adiwg-mdtranslator 0.10.2 → 0.12.0

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data/.travis.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 language: ruby
 rvm:
-  - 2.1.0
-  - 2.0.0
-  - 1.9.3
-  - jruby-19mode
+  - 2.1
+  - 2.2
   - ruby-head

data/Rakefile

@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ require 'rake/testtask'
 
 Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
 	t.libs << 'test'
-	t.test_files = FileList['test/tc*.rb']
+	t.test_files = FileList[
+		'test/readers/mdJson/v0_9/tc*.rb',
+		'test/writers/iso19115_2/tc*.rb',
+	]
 	t.verbose = true
 end
 

data/adiwg-mdtranslator.gemspec

@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 	spec.test_files    = spec.files.grep(%r{^(tc|test|spec|features)/})
 	spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
+  spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.1'
+
 	spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1"
-	spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~>10"
-	spec.add_development_dependency "minitest", "~>5"
+	spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10"
+	spec.add_development_dependency "minitest", "~> 5"
 
-	spec.add_runtime_dependency "json", "~>1.8"
-	spec.add_runtime_dependency "builder", "~>3.2"
-	spec.add_runtime_dependency "thor", "~>0.19"
-	spec.add_runtime_dependency "uuidtools", "~>2.1"
-	spec.add_runtime_dependency "json-schema", "~>2.4.0"
-	spec.add_runtime_dependency "adiwg-json_schemas", "~>0.9.4"
+	spec.add_runtime_dependency "json", "~> 1.8"
+	spec.add_runtime_dependency "builder", "~> 3.2"
+	spec.add_runtime_dependency "thor", "~> 0.19"
+	spec.add_runtime_dependency "uuidtools", "~> 2.1"
+	spec.add_runtime_dependency "json-schema", "~> 2.4.0", "< 2.5.0"
+	spec.add_runtime_dependency "adiwg-json_schemas", "~> 0.9.4"
 end

data/bin/mdtranslator

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #   Stan Smith 2014-09-02 changed name to mdtranslator
 #   Stan Smith 2014-09-21 coded cli to 0.8.0 api
 #   Stan Smith 2014-10-09 added version command to the CLI
+#   Stan Smith 2014-12-29 changed default reader from adiwgJson to mdJson
+#   Stan Smith 2015-01-15 changed translate method to use keyword arguments
 
 require 'thor'
 require 'adiwg-mdtranslator'
@@ -48,8 +50,12 @@ class Mdtranslator < Thor
 		end
 
 		# call mdtranslator
-		mdReturn = ADIWG::Mdtranslator.translate(fileObj, options[:reader], options[:writer],
-												 options[:validate], options[:showAllTags])
+        mdReturn = ADIWG::Mdtranslator.translate(
+            file: fileObj,
+            reader: options[:reader],
+            writer: options[:writer],
+            validate: options[:validate],
+            showAllTags: options[:showAllTags])
 
 		# determine return content and type of return ...
 		if mdReturn[:readerStructurePass] && mdReturn[:readerValidationPass]

data/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator.rb

@@ -11,160 +11,85 @@
 #   Stan Smith 2014-09-26 added processing of minor release numbers
 #   Stan Smith 2014-10-10 added method to return path to readers and writers
 #   Stan Smith 2014-10-11 added methods to return content of readme files
-#   Stan Smith 2014-12-01 changed adiwgJson ot mdJson
+#   Stan Smith 2014-12-01 changed adiwgJson to mdJson
 #   Stan Smith 2014-12-01 added writer iso19110 (feature catalogue)
 #   Stan Smith 2014-12-01 added translator version to $response
 #   Stan Smith 2014-12-02 organized shared class/code/units folders for 19115-2, 19110
+#   Stan Smith 2014-12-11 refactored to handle namespacing readers and writers
+#   Stan Smith 2015-01-15 changed translate() to keyword parameter list
 
 # add main directories to load_path
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'mdtranslator'))
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'mdtranslator/internal'))
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'mdtranslator/readers'))
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'mdtranslator/writers'))
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'mdtranslator/internal'))
 
