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+
+// valac -g  --pkg gee-1.0 --pkg libxml-2.0 --pkg gobject-introspection-1.0 --pkg json-glib-1.0  Palete/Gir.vala -o /tmp/Gir
+/* 
+public static int main (string[] args) {
+    
+    var g = Palete.Gir.factory("Gtk");
+       var test = g.classes.get("ToolButton");
+       
+       
+    var generator = new Json.Generator ();
+    var n = new Json.Node(Json.NodeType.OBJECT);
+    n.set_object(test.toJSON());
+    generator.set_root(n);
+    generator.indent = 4;
+    generator.pretty = true;
+    
+    print(generator.to_data(null));
+    return 0;
+}
+ */
+namespace Palete {
+       public errordomain GirError {
+               INVALID_TYPE,
+               NEED_IMPLEMENTING,
+               MISSING_FILE,
+               INVALID_VALUE,
+               INVALID_FORMAT
+       }
+       public class GirObject: Object {
+               public string name;
+               public string ns;
+               public string propertyof;
+               public string type;
+               public string nodetype;
+               public string  package;
+               
+               public GirObject paramset = null;
+               public GirObject return_value = null;
+                   
+               public bool is_instance;
+               public bool is_array;
+               public bool  is_varargs;
+               public bool  ctor_only; // specially added ctor properties..
+               public  string parent;
+               public  string value;
+               // to be filled in...
+        
+               public  string sig;
+
+               bool is_overlaid;
+
+               public  GirObject gparent;
+               public Gee.ArrayList<GirObject> params;
+               public Gee.ArrayList<string> implements;
+               public Gee.ArrayList<string> inherits; // full list of all classes and interfaces...
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject> ctors;
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject> methods;
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,string>    includes;
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject> classes;
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject> props;
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject> consts;
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject> signals;
+               public string doctxt;
+
+
+               
+               public GirObject(string nodetype, string n)
+               {
+                       this.nodetype = nodetype;
+                       this.name = n;
+                       this.ns = "";
+                       this.parent = "";
+                       this.type = "";
+                       this.propertyof = "";
+                       this.is_array = false;
+                       this.is_instance = false;
+                       this.is_varargs = false;
+                       this.ctor_only  =false;
+                       this.doctxt = "";
+               
+                       this.sig = "";
+
+                       this.gparent = null;
+                       
+                       this.implements = new Gee.ArrayList<string>();
+                       this.inherits  = new Gee.ArrayList<string>(); // list of all ancestors. (interfaces and parents)
+                       this.includes   = new Gee.HashMap<string,string>();
+
+                       this.params = new Gee.ArrayList<GirObject>();
+                       this.ctors      = new Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject>();
+                       this.methods    =new Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject>();
+
+                       this.classes    = new Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject>();
+                       this.props      = new Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject>();
+                       this.consts     = new Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject>();
+                       this.signals    = new Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject>();
+                       this.is_overlaid = false;
+                       this.paramset = null;
+               }
+
+               public string[] inheritsToStringArray()
+               {
+                       string[] ret = {};
+                       for(var i =0;i< this.inherits.size; i++) {
+                               ret += this.inherits.get(i);
+                       }
+                       return ret;
+
+               }
+
+               
+               public void  overlayParent()
+               {
+                       
+                       if (this.parent.length < 1 || this.is_overlaid) {
+                               this.is_overlaid = true;
+                               return;
+                       }
+                       // print("Overlaying " +this.name + " with " + this.parent + "\n");
+
+                       var pcls = this.clsToObject( this.parent);
+                       if (pcls == null) {
+                               throw new GirError.INVALID_VALUE("Could not find class : " + 
+                                       this.parent + " of " + this.name  + " in " + this.ns);
+                       }
+                       
+                       pcls.overlayParent( );
+                       this.copyFrom(pcls,false);
+                       for(var i=0; i < this.implements.size; i++) {
+                               var clsname = this.implements.get(i);
+                               var picls = this.clsToObject(clsname);
+                               this.copyFrom(picls,true);
+                       }
+                       this.is_overlaid = true;
+                       
+               }
+
+               public void overlayCtorProperties() 
+               {
+                       //print("Check overlay Ctor %s\n", this.name);
+                       if (!this.ctors.has_key("new")) {
+                               return;
+                       }
+                       var ctor = this.ctors.get("new");
+                       if (ctor.paramset == null || ctor.paramset.params.size < 1) {
+                               return;
+                       }
+                       //print("Found Ctor\n");
+                       var iter = ctor.paramset.params.list_iterator();
+                       while (iter.next()) {
+                               var n = iter.get().name;
+                               
+                               if (this.props.has_key(n)) {
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               if (n == "...") {
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               //print("Adding prop %s\n", n);
+                               
+                               // it's a new prop..
