adiwg-mdtranslator 2.0.0rc2 → 2.0.0rc3

data/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/internal/internal_metadata_obj.rb

@@ -2,62 +2,62 @@
 
 # History:
 # version 2
-#   Stan Smith 2017-04-22 removed 'intObj = ' from new object definitions
-#   Stan Smith 2017-02-15 added newResourceType
-#   Stan Smith 2017-02-09 added newMetadataRepository
-#   Stan Smith 2017-01-20 refactored newDataDictionary
-#   Stan Smith 2016-11-10 added computedBbox to newGeographicExtent, newGeometryCollection
-#   Stan Smith 2016-11-10 added computedBbox to newGeometryFeature, newFeatureCollection
-#   Stan Smith 2016-11-02 added newSchema
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-30 added newAllocation, newFunding
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newFeatureCollection
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeoJson
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeometryCollection
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeometryFeature
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeometryObject
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeometryProperties
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-23 renamed newResourceMaint to newMaintenance
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-21 added newDistribution
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-21 renamed newDistOrder to newOrderProcess
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-21 renamed newDigitalTransOption to newTransferOption
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-20 deleted newDictionaryInfo, move element to newDataDictionary
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-19 added newSpatialRepresentation
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-19 added newGeorectifiedInfo
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-19 added newVectorInfo, newVectorObject
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-18 deleted newCoverageInfo, newCoverageItem
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-18 added newAttributeGroup
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-18 deleted newClassedData, newClassedDataItem
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-17 added elements to newLineage
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-17 added elements to newDataSource
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-16 removed newResolution
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-16 added newMeasure
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-16 added newSpatialResolution
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-15 renamed newDataProcess Step to newProcessStep
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added newConstraints object
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added constraint object to newSecurityConstraint
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added constraint object to newLegalConstraint
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added newConstraint object
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added newRelease object
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-14 added newScope object
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-14 added newTimeInterval object
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-13 added newScopeDescription object
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-13 added attributes to newCitation for mdJson 2.0
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-13 renamed newResourceId to newIdentifier, dropped identifierType
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-12 renamed newBrowseGraphic to newGraphic, added graphicConstraint []
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-12 added newSeries object
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-12 added newDate object
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-11 renamed newDataUsage to newResourceUsage
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-09 add newParty
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-08 removed dateType from dateTime object
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-01 made phone service types an array
-#   Stan Smith 2016-10-03 added duration object
+#  Stan Smith 2017-04-22 removed 'intObj = ' from new object definitions
+#  Stan Smith 2017-02-15 added newResourceType
+#  Stan Smith 2017-02-09 added newMetadataRepository
+#  Stan Smith 2017-01-20 refactored newDataDictionary
+#  Stan Smith 2016-11-10 added computedBbox to newGeographicExtent, newGeometryCollection
+#  Stan Smith 2016-11-10 added computedBbox to newGeometryFeature, newFeatureCollection
+#  Stan Smith 2016-11-02 added newSchema
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-30 added newAllocation, newFunding
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newFeatureCollection
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeoJson
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeometryCollection
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeometryFeature
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeometryObject
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-25 added newGeometryProperties
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-23 renamed newResourceMaint to newMaintenance
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-21 added newDistribution
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-21 renamed newDistOrder to newOrderProcess
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-21 renamed newDigitalTransOption to newTransferOption
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-20 deleted newDictionaryInfo, move element to newDataDictionary
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-19 added newSpatialRepresentation
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-19 added newGeorectifiedInfo
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-19 added newVectorInfo, newVectorObject
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-18 deleted newCoverageInfo, newCoverageItem
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-18 added newAttributeGroup
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-18 deleted newClassedData, newClassedDataItem
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-17 added elements to newLineage
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-17 added elements to newDataSource