-require 'version'
-require 'internal_metadata_obj'
+require 'adiwg/mdtranslator/version'
 
-module ADIWG
-
-	module Mdtranslator
-
-		def self.translate(file, reader, writer, validate, showAllTags)
-
-			$showAllTags = showAllTags
-
-			# load and return this hash
-			$response = {
-				readerFormat: nil,
-				readerStructurePass: nil,
-				readerStructureMessages: [],
-				readerRequested: reader,
-				readerFound: nil,
-				readerVersionFound: nil,
-				readerVersionUsed: nil,
-				readerValidationLevel: validate,
-				readerValidationPass: nil,
-				readerValidationMessages: [],
-				writerName: writer,
-				writerVersion: ADIWG::Mdtranslator::VERSION,
-				writerFormat: nil,
-				writerPass: nil,
-				writerMessages: [],
-				writerOutput: nil
-			}
-
-			case reader
-
-				# ADIwg mdJson JSON schema
-				when 'mdJson'
-					require 'mdJson/mdJson_validator'
-
-					# validate adiwgJson file
-					MdJsonValidation.validate(file)
-					if $response[:readerStructurePass] && $response[:readerValidationPass]
-						# initiate the reader
-						require 'mdJson/mdJson_reader'
-						readerClass = MdJsonReader.new
-						internalObj = readerClass.unpack(file)
-					else
-						return $response
-					end
-
-				# reader name not provided or not supported
-				else
-					$response[:readerValidationPass] = false
-					$response[:readerValidationMessages] << 'Reader name is missing or not supported.'
-					return $response
-
-			end
-
-			case writer
-
-				# ISO 19110 standard for feature catalogue used to describe tabular data dictionaries
-				when 'iso19110'
-					$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'mdtranslator/writers/iso/codelists'))
-					$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'mdtranslator/writers/iso/classes'))
-					$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'mdtranslator/writers/iso/units'))
-					require 'iso19110/iso19110_writer'
-
-					# set the format of the output file based on the writer specified
-					$response[:writerFormat] = 'xml'
-
-					writerClass = Iso19110Writer.new
+# additional require statements to support rails
+# ... these modules contain methods called by rails endpoints
+# ... by default rails does not resolve namespaces beyond this point
+require 'adiwg/mdtranslator/readers/mdReaders'
+require 'adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/mdWriters'
 
