GMML Full Example

/*
This is a block comment telling you this article serves as a quick reference for the GMML language.

It uses the Joat entity, which has all kinds of properties, to demonstrate the full syntax.

Joat stands for "Jack of all Trades" in case you are wondering.  
*/

{

// #################################
// Instantiation / Lookup / Acquire:
// #################################

// With variable, for optimization
joat1 = (Joat = com.braintribe.model.manipulation.parser.impl.model.Joat)()
joat2 = Joat()

// Without a variable
joat3 = !com.braintribe.model.manipulation.parser.impl.model.Joat()

// Lookup - if not found, it is treated as an error (i.e. based on configured GmmlManipulatorErrorHandler)  
joat4 = Joat('lookupId')

// Acquire - if not found, new one is created.
joat5 = Joat['acquireId']

// ####################
// Delete:
// ####################

-joat5

// ####################
// Simple
// ####################

$0 = Joat()
.stringValue = 'Text'
.booleanValue = true
.integerValue = 23
.longValue = 42L
.floatValue = 3.14F
.doubleValue = 2.71828D
.decimalValue = 1.23456789B
.dateValue = date(1976Y, 12M, 1D, +0100Z) /* Dec. 1st 1976, GMT+1 (Z=Zulu=GMT) */

// ####################
// Entities / Enums
// ####################

.entityValue = $0

SomeEnum = com.braintribe.model.manipulation.parser.impl.model.SomeEnum
.enumValue = SomeEnum::fix

// ####################
// Collections
// ####################

.stringSet = ( 'one', 'two', 'three' )
.stringSet + ( 'four', 'five')
.stringSet + 'six'

.stringList = [ 'one', 'two', 'three' ]
.stringList + 'four'
.stringList + {0: 'zero'}

.stringObjectMap = { 'one'/*KEY*/ : 1 /*VALUE*/, 'two': true, 'three': date(14D) }
.stringObjectMap + { 'four' : 4L }

// ####################
// Manipulation Comment
// ####################

com.braintribe.model.generic.manipulation.ManipulationComment{
 author: 'Edgar Allan Poe',
 text:'Nevermore!'
}

}