[jbpm-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JBPM-2753) Simplify map specification in jPDL for simple case

[M M (JIRA)]

Simplify map specification in jPDL for simple case
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                 Key: JBPM-2753
                 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBPM-2753
             Project: jBPM
          Issue Type: Feature Request
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
    Affects Versions: jBPM 4.2
            Reporter: M M


Allow simpler specification of maps in the case where both the key and value are strings, by allowing key and value to be specified as attributes of the <entry> element, instead of as child elements. This will greatly reduce the verbosity of the XML for this common case.

The following

    <custom class="com.company.CustomActivity" name="some_step">
        <property name="inputs">
            <map>
                <entry>
                    <key>
                        <string value="input_file_a" />
                    </key>
                    <value><string value="some_filename" /></value>
                </entry>
                <entry>
                    <key>
                        <string value="another_input" />
                    </key>
                    <value><string value="1234" /></value>
                </entry>
            </map>
        </property>
        <transition to="next_thing"/>
    </custom>

would become simpler, as

    <custom class="com.company.CustomActivity" name="some_step">
        <property name="inputs">
            <map>
                <entry key="input_file_a" value="some_filename" />
                <entry key="another_input" value="1234" />
            </map>
        </property>
        <transition to="next_thing"/>
    </custom>


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