-					# initiate the writer
-					$response[:writerOutput] = writerClass.writeXML(internalObj)
-					if $response[:writerMessages].length > 0
-						$response[:writerPass] = false
-					else
-						$response[:writerPass] = true
-					end
-
-				# ISO 19115-2:2009 standard for geospatial metadata
-				when 'iso19115_2'
-					$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'mdtranslator/writers/iso/codelists'))
-					$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'mdtranslator/writers/iso/classes'))
-					require 'iso19115_2/iso19115_2_writer'
-
-					# set the format of the output file based on the writer specified
-					$response[:writerFormat] = 'xml'
-
-					writerClass = Iso191152Writer.new
-
-					# initiate the writer
-					$response[:writerOutput] = writerClass.writeXML(internalObj)
-					if $response[:writerMessages].length > 0
-						$response[:writerPass] = false
-					else
-						$response[:writerPass] = true
-					end
-
-				# writer name is missing or not supported
-				else
-					$response[:writerPass] = false
-					$response[:writerMessages] << 'Writer name is missing or not supported.'
-
-			end
-
-			return $response
-
-		end
-
-		def self.reader_module(moduleName, version)
-			dir = File.join($response[:readerFound], 'modules_' + version)
-			file = File.join(dir, moduleName)
-			return file
-		end
-
-		# return path to readers and writers
-		def self.path_to_resources
-			File.join(File.dirname(File.expand_path(__FILE__)),'mdtranslator')
-		end
-
-		# return reader readme text
-		def self.get_reader_readme(reader)
-			readmeText = 'No text found'
-			path = File.join(path_to_resources, 'readers', reader, 'readme.md')
-			if File.exist?(path)
-				file = File.open(path, 'r')
-				readmeText = file.read
-				file.close
-			end
-			return readmeText
-		end
-
-		# return writer readme text
-		def self.get_writer_readme(writer)
-			readmeText = 'No text found'
-			path = File.join(path_to_resources, 'writers', writer, 'readme.md')
-			if File.exist?(path)
-				file = File.open(path, 'r')
-				readmeText = file.read
-				file.close
-			end
-			return readmeText
-		end
-
-	end
+module ADIWG
+    module Mdtranslator
+
+        def self.translate(file:, reader:, validate: 'normal', writer: nil, showAllTags: false)
+
+            $showAllTags = showAllTags
+
+            # load and return this hash
+            $response = {
+                readerFormat: nil,
+                readerStructurePass: nil,
+                readerStructureMessages: [],
+                readerRequested: reader,
+                readerFound: nil,
+                readerVersionFound: nil,
+                readerVersionUsed: nil,
+                readerValidationLevel: validate,
+                readerValidationPass: nil,
+                readerValidationMessages: [],
+                readerExecutionPass: nil,
+                readerExecutionMessages: [],
+                writerName: writer,
+                writerVersion: nil,
+                writerFormat: nil,
+                writerPass: nil,
+                writerMessages: [],
+                writerOutput: nil
+            }
+
+            # handle readers
+            if reader.nil? || reader == ''
+                $response[:readerValidationPass] = false
+                $response[:readerValidationMessages] << 'Reader name is missing.'
+                $response[:readerExecutionPass] = false
+                $response[:readerExecutionMessages] << 'Reader failed to complete.'
+                return $response
+            else
+                require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'mdtranslator/readers/mdReaders')
+                intObj = ADIWG::Mdtranslator::Readers.handleReader(file)
+
+                if intObj
+                    $response[:readerExecutionPass] = true
+                else
+                    $response[:readerExecutionPass] = false
+                    $response[:readerExecutionMessages] << 'Reader failed to complete.'
+                    return $response
+                end
+            end
+
+            # handle writers
+            if writer
+                require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'mdtranslator/writers/mdWriters')
+                ADIWG::Mdtranslator::Writers.handleWriter(intObj)
+            else
+                $response[:writerPass] = false
+                $response[:writerMessages] << 'Writer name is missing.'
+            end
+            return $response
+
+        end
+
+    end
 
 end

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

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # 	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 jsonVersion to newBase
+#   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
@@ -49,543 +49,543 @@
 