+                               var c = new GirObject("Prop",n);
+                               c.gparent = this;
+                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                               c.propertyof = this.name;
+                               c.type = iter.get().type;
+                               c.ctor_only = true;
+                               this.props.set(n, c);
+                       }
+                       
+
+               }
+
+
+               
+               public GirObject clsToObject(string in_pn)
+               {
+                       var pn = in_pn;
+                       var gir = Gir.factory (this.ns);
+                       if (in_pn.contains(".")) {
+                               gir =  Gir.factory(in_pn.split(".")[0]);
+                               pn = in_pn.split(".")[1];
+                       }
+                       
+                       return gir.classes.get(pn);
+
+                       
+               }
+               public string fqn() {
+                       // not sure if fqn really is correct here...
+                       // 
+                       return this.nodetype == "Class" || this.nodetype=="Interface"
+                                       ? this.name : (this.ns + this.name);
+               }
+               
+               public void copyFrom(GirObject pcls, bool is_interface) 
+               {
+
+                       this.inherits.add(pcls.fqn());
+
+                       var liter = pcls.inherits.list_iterator();
+                       while(liter.next()) {
+                       if (this.inherits.contains(liter.get())) {
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               this.inherits.add(liter.get()); 
+                       }          
+                       
+                       
+                       var iter = pcls.methods.map_iterator();
+                       while(iter.next()) {
+                       if (null != this.methods.get(iter.get_key())) {
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               
+                               this.methods.set(iter.get_key(), iter.get_value());
+                       }
+                       
+                       iter = pcls.props.map_iterator();
+                       while(iter.next()) {
+                                        if (null != this.props.get(iter.get_key())) {
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               
+                               this.props.set(iter.get_key(), iter.get_value());
+                       }               
+                       
+                       iter = pcls.signals.map_iterator();
+                       while(iter.next()) {
+                               if (null != this.signals.get(iter.get_key())) {
+                                               continue;
+                               }
+       
+                               this.signals.set(iter.get_key(), iter.get_value());
+                       }       
+               }
+               
+               public Json.Object toJSON()
+               {
+                   var r = new Json.Object();
+                   r.set_string_member("nodetype", this.nodetype);
+                   r.set_string_member("name", this.name);
+                               if (this.propertyof.length > 0) {
+                       r.set_string_member("of", this.propertyof);
+                   }
+                   if (this.type.length > 0) {
+                       r.set_string_member("type", this.type);
+                   }
+                   if (this.parent != null && this.parent.length > 0) {
+                       r.set_string_member("parent", this.parent);
+                   }
+                   if (this.sig.length > 0) {
+                       r.set_string_member("sig", this.sig);
+                   }
+               
+                   // is_arary / is_instance / is_varargs..
+
+               
+                       if (this.inherits.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_array_member("inherits", this.toJSONArrayString(this.inherits));
+                   }
+                   
+                   if (this.implements.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_array_member("implements", this.toJSONArrayString(this.implements));
+                   }
+                   
+                   if (this.params.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_array_member("params", this.toJSONArrayObject(this.params));
+                   }
+                   if (this.ctors.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_object_member("ctors", this.toJSONObject(this.ctors));
+                   }
+                   if (this.methods.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_object_member("methods", this.toJSONObject(this.methods));
+                   }
+                   if (this.includes.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_object_member("includes", this.toJSONObjectString(this.includes));
+                   }
+                   if (this.classes.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_object_member("classes", this.toJSONObject(this.classes));
+                   }
+                   if (this.props.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_object_member("props", this.toJSONObject(this.props));
+                   }
+                   if (this.consts.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_object_member("consts", this.toJSONObject(this.consts));
+                   }
+                   if (this.signals.size > 0) {
+                       r.set_object_member("signals", this.toJSONObject(this.signals));
+                   }
+                   if (this.paramset != null) {
+                       r.set_object_member("paramset", this.paramset.toJSON());
+                   }
+                   if (this.return_value != null) {
+                       r.set_object_member("return_value", this.return_value.toJSON());
+                   }
+                   return r;
+               }
+               public Json.Object toJSONObject(Gee.HashMap<string,GirObject> map)
+               {
+                   var r = new Json.Object();
+                   var iter = map.map_iterator();
+                   while(iter.next()) {
+                       r.set_object_member(iter.get_key(), iter.get_value().toJSON());
+                   }
+                   return r;
+               }
