Smith 2014-12-15 refactored to handle namespacing readers and writers
-#   Stan Smith 2015-06-11 change all codelists to use 'class_codelist' method
-#   Stan Smith 2015-06-22 replace global ($response) with passed in object (responseObj)
-#   Stan Smith 2015-07-14 refactored to make iso19110 independent of iso19115_2 classes
-#   Stan Smith 2015-07-14 refactored to eliminate namespace globals $WriterNS and $IsoNS
+#   Stan Smith 2014-07-08 modify require statements to function in RubyGem structure
+# 	Stan Smith 2014-05-29 original script
 
 require_relative 'class_codelist'
 require_relative 'class_citation'
@@ -22,61 +23,58 @@ module ADIWG
 
                 class MD_AggregateInformation
 
-                    def initialize(xml, responseObj)
+                    def initialize(xml, hResponseObj)
                         @xml = xml
-                        @responseObj = responseObj
+                        @hResponseObj = hResponseObj
                     end
 
                     def writeXML(hAssocRes)
 
-                        # aggregate information is being supported in the 19115-1 style,
-                        # ... aggregateDataSetIdentifier is being dropped and
-                        # ... resource identifiers are being carried inside the
-                        # ... citation > identifier section
-
                         # classes used
-                        codelistClass =  MD_Codelist.new(@xml, @responseObj)
-                        citationClass =  CI_Citation.new(@xml, @responseObj)
+                        codelistClass =  MD_Codelist.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
+                        citationClass =  CI_Citation.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
 
                         @xml.tag!('gmd:MD_AggregateInformation') do
 
-                            # aggregate information - aggregate data set name - citation
+                            # aggregate information - aggregate data set name {citation}
                             hAssocCit = hAssocRes[:resourceCitation]
-                            if !hAssocCit.empty?
+                            unless hAssocCit.empty?
                                 @xml.tag!('gmd:aggregateDataSetName') do
                                     citationClass.writeXML(hAssocCit)
                                 end
-                            elsif @responseObj[:writerShowTags]
+                            end
+                            if hAssocCit.empty? && @hResponseObj[:writerShowTags]
                                 @xml.tag!('gmd:aggregateDataSetName')
                             end
 
                             # aggregate information - aggregate data set identifier (use citation > identifier)
+                            # data set identifier was dropped from 19115-1
 
-                            # aggregate information - association type
+                            # aggregate information - association type (required)
                             s = hAssocRes[:associationType]
-                            if !s.nil?
+                            unless s.nil?
                                 @xml.tag!('gmd:associationType') do
-                                    codelistClass.writeXML('iso_associationType',s)
+                                    codelistClass.writeXML('gmd', 'iso_associationType',s)
                                 end
-                            elsif @responseObj[:writerShowTags]
+                            end
+                            if s.nil? && @hResponseObj[:writerShowTags]
                                 @xml.tag!('gmd:associationType')
                             end
 
                             # aggregate information - initiative type
                             s = hAssocRes[:initiativeType]
-                            if !s.nil?
+                            unless s.nil?
                                 @xml.tag!('gmd:initiativeType') do
-                                    codelistClass.writeXML('iso_initiativeType',s)
+                                    codelistClass.writeXML('gmd', 'iso_initiativeType',s)
                                 end
-                            elsif @responseObj[:writerShowTags]
+                            end
+                            if s.nil? && @hResponseObj[:writerShowTags]
                                 @xml.tag!('gmd:initiativeType')
                             end
 
-                        end
-
-                    end
-
-                end
+                        end # MD_AggregateInformation tag
+                    end # writeXML
+                end # MD_AggregateInformation class
 
             end
         end

data/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/iso19115_2/classes/class_attributeGroup.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# ISO <<Class>> attribute group
+# 19115-2 writer output in XML
+
+# History:
+#   Stan Smith 2016-11-29 original script.
+
+require_relative 'class_rangeDimension'
+require_relative 'class_mdBand'
+require_relative 'class_miBand'
+
+module ADIWG
+    module Mdtranslator
+        module Writers
+            module Iso19115_2
+
+                class AttributeGroup
+
+                    def initialize(xml, hResponseObj)
+                        @xml = xml
+                        @hResponseObj = hResponseObj
+                    end
+
+                    def writeXML(hAttribute)
+
+                        # classes used
+                        rangeClass = MD_RangeDimension.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
+                        mdBandClass = MD_Band.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
+                        miBandClass = MI_Band.new(@xml, @hResponseObj)
+
+                        # determine attribute classes to write
+                        if !(hAttribute[:bandBoundaryDefinition].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:nominalSpatialResolution].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:transferFunctionType].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:transmittedPolarization].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:detectedPolarization].nil?)
+                            dimClass = 'gmi:MI_Band'
+                        elsif !(hAttribute[:maxValue].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:minValue].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:units].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:peakResponse].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:bitsPerValue].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:toneGradations].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:scaleFactor].nil? &&
+                            hAttribute[:offset].nil?)
+                            dimClass = 'gmd:MD_Band'
+                        else
+                            dimClass = 'gmd:MD_RangeDimension'
+                        end
+
+                        @xml.tag!(dimClass) do
+
+                            if dimClass == 'gmi:MI_Band'
+                                rangeClass.writeXML(hAttribute)
+                                mdBandClass.writeXML(hAttribute)
+                                miBandClass.writeXML(hAttribute)
+                            elsif dimClass =='gmd:MD_Band'
+                                rangeClass.writeXML(hAttribute)
+                                mdBandClass.writeXML(hAttribute)
+                            else
+                                rangeClass.writeXML(hAttribute)
+                            end
+
+                        end # dimClass tag
+                    end # writeXML
+                end # AttributeGroup class
+
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end