# Functional style
node.add_variable(home,'COURSE') # c++ style
node.add_limit('limitX',10) # c++ style
# Using <node>.add(<attributes>)
node.add(Edit(home=COURSE), # Notice that add() allows you adjust the indentation
Limit('limitX',10)) # node.add(<attributes>)
# in place. When creating a Node, attributes are additional arguments (preferred)
# This also allows indentation.
# Task(name,<attributes>)
# Family(name,Node | <attributes>)
# Suite(name,Node | <attributes>)
node = Family('t1',
Edit(home='COURSE'),
Limit('limitX',10),
Task('t1',
Event('e')))
# Using <node> += <attribute> adding a single attribute
node += Edit(home='COURSE')
# Using <node> += [ <attributes> ] - use list to add multiple attributes
node += [ Edit(home='COURSE'), Limit('limitY',10), Event(1) ]
# Using node + <attributes> - A node container(suite | family) must appear on the left hand side. Use brackets to control scope.
node + Edit(home=COURSE) + Limit('limitZ',10)
# In this example, variable 'name' is added to suite 's/' and not task 't3'
suite = Suite("s") + Family("f") + Family("f2") + Task("t3") + Edit(name="value")
suite s
edit name 'value'
family f
endfamily
family f2
endfamily
task t3
endsuite
# here we use parenthesis to control where the variable gets added
suite = Suite("s") + Family("f") + Family("f2") + (Task("t3") + Edit(name="value"))
suite s
family f
endfamily
family f2
endfamily
task t3
edit name 'value'
endsuite |