 class InternalMetadata
 
-	# initialize attribute values - nil
-	# initialize arrays - []
-	# initialize hashes - {}
-
-	def initialize
-	end
-
-	def newBase
-		intObj = {
-			jsonVersion: {
-				name: nil,
-				version: nil
-			},
-			contacts: [],
-			metadata: {},
-			dataDictionary: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDateTime
-		intObj = {
-			dateTime: nil,
-			dateType: nil,
-			dateResolution: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newContact
-		intObj =  {
-			contactId: nil,
-			indName: nil,
-			orgName: nil,
-			position: nil,
-			phones: [],
-			address: {},
-			onlineRes: [],
-			contactInstructions: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newPhone
-		intObj = {
-			phoneServiceType: nil,
-			phoneName: nil,
-			phoneNumber: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newAddress
-		intObj = {
-			deliveryPoints: [],
-			city: nil,
-			adminArea: nil,
-			postalCode: nil,
-			country: nil,
-			eMailList: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newMetadata
-		intObj = {
-			metadataInfo: {},
-			resourceInfo: {},
-			distributorInfo: [],
-			associatedResources: [],
-			additionalDocuments: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newMetadataInfo
-		intObj = {
-			metadataId: {},
-			parentMetadata: {},
-			metadataCustodians: [],
-			metadataCreateDate: {},
-			metadataUpdateDate: {},
-			metadataURI: nil,
-			metadataStatus: nil,
-			maintInfo: {},
-			extensions: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newRespParty
-		intObj = {
-			contactId: nil,
-			roleName: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newOnlineResource
-		intObj = {
-			olResURI: nil,
-			olResProtocol: nil,
-		    olResName: nil,
-			olResDesc: nil,
-			olResFunction: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newResourceInfo
-		intObj = {
-			resourceType: nil,
-			citation: {},
-			timePeriod: {},
-			abstract: nil,
-			shortAbstract: nil,
-			hasMapLocation?: nil,
-			hasDataAvailable?: nil,
-			purpose: nil,
-			credits: [],
-			status: nil,
-			pointsOfContact: [],
-			resourceMaint: [],
-			graphicOverview: [],
-			resourceFormats: [],
-			resourceLanguages: [],
-			descriptiveKeywords: [],
-			resourceUses: [],
-			useConstraints: [],
-			legalConstraints: [],
-			securityConstraints: [],
-			taxonomy: {},
-			spatialReferenceSystem: {},
-			spatialRepresentationTypes: [],
-			spatialResolutions: [],
-			topicCategories: [],
-			environmentDescription: nil,
-			extents: [],
-			dataQualityInfo: [],
-			supplementalInfo: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newCitation
-		intObj = {
-			citTitle: nil,
-			citDate: [],
-			citEdition: nil,
-			citResourceIds: [],
-			citResponsibleParty: [],
-			citResourceForms: [],
-			citOlResources: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newResourceId
-		intObj = {
-			identifier: nil,
-			identifierType: nil,
-			identifierCitation: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newResourceFormat
-		intObj = {
-			formatName: nil,
-			formatVersion: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newResourceMaint
-		intObj = {
-			maintFreq: nil,
-			maintNotes: [],
-			maintContacts: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newKeyword
-		intObj = {
-			keyword: [],
-			keywordType: nil,
-			keyTheCitation: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newLegalCon
-		intObj = {
-			accessCons: [],
-			useCons: [],
-			otherCons: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newSecurityCon
-		intObj = {
-			classification: nil,
-			userNote: nil,
-			classSystem: nil,
-			handlingDesc: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDistributor
-		intObj = {
-			distContact: {},
-			distOrderProc: [],
-			distFormat: [],
-			distTransOption: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDistOrder
-		intObj = {
-			fees: nil,
-			plannedDateTime: {},
-			orderInstructions: nil,
-			turnaround: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDigitalTransOption
-		intObj = {
-			online: [],
-			offline: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newMedium
-		intObj = {
-			mediumName: nil,
-			mediumFormat: nil,
-			mediumNote: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newBrowseGraphic
-		intObj = {
-			bGName: nil,
-			bGDescription: nil,
-			bGType: nil,
-			bGURI: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newSpatialReferenceSystem
-		intObj = {
-			sRNames: [],
-			sREPSGs: [],
-			sRWKTs: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newExtent
-		intObj = {
-			extDesc: nil,
-			extGeoElements: [],
-			extIdElements: [],
-			extTempElements: [],
-			extVertElements: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newGeoElement
-		intObj = {
-			elementId: nil,
-			elementIncludeData: nil,
-			elementName: nil,
-			elementDescription: nil,
-			temporalElements: [],
-			verticalElements: [],
-			elementIdentifiers: [],
-			elementScope: nil,
-			elementAcquisition: nil,
-			elementSrs: {},
-			elementGeometry: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newSRS
-		intObj = {
-			srsName: nil,
-			srsHref: nil,
-			sysType: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newGeometry
-		intObj = {
-			geoType: nil,
-			geometry: {},
-			dimension: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newBoundingBox
-		intObj = {
-			westLong: nil,
-			eastLong: nil,
-			southLat: nil,
-			northLat: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newPolygonSet
-		intObj = {
-			exteriorRing: {},
-			exclusionRings: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newTemporalElement