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-16 removed newResolution
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-16 added newMeasure
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-16 added newSpatialResolution
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-15 renamed newDataProcess Step to newProcessStep
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added newConstraints object
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added constraint object to newSecurityConstraint
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added constraint object to newLegalConstraint
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added newConstraint object
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-15 added newRelease object
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-14 added newScope object
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-14 added newTimeInterval object
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-13 added newScopeDescription object
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-13 added attributes to newCitation for mdJson 2.0
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-13 renamed newResourceId to newIdentifier, dropped identifierType
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-12 renamed newBrowseGraphic to newGraphic, added graphicConstraint []
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-12 added newSeries object
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-12 added newDate object
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-11 renamed newDataUsage to newResourceUsage
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-09 add newParty
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-08 removed dateType from dateTime object
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-01 made phone service types an array
+#  Stan Smith 2016-10-03 added duration object
 
 # version 1
-#   Stan Smith 2015-07-23 added gridInfo, gridDimension for 1.3.0
-#   Stan Smith 2015-07-28 added locale for 1.3.0
-#   Stan Smith 2015-08-19 added coverageInfo, imageInfo, sensorInfo, coverageItem,
-#                     ... classifiedData, and classedDataItem for 1.3.0
-#   Stan Smith 2015-09-18 extended distributionInfo sections for 1.3.0
+#  Stan Smith 2015-07-23 added gridInfo, gridDimension for 1.3.0
+#  Stan Smith 2015-07-28 added locale for 1.3.0
+#  Stan Smith 2015-08-19 added coverageInfo, imageInfo, sensorInfo, coverageItem,
+#             ... classifiedData, and classedDataItem for 1.3.0
+#  Stan Smith 2015-09-18 extended distributionInfo sections for 1.3.0
 
 # version 0
 # 	Stan Smith 2013-08-09 original script
@@ -88,899 +88,899 @@
 # 	Stan Smith 2013-11-20 added data quality
 # 	Stan Smith 2013-11-20 modified citation
 # 	Stan Smith 2013-12-16 added phone book
-#   Stan Smith 2014-04-23 added protocol and doi to online resource
-#   Stan Smith 2014-04-24 added schema to newBase
-#   Stan Smith 2014-04-24 renamed newDataId to newResourceInfo
-#   Stan Smith 2014-04-24 reorganized newMetadata, newResourceInfo
-#   Stan Smith 2014-04-24 added newMetadataInfo
-#   Stan Smith 2014-04-25 modified newCitation for json schema 0.3.0
-#   Stan Smith 2014-04-25 added resource Ids to newCitation
-#   Stan Smith 2014-04-30 reorganized geometry blocks for json schema 0.3.0
-#   Stan Smith 2014-05-02 added associatedResource
-#   Stan Smith 2014-05-02 added additionalDocument
-#   Stan Smith 2014-05-28 modified resourceId & responsibleParty for schema 0.5.0
-#   Stan Smith 2014-08-15 modified citation, onlineResource, resourceId for 0.6.0
-#   Stan Smith 2014-09-03 added spatialReferenceSystems for name, EPSG, and WKT for 0.6.0
-#   Stan Smith 2014-11-06 added resourceType to resourceInfo for 0.9.0
-#   Stan Smith 2014-11-06 removed metadataScope from metadataInfo for 0.9.0
-#   Stan Smith 2014-11-06 added newAdditionalDocumentation
-#   Stan Smith 2014-12-01 added data dictionary
-#   Stan Smith 2015-02-17 add entity and attribute alias
-#   Stan Smith 2015-02-17 added support for multiple data dictionaries
+#  Stan Smith 2014-04-23 added protocol and doi to online resource
+#  Stan Smith 2014-04-24 added schema to newBase
+#  Stan Smith 2014-04-24 renamed newDataId to newResourceInfo
+#  Stan Smith 2014-04-24 reorganized newMetadata, newResourceInfo
+#  Stan Smith 2014-04-24 added newMetadataInfo
+#  Stan Smith 2014-04-25 modified newCitation for json schema 0.3.0
+#  Stan Smith 2014-04-25 added resource Ids to newCitation
+#  Stan Smith 2014-04-30 reorganized geometry blocks for json schema 0.3.0
+#  Stan Smith 2014-05-02 added associatedResource
+#  Stan Smith 2014-05-02 added additionalDocument
+#  Stan Smith 2014-05-28 modified resourceId & responsibleParty for schema 0.5.0
+#  Stan Smith 2014-08-15 modified citation, onlineResource, resourceId for 0.6.0
+#  Stan Smith 2014-09-03 added spatialReferenceSystems for name, EPSG, and WKT for 0.6.0
+#  Stan Smith 2014-11-06 added resourceType to resourceInfo for 0.9.0
+#  Stan Smith 2014-11-06 removed metadataScope from metadataInfo for 0.9.0
+#  Stan Smith 2014-11-06 added newAdditionalDocumentation
+#  Stan Smith 2014-12-01 added data dictionary
+#  Stan Smith 2015-02-17 add entity and attribute alias
+#  Stan Smith 2015-02-17 added support for multiple data dictionaries
 
 class InternalMetadata
 
-    # initialize Boolean - false
-    # initialize scalar - nil
-    # initialize hash - {}
-    # initialize array - []
-
-    def initialize
-    end
-
-    def newBase
-        {
-            schema: {},
-            contacts: [],
-            metadata: {},
-            dataDictionaries: [],
-            metadataRepositories: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newSchema
-        {
-            name: nil,
-            version: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDate
-        {
-            date: nil,
-            dateResolution: nil,
-            dateType: nil,
-            description: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDateTime
-        {
-            dateTime: nil,
-            dateResolution: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newContact
-        {
-            contactId: nil,
-            isOrganization: false,
-            name: nil,
-            positionName: nil,
-            memberOfOrgs: [],
-            logos: [],
-            phones: [],