-		intObj = {
-			date: {},
-			timeInstant: {},
-			timePeriod: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newTimeInstant
-		intObj = {
-			timeId: nil,
-			description: nil,
-		    timePosition: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newTimePeriod
-		intObj = {
-			timeId: nil,
-			description: nil,
-			beginTime: {},
-			endTime: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newVerticalElement
-		intObj = {
-			minValue: nil,
-			maxValue: nil,
-			crsURI: nil,
-			crsTitle: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newLegalConstraint
-		intObj = {
-			accessCodes: [],
-			useCodes: [],
-			otherCons: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newSecurityConstraint
-		intObj = {
-			classCode: nil,
-			userNote: nil,
-			classSystem: nil,
-			handlingDesc: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDataUsage
-		intObj = {
-			specificUsage: nil,
-			userLimits: nil,
-			userContacts: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newTaxonSystem
-		intObj = {
-			taxClassSys: [],
-			taxGeneralScope: nil,
-			taxObservers: [],
-			taxIdProcedures: nil,
-			taxVoucher: {},
-			taxClasses: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newTaxonVoucher
-		intObj = {
-			specimen: nil,
-			repository: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newTaxonClass
-		intObj = {
-			commonName: nil,
-			taxRankName: nil,
-			taxRankValue: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newResolution
-		intObj = {
-			equivalentScale: nil,
-			distance: nil,
-			distanceUOM: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDataQuality
-		intObj = {
-			dataScope: nil,
-			dataLineage: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newLineage
-		intObj = {
-			statement: nil,
-			processSteps: [],
-			dataSources: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDataProcessStep
-		intObj = {
-			stepId: nil,
-			stepDescription: nil,
-			stepRationale: nil,
-			stepDateTime: {},
-			stepProcessors: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDataSource
-		intObj = {
-			sourceDescription: nil,
-			sourceCitation: {},
-			sourceSteps: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newMetadataExtension
-		intObj = {
-			onLineResource: {},
-			extName: nil,
-			extShortName: nil,
-			extDefinition: nil,
-			obligation: nil,
-			dataType: nil,
-			maxOccurrence: nil,
-			parentEntities: [],
-			rule: nil,
-			rationales: [],
-			extSources: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newAssociatedResource
-		intObj = {
-			associationType: nil,
-			initiativeType: nil,
-			resourceType: nil,
-			resourceCitation: {},
-			metadataCitation: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newAdditionalDocumentation
-		intObj = {
-			resourceType: nil,
-			citation: {}
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDataDictionary
-		intObj = {
-			dictionaryInfo: {},
-			domains: [],
-			entities: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDictionaryInfo
-		intObj = {
-			dictCitation: {},
-			dictDescription: nil,
-			dictResourceType: nil,
-			dictLanguage: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDictionaryDomain
-		intObj = {
-			domainId: nil,
-			domainName: nil,
-			domainCode: nil,
-			domainDescription: nil,
-			domainItems: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newDomainItem
-		intObj = {
-			itemName: nil,
-			itemValue: nil,
-			itemDefinition: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newEntity
-		intObj = {
-			entityId: nil,
-			entityName: nil,
-			entityCode: nil,
-			entityDefinition: nil,
-			primaryKey: [],
-			indexes: [],
-			attributes: [],
-			foreignKeys: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newEntityIndex
-		intObj = {
-			indexCode: nil,
+    # initialize attribute values - nil
+    # initialize arrays - []
+    # initialize hashes - {}
+
+    def initialize
+    end
+
+    def newBase
+        intObj = {
+            schema: {
+                name: nil,
+                version: nil
+            },
+            contacts: [],
+            metadata: {},
+            dataDictionary: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDateTime
+        intObj = {
+            dateTime: nil,
+            dateType: nil,
+            dateResolution: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newContact
+        intObj = {
+            contactId: nil,
+            indName: nil,
+            orgName: nil,
+            position: nil,
+            phones: [],
+            address: {},
+            onlineRes: [],
+            contactInstructions: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newPhone
+        intObj = {
+            phoneServiceType: nil,
+            phoneName: nil,
+            phoneNumber: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newAddress
+        intObj = {
+            deliveryPoints: [],
+            city: nil,
+            adminArea: nil,
+            postalCode: nil,
+            country: nil,
+            eMailList: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newMetadata
+        intObj = {
+            metadataInfo: {},
+            resourceInfo: {},
+            distributorInfo: [],
+            associatedResources: [],
+            additionalDocuments: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newMetadataInfo
+        intObj = {
+            metadataId: {},
+            parentMetadata: {},
+            metadataCustodians: [],
+            metadataCreateDate: {},
+            metadataUpdateDate: {},
+            metadataURI: nil,