-            addresses: [],
-            eMailList: [],
-            onlineResources: [],
-            hoursOfService: [],
-            contactInstructions: nil,
-            contactType: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newPhone
-        {
-            phoneName: nil,
-            phoneNumber: nil,
-            phoneServiceTypes: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newAddress
-        {
-            addressTypes: [],
-            description: nil,
-            deliveryPoints: [],
-            city: nil,
-            adminArea: nil,
-            postalCode: nil,
-            country: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newMetadata
-        {
-            metadataInfo: {},
-            resourceInfo: {},
-            lineageInfo: [],
-            distributorInfo: [],
-            associatedResources: [],
-            additionalDocuments: [],
-            funding: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newMetadataInfo
-        {
-            metadataIdentifier: {},
-            parentMetadata: {},
-            defaultMetadataLocale: {},
-            otherMetadataLocales: [],
-            metadataContacts: [],
-            metadataDates: [],
-            metadataLinkages: [],
-            metadataMaintenance: {},
-            alternateMetadataReferences: [],
-            metadataStatus: nil,
-            extensions: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newResponsibility
-        {
-            roleName: nil,
-            roleExtents: [],
-            parties: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newParty
-        {
-            contactId: nil,
-            contactIndex: nil,
-            contactType: nil,
-            organizationMembers: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newOnlineResource
-        {
-            olResURI: nil,
-            olResProtocol: nil,
-            olResName: nil,
-            olResDesc: nil,
-            olResFunction: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newResourceInfo
-        {
-            resourceTypes: [],
-            citation: {},
-            abstract: nil,
-            shortAbstract: nil,
-            purpose: nil,
-            credits: [],
-            timePeriod: {},
-            status: [],
-            topicCategories: [],
-            pointOfContacts: [],
-            spatialReferenceSystems: [],
-            spatialRepresentationTypes: [],
-            spatialRepresentations: [],
-            spatialResolutions: [],
-            temporalResolutions: [],
-            extents: [],
-            coverageDescriptions: [],
-            taxonomy: {},
-            graphicOverviews: [],
-            resourceFormats: [],
-            keywords: [],
-            resourceUsages: [],
-            constraints: [],
-            defaultResourceLocale: {},
-            otherResourceLocales: [],
-            resourceMaintenance: [],
-            environmentDescription: nil,
-            supplementalInfo: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newCitation
-        {
-            title: nil,
-            alternateTitles: [],
-            dates: [],
-            edition: nil,
-            responsibleParties: [],
-            presentationForms: [],
-            identifiers: [],
-            series: {},
-            otherDetails: [],
-            onlineResources: [],
-            browseGraphics: []
-        }
-    end
-
-
-    def newIdentifier
-        # handles MD_Identifier (ISO 19115-2 & -1)
-        # handles RS_ Identifier (ISO 19115-2)
-        # handles gmlIdentifier
-        {
-            identifier: nil,
-            namespace: nil,
-            version: nil,
-            description: nil,
-            citation: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newMaintenance
-        {
-            frequency: nil,
-            dates: [],
-            scopes: [],
-            notes: [],
-            contacts: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newKeyword
-        {
-            keywords: [],
-            keywordType: nil,
-            thesaurus: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newKeywordObject
-        {
-            keyword: nil,
-            keywordId: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newConstraint
-        {
-            type: nil,
-            useLimitation: [],
-            scope: {},
-            graphic: [],
-            reference: [],
-            releasability: {},
-            responsibleParty: [],
-            legalConstraint: {},
-            securityConstraint: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newLegalConstraint
-        {
-            accessCodes: [],
-            useCodes: [],
-            otherCons: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newSecurityConstraint
-        {
-            classCode: nil,
-            userNote: nil,
-            classSystem: nil,
-            handling: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newRelease
-        {
-            addressee: [],
-            statement: nil,
-            disseminationConstraint: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDistribution
-        {
-            description: nil,
-            distributor: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDistributor
-        {
-            contact: {},
-            orderProcess: [],
-            transferOptions: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newOrderProcess
-        {
-            fees: nil,
-            plannedAvailability: {},
-            orderingInstructions: nil,
-            turnaround: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newTransferOption
-        {
-            unitsOfDistribution: nil,
-            transferSize: nil,
-            onlineOptions: [],
-            offlineOptions: [],
-            transferFrequency: {},
-            distributionFormats: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newMedium
-        {
-            mediumSpecification: {},
-            density: nil,
-            units: nil,
-            numberOfVolumes: nil,
-            mediumFormat: [],
-            note: nil,
-            identifier: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newResourceFormat
-        {
-            formatSpecification: {},
-            amendmentNumber: nil,
-            compressionMethod: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newGraphic
-        {