+            metadataStatus: nil,
+            maintInfo: {},
+            extensions: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newRespParty
+        intObj = {
+            contactId: nil,
+            roleName: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newOnlineResource
+        intObj = {
+            olResURI: nil,
+            olResProtocol: nil,
+            olResName: nil,
+            olResDesc: nil,
+            olResFunction: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newResourceInfo
+        intObj = {
+            resourceType: nil,
+            citation: {},
+            timePeriod: {},
+            abstract: nil,
+            shortAbstract: nil,
+            hasMapLocation?: nil,
+            hasDataAvailable?: nil,
+            purpose: nil,
+            credits: [],
+            status: nil,
+            pointsOfContact: [],
+            resourceMaint: [],
+            graphicOverview: [],
+            resourceFormats: [],
+            resourceLanguages: [],
+            descriptiveKeywords: [],
+            resourceUses: [],
+            useConstraints: [],
+            legalConstraints: [],
+            securityConstraints: [],
+            taxonomy: {},
+            spatialReferenceSystem: {},
+            spatialRepresentationTypes: [],
+            spatialResolutions: [],
+            topicCategories: [],
+            environmentDescription: nil,
+            extents: [],
+            dataQualityInfo: [],
+            supplementalInfo: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newCitation
+        intObj = {
+            citTitle: nil,
+            citDate: [],
+            citEdition: nil,
+            citResourceIds: [],
+            citResponsibleParty: [],
+            citResourceForms: [],
+            citOlResources: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newResourceId
+        intObj = {
+            identifier: nil,
+            identifierType: nil,
+            identifierCitation: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newResourceFormat
+        intObj = {
+            formatName: nil,
+            formatVersion: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newResourceMaint
+        intObj = {
+            maintFreq: nil,
+            maintNotes: [],
+            maintContacts: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newKeyword
+        intObj = {
+            keyword: [],
+            keywordType: nil,
+            keyTheCitation: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newLegalCon
+        intObj = {
+            accessCons: [],
+            useCons: [],
+            otherCons: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newSecurityCon
+        intObj = {
+            classification: nil,
+            userNote: nil,
+            classSystem: nil,
+            handlingDesc: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDistributor
+        intObj = {
+            distContact: {},
+            distOrderProc: [],
+            distFormat: [],
+            distTransOption: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDistOrder
+        intObj = {
+            fees: nil,
+            plannedDateTime: {},
+            orderInstructions: nil,
+            turnaround: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDigitalTransOption
+        intObj = {
+            online: [],
+            offline: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newMedium
+        intObj = {
+            mediumName: nil,
+            mediumFormat: nil,
+            mediumNote: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newBrowseGraphic
+        intObj = {
+            bGName: nil,
+            bGDescription: nil,
+            bGType: nil,
+            bGURI: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newSpatialReferenceSystem
+        intObj = {
+            sRNames: [],
+            sREPSGs: [],
+            sRWKTs: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newExtent
+        intObj = {
+            extDesc: nil,
+            extGeoElements: [],
+            extIdElements: [],
+            extTempElements: [],
+            extVertElements: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newGeoElement
+        intObj = {
+            elementId: nil,
+            elementIncludeData: nil,
+            elementName: nil,
+            elementDescription: nil,
+            temporalElements: [],
+            verticalElements: [],
+            elementIdentifiers: [],
+            elementScope: nil,
+            elementAcquisition: nil,
+            elementSrs: {},
+            elementGeometry: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newSRS
+        intObj = {
+            srsName: nil,
+            srsHref: nil,
+            sysType: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newGeometry
+        intObj = {
+            geoType: nil,
+            geometry: {},
+            dimension: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newBoundingBox
+        intObj = {
+            westLong: nil,
+            eastLong: nil,
+            southLat: nil,
+            northLat: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newPolygonSet
+        intObj = {
+            exteriorRing: {},
+            exclusionRings: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newTemporalElement
+        intObj = {
+            date: {},
+            timeInstant: {},
+            timePeriod: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newTimeInstant
+        intObj = {
+            timeId: nil,
+            description: nil,