-            graphicName: nil,
-            graphicDescription: nil,
-            graphicType: nil,
-            graphicConstraints: [],
-            graphicURI: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newSpatialReferenceSystem
-        {
-            systemType: nil,
-            systemIdentifier: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newSpatialResolution
-        {
-            scaleFactor: nil,
-            measure: {},
-            levelOfDetail: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newMeasure
-        {
-            type: nil,
-            value: nil,
-            unitOfMeasure: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newExtent
-        {
-            description: nil,
-            geographicExtents: [],
-            temporalExtents: [],
-            verticalExtents: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newGeographicExtent
-        {
-            containsData: true,
-            identifier: {},
-            boundingBox: {},
-            geographicElements: [],
-            nativeGeoJson: [],
-            computedBbox: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newBoundingBox
-        {
-            westLongitude: nil,
-            eastLongitude: nil,
-            southLatitude: nil,
-            northLatitude: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newGeometryObject
-        {
-            type: nil,
-            coordinates: [],
-            nativeGeoJson: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newGeometryCollection
-        {
-            type: nil,
-            bbox: [],
-            geometryObjects: [],
-            computedBbox: [],
-            nativeGeoJson: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newGeometryProperties
-        {
-            featureNames: [],
-            description: nil,
-            identifiers: [],
-            featureScope: nil,
-            acquisitionMethod: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newGeometryFeature
-        {
-            type: nil,
-            id: nil,
-            bbox: [],
-            geometryObject: {},
-            properties: {},
-            computedBbox: [],
-            nativeGeoJson: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newFeatureCollection
-        {
-            type: nil,
-            bbox: [],
-            features: [],
-            computedBbox: [],
-            nativeGeoJson: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newTemporalExtent
-        {
-            timeInstant: {},
-            timePeriod: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newTimeInstant
-        {
-            timeId: nil,
-            description: nil,
-            identifier: {},
-            instantNames: [],
-            timeInstant: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newTimePeriod
-        {
-            timeId: nil,
-            description: nil,
-            identifier: {},
-            periodNames: [],
-            startDateTime: {},
-            endDateTime: {},
-            timeInterval: {},
-            duration: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDuration
-        {
-            years: nil,
-            months: nil,
-            days: nil,
-            hours: nil,
-            minutes: nil,
-            seconds: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newTimeInterval
-        {
-            interval: nil,
-            units: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newVerticalExtent
-        {
-            description: nil,
-            minValue: nil,
-            maxValue: nil,
-            crsId: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newResourceUsage
-        {
-            specificUsage: nil,
-            temporalExtents: [],
-            userLimitation: nil,
-            limitationResponses: [],
-            identifiedIssue: {},
-            additionalDocumentation: [],
-            userContacts: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newTaxonomy
-        {
-            taxonSystem: [],
-            generalScope: nil,
-            idReferences: [],
-            observers: [],
-            idProcedure: nil,
-            idCompleteness: nil,
-            vouchers: [],
-            taxonClass: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newTaxonSystem
-        {
-            citation: {},
-            modifications: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newTaxonVoucher
-        {
-            specimen: nil,
-            repository: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newTaxonClass
-        {
-            taxonId: nil,
-            taxonRank: nil,
-            taxonValue: nil,
-            commonNames: [],
-            subClasses: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newLineage
-        {
-            statement: nil,
-            resourceScope: {},
-            lineageCitation: [],
-            dataSources: [],
-            processSteps: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newProcessStep
-        {
-            stepId: nil,
-            description: nil,
-            rationale: nil,
-            timePeriod: {},
-            processors: [],
-            references: [],
-            scope: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDataSource
-        {
-            description: nil,
-            sourceCitation: {},
-            metadataCitation: [],
-            spatialResolution: {},
-            referenceSystem: {},
-            sourceSteps: [],
-            scope: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newMetadataExtension
-        {
-            onLineResource: {},
-            name: nil,
-            shortName: nil,
-            definition: nil,
-            obligation: nil,
-            dataType: nil,
-            maxOccurrence: nil,
-            parentEntities: [],
-            rule: nil,
-            rationales: [],
-            sourceOrganization: nil,
-            sourceURI: nil,
-            sourceRole: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newAssociatedResource
-        {
-            resourceTypes: [],
-            associationType: nil,
-            initiativeType: nil,
-            resourceCitation: {},
-            metadataCitation: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newAdditionalDocumentation
-        {
-            resourceTypes: [],
-            citation: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDataDictionary
-        {
-            citation: {},
-            subjects: [],
-            recommendedUses: [],
-            locales: [],
-            responsibleParty: {},
-            dictionaryFormat: nil,
-            includedWithDataset: false,
-            domains: [],
-            entities: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDictionaryDomain
-        {
-            domainId: nil,
-            domainName: nil,
-            domainCode: nil,
-            domainDescription: nil,
-            domainItems: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDomainItem
-        {
-            itemName: nil,
-            itemValue: nil,
-            itemDefinition: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newEntity
-        {
-            entityId: nil,
-            entityName: nil,
-            entityCode: nil,
-            entityAlias: [],
-            entityDefinition: nil,
-            primaryKey: [],
-            indexes: [],
-            attributes: [],
-            foreignKeys: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newEntityIndex
-        {
-            indexCode: nil,
-            duplicate: false,
-            attributeNames: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newEntityAttribute
-        {
-            attributeName: nil,
-            attributeCode: nil,
-            attributeAlias: [],
-            attributeDefinition: nil,
-            dataType: nil,
-            allowNull: false,
-            allowMany: false,
-            unitOfMeasure: nil,
-            domainId: nil,
-            minValue: nil,
-            maxValue: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newEntityForeignKey
-        {
-            fkLocalAttributes: [],
-            fkReferencedEntity: nil,
-            fkReferencedAttributes: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newSpatialRepresentation
-        {
-            gridRepresentation: {},
-            vectorRepresentation: {},
-            georectifiedRepresentation: {},
-            georeferenceableRepresentation: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newGridInfo
-        {
-            numberOfDimensions: nil,
-            dimension: [],
-            cellGeometry: nil,
-            transformationParameterAvailable: false
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newDimension
-        {
-            dimensionType: nil,
-            dimensionTitle: nil,
-            dimensionDescription: nil,
-            dimensionSize: nil,
-            resolution: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newVectorInfo
-        {
-            topologyLevel: nil,
-            vectorObject: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newVectorObject
-        {
-            objectType: nil,
-            objectCount: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newGeorectifiedInfo
-        {
-            gridRepresentation: {},
-            checkPointAvailable: false,
-            checkPointDescription: nil,
-            cornerPoints: [],
-            centerPoint: [],
-            pointInPixel: nil,
-            transformationDimensionDescription: nil,
-            transformationDimensionMapping: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newGeoreferenceableInfo
-        {
-            gridRepresentation: {},
-            controlPointAvailable: false,
-            orientationParameterAvailable: false,
-            orientationParameterDescription: nil,
-            georeferencedParameter: nil,
-            parameterCitation: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newCoverageDescription
-        {
-            coverageName: nil,
-            coverageDescription: nil,
-            processingLevelCode: {},
-            attributeGroups: [],
-            imageDescription: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newAttributeGroup
-        {
-            attributeContentTypes: [],
-            attributes: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newAttribute
-        {
-            sequenceIdentifier: nil,
-            sequenceIdentifierType: nil,
-            attributeDescription: nil,
-            attributeIdentifiers: [],
-            minValue: nil,
-            maxValue: nil,
-            units: nil,
-            scaleFactor: nil,
-            offset: nil,
-            meanValue: nil,
-            numberOfValues: nil,
-            standardDeviation: nil,
-            bitsPerValue: nil,
-            boundMin: nil,
-            boundMax: nil,
-            boundUnits: nil,
-            peakResponse: nil,
-            toneGradations: nil,
-            bandBoundaryDefinition: nil,
-            nominalSpatialResolution: nil,
-            transferFunctionType: nil,
-            transmittedPolarization: nil,
-            detectedPolarization: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newImageDescription
-        {
-            illuminationElevationAngle: nil,
-            illuminationAzimuthAngle: nil,
-            imagingCondition: nil,
-            imageQualityCode: {},
-            cloudCoverPercent: nil,
-            compressionQuantity: nil,
-            triangulationIndicator: false,
-            radiometricCalibrationAvailable: false,
-            cameraCalibrationAvailable: false,
-            filmDistortionAvailable: false,
-            lensDistortionAvailable: false
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newLocale
-        {
-            languageCode: nil,
-            countryCode: nil,
-            characterEncoding: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newSeries
-        {
-            seriesName: nil,
-            seriesIssue: nil,
-            issuePage: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newScope
-        {
-            scopeCode: nil,
-            scopeDescriptions: [],
-            extents: []
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newScopeDescription
-        {
-            dataset: nil,
-            attributes: nil,
-            features: nil,
-            other: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newAllocation
-        {
-            amount: nil,
-            currency: nil,
-            sourceId: nil,
-            recipientId: nil,
-            matching: false,
-            comment: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newFunding
-        {
-            allocations: [],
-            timePeriod: {}