+            timePosition: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newTimePeriod
+        intObj = {
+            timeId: nil,
+            description: nil,
+            beginTime: {},
+            endTime: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newVerticalElement
+        intObj = {
+            minValue: nil,
+            maxValue: nil,
+            crsURI: nil,
+            crsTitle: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newLegalConstraint
+        intObj = {
+            accessCodes: [],
+            useCodes: [],
+            otherCons: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newSecurityConstraint
+        intObj = {
+            classCode: nil,
+            userNote: nil,
+            classSystem: nil,
+            handlingDesc: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDataUsage
+        intObj = {
+            specificUsage: nil,
+            userLimits: nil,
+            userContacts: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newTaxonSystem
+        intObj = {
+            taxClassSys: [],
+            taxGeneralScope: nil,
+            taxObservers: [],
+            taxIdProcedures: nil,
+            taxVoucher: {},
+            taxClasses: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newTaxonVoucher
+        intObj = {
+            specimen: nil,
+            repository: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newTaxonClass
+        intObj = {
+            commonName: nil,
+            taxRankName: nil,
+            taxRankValue: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newResolution
+        intObj = {
+            equivalentScale: nil,
+            distance: nil,
+            distanceUOM: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDataQuality
+        intObj = {
+            dataScope: nil,
+            dataLineage: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newLineage
+        intObj = {
+            statement: nil,
+            processSteps: [],
+            dataSources: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDataProcessStep
+        intObj = {
+            stepId: nil,
+            stepDescription: nil,
+            stepRationale: nil,
+            stepDateTime: {},
+            stepProcessors: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDataSource
+        intObj = {
+            sourceDescription: nil,
+            sourceCitation: {},
+            sourceSteps: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newMetadataExtension
+        intObj = {
+            onLineResource: {},
+            extName: nil,
+            extShortName: nil,
+            extDefinition: nil,
+            obligation: nil,
+            dataType: nil,
+            maxOccurrence: nil,
+            parentEntities: [],
+            rule: nil,
+            rationales: [],
+            extSources: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newAssociatedResource
+        intObj = {
+            associationType: nil,
+            initiativeType: nil,
+            resourceType: nil,
+            resourceCitation: {},
+            metadataCitation: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newAdditionalDocumentation
+        intObj = {
+            resourceType: nil,
+            citation: {}
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDataDictionary
+        intObj = {
+            dictionaryInfo: {},
+            domains: [],
+            entities: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDictionaryInfo
+        intObj = {
+            dictCitation: {},
+            dictDescription: nil,
+            dictResourceType: nil,
+            dictLanguage: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDictionaryDomain
+        intObj = {
+            domainId: nil,
+            domainName: nil,
+            domainCode: nil,
+            domainDescription: nil,
+            domainItems: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newDomainItem
+        intObj = {
+            itemName: nil,
+            itemValue: nil,
+            itemDefinition: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newEntity
+        intObj = {
+            entityId: nil,
+            entityName: nil,
+            entityCode: nil,
+            entityDefinition: nil,
+            primaryKey: [],
+            indexes: [],
+            attributes: [],
+            foreignKeys: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newEntityIndex
+        intObj = {
+            indexCode: nil,
             duplicate: false,
-			attributeNames: []
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newEntityAttribute
-		intObj = {
-			attributeName: nil,
-			attributeCode: nil,
-			attributeDefinition: nil,
-			dataType: nil,
-			allowNull: true,
-			unitOfMeasure: nil,
-			domainId: nil,
-			minValue: nil,
-			maxValue: nil
-		}
-	end
-
-	def newEntityForeignKey
-		intObj = {
-			fkLocalAttributes: [],
-			fkReferencedEntity: nil,
-			fkReferencedAttributes: []
-		}
-	end
+            attributeNames: []
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newEntityAttribute
+        intObj = {
+            attributeName: nil,
+            attributeCode: nil,
+            attributeDefinition: nil,
+            dataType: nil,
+            allowNull: true,
+            unitOfMeasure: nil,
+            domainId: nil,
+            minValue: nil,
+            maxValue: nil
+        }
+    end
+
+    def newEntityForeignKey
+        intObj = {
+            fkLocalAttributes: [],
+            fkReferencedEntity: nil,
+            fkReferencedAttributes: []
+        }
+    end
 
 end