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newMetadataRepository
-        {
-            repository: nil,
-            metadataStandard: nil
-        }
-    end
-
-    def newResourceType
-        {
-            type: nil,
-            name: nil
-        }
-    end
+   # initialize Boolean - false
+   # initialize scalar - nil
+   # initialize hash - {}
+   # initialize array - []
+
+   def initialize
+   end
+
+   def newBase
+      {
+         schema: {},
+         contacts: [],
+         metadata: {},
+         dataDictionaries: [],
+         metadataRepositories: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newSchema
+      {
+         name: nil,
+         version: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDate
+      {
+         date: nil,
+         dateResolution: nil,
+         dateType: nil,
+         description: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDateTime
+      {
+         dateTime: nil,
+         dateResolution: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newContact
+      {
+         contactId: nil,
+         isOrganization: false,
+         name: nil,
+         positionName: nil,
+         memberOfOrgs: [],
+         logos: [],
+         phones: [],
+         addresses: [],
+         eMailList: [],
+         onlineResources: [],
+         hoursOfService: [],
+         contactInstructions: nil,
+         contactType: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newPhone
+      {
+         phoneName: nil,
+         phoneNumber: nil,
+         phoneServiceTypes: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newAddress
+      {
+         addressTypes: [],
+         description: nil,
+         deliveryPoints: [],
+         city: nil,
+         adminArea: nil,
+         postalCode: nil,
+         country: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newMetadata
+      {
+         metadataInfo: {},
+         resourceInfo: {},
+         lineageInfo: [],
+         distributorInfo: [],
+         associatedResources: [],
+         additionalDocuments: [],
+         funding: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newMetadataInfo
+      {
+         metadataIdentifier: {},
+         parentMetadata: {},
+         defaultMetadataLocale: {},
+         otherMetadataLocales: [],
+         metadataContacts: [],
+         metadataDates: [],
+         metadataLinkages: [],
+         metadataMaintenance: {},
+         alternateMetadataReferences: [],
+         metadataStatus: nil,
+         extensions: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newResponsibility
+      {
+         roleName: nil,
+         roleExtents: [],
+         parties: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newParty
+      {
+         contactId: nil,
+         contactIndex: nil,
+         contactType: nil,
+         organizationMembers: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newOnlineResource
+      {
+         olResURI: nil,
+         olResProtocol: nil,
+         olResName: nil,
+         olResDesc: nil,
+         olResFunction: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newResourceInfo
+      {
+         resourceTypes: [],
+         citation: {},
+         abstract: nil,
+         shortAbstract: nil,
+         purpose: nil,
+         credits: [],
+         timePeriod: {},
+         status: [],
+         topicCategories: [],
+         pointOfContacts: [],
+         spatialReferenceSystems: [],
+         spatialRepresentationTypes: [],
+         spatialRepresentations: [],
+         spatialResolutions: [],
+         temporalResolutions: [],
+         extents: [],
+         coverageDescriptions: [],
+         taxonomy: {},
+         graphicOverviews: [],
+         resourceFormats: [],
+         keywords: [],
+         resourceUsages: [],
+         constraints: [],
+         defaultResourceLocale: {},
+         otherResourceLocales: [],
+         resourceMaintenance: [],
+         environmentDescription: nil,
+         supplementalInfo: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newCitation
+      {
+         title: nil,
+         alternateTitles: [],
+         dates: [],
+         edition: nil,
+         responsibleParties: [],
+         presentationForms: [],
+         identifiers: [],
+         series: {},
+         otherDetails: [],
+         onlineResources: [],
+         browseGraphics: []
+      }
+   end
+
+
+   def newIdentifier
+      # handles MD_Identifier (ISO 19115-2 & -1)
+      # handles RS_ Identifier (ISO 19115-2)
+      # handles gmlIdentifier
+      {
+         identifier: nil,
+         namespace: nil,
+         version: nil,
+         description: nil,
+         citation: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newMaintenance
+      {
+         frequency: nil,
+         dates: [],
+         scopes: [],
+         notes: [],
+         contacts: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newKeyword
+      {
+         keywords: [],
+         keywordType: nil,
+         thesaurus: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newKeywordObject
+      {
+         keyword: nil,
+         keywordId: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newConstraint
+      {
+         type: nil,
+         useLimitation: [],
+         scope: {},
+         graphic: [],
+         reference: [],
+         releasability: {},
+         responsibleParty: [],
+         legalConstraint: {},
+         securityConstraint: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newLegalConstraint
+      {
+         accessCodes: [],
+         useCodes: [],
+         otherCons: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newSecurityConstraint
+      {
+         classCode: nil,
+         userNote: nil,
+         classSystem: nil,
+         handling: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newRelease
+      {
+         addressee: [],
+         statement: nil,
+         disseminationConstraint: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDistribution
+      {
+         description: nil,
+         distributor: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDistributor
+      {
+         contact: {},
+         orderProcess: [],
+         transferOptions: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newOrderProcess
+      {
+         fees: nil,
+         plannedAvailability: {},
+         orderingInstructions: nil,
+         turnaround: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newTransferOption
+      {
+         unitsOfDistribution: nil,
+         transferSize: nil,
+         onlineOptions: [],
+         offlineOptions: [],
+         transferFrequency: {},
+         distributionFormats: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newMedium
+      {
+         mediumSpecification: {},
+         density: nil,
+         units: nil,
+         numberOfVolumes: nil,
+         mediumFormat: [],
+         note: nil,
+         identifier: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newResourceFormat
+      {
+         formatSpecification: {},
+         amendmentNumber: nil,
+         compressionMethod: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newGraphic
+      {
+         graphicName: nil,
+         graphicDescription: nil,
+         graphicType: nil,
+         graphicConstraints: [],
+         graphicURI: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newSpatialReferenceSystem
+      {
+         systemType: nil,
+         systemIdentifier: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newSpatialResolution
+      {
+         scaleFactor: nil,
+         measure: {},
+         levelOfDetail: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newMeasure
+      {
+         type: nil,
+         value: nil,
+         unitOfMeasure: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newExtent
+      {
+         description: nil,
+         geographicExtents: [],
+         temporalExtents: [],
+         verticalExtents: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newGeographicExtent
+      {
+         containsData: true,
+         identifier: {},
+         boundingBox: {},
+         geographicElements: [],
+         nativeGeoJson: [],
+         computedBbox: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newBoundingBox
+      {
+         westLongitude: nil,
+         eastLongitude: nil,
+         southLatitude: nil,
+         northLatitude: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newGeometryObject
+      {
+         type: nil,
+         coordinates: [],
+         nativeGeoJson: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newGeometryCollection
+      {
+         type: nil,
+         bbox: [],
+         geometryObjects: [],
+         computedBbox: [],
+         nativeGeoJson: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newGeometryProperties
+      {
+         featureNames: [],
+         description: nil,
+         identifiers: [],
+         featureScope: nil,
+         acquisitionMethod: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newGeometryFeature
+      {
+         type: nil,
+         id: nil,
+         bbox: [],
+         geometryObject: {},
+         properties: {},
+         computedBbox: [],
+         nativeGeoJson: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newFeatureCollection
+      {
+         type: nil,
+         bbox: [],
+         features: [],
+         computedBbox: [],
+         nativeGeoJson: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newTemporalExtent
+      {
+         timeInstant: {},
+         timePeriod: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newTimeInstant
+      {
+         timeId: nil,
+         description: nil,
+         identifier: {},
+         instantNames: [],
+         timeInstant: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newTimePeriod
+      {
+         timeId: nil,
+         description: nil,
+         identifier: {},
+         periodNames: [],
+         startDateTime: {},
+         endDateTime: {},
+         timeInterval: {},
+         duration: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDuration
+      {
+         years: nil,
+         months: nil,
+         days: nil,
+         hours: nil,
+         minutes: nil,
+         seconds: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newTimeInterval
+      {
+         interval: nil,
+         units: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newVerticalExtent
+      {
+         description: nil,
+         minValue: nil,
+         maxValue: nil,
+         crsId: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newResourceUsage
+      {
+         specificUsage: nil,
+         temporalExtents: [],
+         userLimitation: nil,
+         limitationResponses: [],
+         identifiedIssue: {},
+         additionalDocumentation: [],
+         userContacts: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newTaxonomy
+      {
+         taxonSystem: [],
+         generalScope: nil,
+         idReferences: [],
+         observers: [],
+         idProcedure: nil,
+         idCompleteness: nil,
+         vouchers: [],
+         taxonClass: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newTaxonSystem
+      {
+         citation: {},
+         modifications: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newTaxonVoucher
+      {
+         specimen: nil,
+         repository: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newTaxonClass
+      {
+         taxonId: nil,
+         taxonRank: nil,
+         taxonValue: nil,
+         commonNames: [],
+         subClasses: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newLineage
+      {
+         statement: nil,
+         resourceScope: {},
+         lineageCitation: [],
+         dataSources: [],
+         processSteps: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newProcessStep
+      {
+         stepId: nil,
+         description: nil,
+         rationale: nil,
+         timePeriod: {},
+         processors: [],
+         references: [],
+         scope: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDataSource
+      {
+         description: nil,
+         sourceCitation: {},
+         metadataCitation: [],
+         spatialResolution: {},
+         referenceSystem: {},
+         sourceSteps: [],
+         scope: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newMetadataExtension
+      {
+         onLineResource: {},
+         name: nil,
+         shortName: nil,
+         definition: nil,
+         obligation: nil,
+         dataType: nil,
+         maxOccurrence: nil,
+         parentEntities: [],
+         rule: nil,
+         rationales: [],
+         sourceOrganization: nil,
+         sourceURI: nil,
+         sourceRole: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newAssociatedResource
+      {
+         resourceTypes: [],
+         associationType: nil,
+         initiativeType: nil,
+         resourceCitation: {},
+         metadataCitation: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newAdditionalDocumentation
+      {
+         resourceTypes: [],
+         citation: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDataDictionary
+      {
+         citation: {},
+         subjects: [],
+         recommendedUses: [],
+         locales: [],
+         responsibleParty: {},
+         dictionaryFormat: nil,
+         includedWithDataset: false,
+         domains: [],
+         entities: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDictionaryDomain
+      {
+         domainId: nil,
+         domainName: nil,
+         domainCode: nil,
+         domainDescription: nil,
+         domainItems: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDomainItem
+      {
+         itemName: nil,
+         itemValue: nil,
+         itemDefinition: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newEntity
+      {
+         entityId: nil,
+         entityName: nil,
+         entityCode: nil,
+         entityAlias: [],
+         entityDefinition: nil,
+         primaryKey: [],
+         indexes: [],
+         attributes: [],
+         foreignKeys: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newEntityIndex
+      {
+         indexCode: nil,
+         duplicate: false,
+         attributeNames: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newEntityAttribute
+      {
+         attributeName: nil,
+         attributeCode: nil,
+         attributeAlias: [],
+         attributeDefinition: nil,
+         dataType: nil,
+         allowNull: false,
+         allowMany: false,
+         unitOfMeasure: nil,
+         domainId: nil,
+         minValue: nil,
+         maxValue: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newEntityForeignKey
+      {
+         fkLocalAttributes: [],
+         fkReferencedEntity: nil,
+         fkReferencedAttributes: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newSpatialRepresentation
+      {
+         gridRepresentation: {},
+         vectorRepresentation: {},
+         georectifiedRepresentation: {},
+         georeferenceableRepresentation: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newGridInfo
+      {
+         numberOfDimensions: nil,
+         dimension: [],
+         cellGeometry: nil,
+         transformationParameterAvailable: false
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newDimension
+      {
+         dimensionType: nil,
+         dimensionTitle: nil,
+         dimensionDescription: nil,
+         dimensionSize: nil,
+         resolution: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newVectorInfo
+      {
+         topologyLevel: nil,
+         vectorObject: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newVectorObject
+      {
+         objectType: nil,
+         objectCount: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newGeorectifiedInfo
+      {
+         gridRepresentation: {},
+         checkPointAvailable: false,
+         checkPointDescription: nil,
+         cornerPoints: [],
+         centerPoint: [],
+         pointInPixel: nil,
+         transformationDimensionDescription: nil,
+         transformationDimensionMapping: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newGeoreferenceableInfo
+      {
+         gridRepresentation: {},
+         controlPointAvailable: false,
+         orientationParameterAvailable: false,
+         orientationParameterDescription: nil,
+         georeferencedParameter: nil,
+         parameterCitation: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newCoverageDescription
+      {
+         coverageName: nil,
+         coverageDescription: nil,
+         processingLevelCode: {},
+         attributeGroups: [],
+         imageDescription: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newAttributeGroup
+      {
+         attributeContentTypes: [],
+         attributes: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newAttribute
+      {
+         sequenceIdentifier: nil,
+         sequenceIdentifierType: nil,
+         attributeDescription: nil,
+         attributeIdentifiers: [],
+         minValue: nil,
+         maxValue: nil,
+         units: nil,
+         scaleFactor: nil,
+         offset: nil,
+         meanValue: nil,
+         numberOfValues: nil,
+         standardDeviation: nil,
+         bitsPerValue: nil,
+         boundMin: nil,
+         boundMax: nil,
+         boundUnits: nil,
+         peakResponse: nil,
+         toneGradations: nil,
+         bandBoundaryDefinition: nil,
+         nominalSpatialResolution: nil,
+         transferFunctionType: nil,
+         transmittedPolarization: nil,
+         detectedPolarization: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newImageDescription
+      {
+         illuminationElevationAngle: nil,
+         illuminationAzimuthAngle: nil,
+         imagingCondition: nil,
+         imageQualityCode: {},
+         cloudCoverPercent: nil,
+         compressionQuantity: nil,
+         triangulationIndicator: false,
+         radiometricCalibrationAvailable: false,
+         cameraCalibrationAvailable: false,
+         filmDistortionAvailable: false,
+         lensDistortionAvailable: false
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newLocale
+      {
+         languageCode: nil,
+         countryCode: nil,
+         characterEncoding: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newSeries
+      {
+         seriesName: nil,
+         seriesIssue: nil,
+         issuePage: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newScope
+      {
+         scopeCode: nil,
+         scopeDescriptions: [],
+         extents: []
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newScopeDescription
+      {
+         dataset: nil,
+         attributes: nil,
+         features: nil,
+         other: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newAllocation
+      {
+         amount: nil,
+         currency: nil,
+         sourceId: nil,
+         recipientId: nil,
+         matching: false,
+         comment: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newFunding
+      {
+         allocations: [],
+         timePeriod: {}
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newMetadataRepository
+      {
+         repository: nil,
+         metadataStandard: nil
+      }
+   end
+
+   def newResourceType
+      {
+         type: nil,
+         name: nil
+      }
+   end
 
 end