+               public Json.Object  toJSONObjectString(Gee.HashMap<string,string> map)
+               {
+                   var r = new Json.Object();
+                   var iter = map.map_iterator();
+                   while(iter.next()) {
+                       r.set_string_member(iter.get_key(), iter.get_value());
+                   }
+                   return r;
+               }
+               public Json.Array toJSONArrayString(Gee.ArrayList<string> map)
+               {
+                   var r = new Json.Array();
+                   for(var i =0;i< map.size;i++) {
+                   
+                       r.add_string_element(map.get(i));
+                   }
+                   return r;
+               }
+               public Json.Array toJSONArrayObject(Gee.ArrayList<GirObject> map)
+               {
+                   var r = new Json.Array();
+                   for(var i =0;i< map.size;i++) {
+                   
+                       r.add_object_element(map.get(i).toJSON());
+                   }
+                   return r;
+               }
+               public string asJSONString()
+               {
+                       var generator = new Json.Generator ();
+                       generator.indent = 4;
+                       generator.pretty = true;
+                       var n = new Json.Node(Json.NodeType.OBJECT);
+                       n.set_object(this.toJSON());
+                       generator.set_root(n);
+       
+                       return generator.to_data(null);
+               }
+
+               public GirObject fetchByFqn(string fqn) {
+                       //print("Searching (%s)%s for %s\n", this.nodetype, this.name, fqn);
+                       var bits = fqn.split(".");
+                       
+                       var ret = this.classes.get(bits[0]);
+                       if (ret != null) {
+                               if (bits.length < 2) {
+                                       return ret;
+                               }
+                               return ret.fetchByFqn(fqn.substring(bits[0].length+1));
+                       }
+
+                       ret = this.ctors.get(bits[0]);                  
+                       if (ret != null) {
+                               if (bits.length < 2) {
+                                       return ret;
+                               }
+                               return ret.fetchByFqn(fqn.substring(bits[0].length+1));
+                       }
+
+                       ret = this.methods.get(bits[0]);                        
+                       if (ret != null) {
+                               if (bits.length < 2) {
+                                       return ret;
+                               }
+                               return ret.fetchByFqn(fqn.substring(bits[0].length+1));
+                       }
+                       ret = this.props.get(bits[0]);                  
+                       if (ret != null) {
+                               if (bits.length < 2) {
+                                       return ret;
+                               }
+                               return ret.fetchByFqn(fqn.substring(bits[0].length+1));
+                       }
+                       ret = this.consts.get(bits[0]);                 
+                       if (ret != null) {
+                               if (bits.length < 2) {
+                                       return ret;
+                               }
+                               return ret.fetchByFqn(fqn.substring(bits[0].length+1));
+                       }
+
+                       ret = this.signals.get(bits[0]);                        
+                       if (ret != null) {
+                               if (bits.length < 2) {
+                                       return ret;
+                               }
+                               return ret.fetchByFqn(fqn.substring(bits[0].length+1));
+                       }
+                       if (this.paramset == null) {
+                               return null;
+                       }
+                       var iter = this.paramset.params.list_iterator();
+                       while (iter.next()) {
+                               var p = iter.get();
+                               if (p.name != bits[0]) {
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               return p;
+                       }
+                                
+                       // fixme - other queires? - enums?
+                       return null;
+               }
+
+               public string fqtype() {
+                       return Gir.fqtypeLookup(this.type, this.ns);
+               }
+       }
+           
+            
+           
+    
+    
+       public class Gir : GirObject {
+    
+               static  Gee.HashMap<string,Gir> cache = null;
+               //Gee.Hashmap<string,what> nodes;
+
+
+               
+               public static Gir?  factory(string ns) {
+                       if (cache == null) {
+                               cache = new Gee.HashMap<string,Gir>();
+                       }
+                       var ret = cache.get(ns);
+                       if (ret == null) {
+
+                               var add = new Gir(ns);
+                               cache.set(ns, add);
+                       
+                               var iter = add.classes.map_iterator();
+                               while(iter.next()) {
+                                       iter.get_value().overlayParent();
+                               }
+                               // loop again and add the ctor properties.
+                                iter = add.classes.map_iterator();
+                               while(iter.next()) {
+                                       iter.get_value().overlayCtorProperties();
+                               }       
+
+                               
+                               ret = cache.get(ns);
+                       }
+                        
+
+                       return ret;
+                       
+               }
+               public static GirObject?  factoryFqn(string fqn)  
+               {       
+                       var bits = fqn.split(".");
+                       if (bits.length < 1) {
+                               return null;
+                       }
+                       
+                       var f = (GirObject)factory(bits[0]);
+
+                       if (bits.length == 1 || f ==null) {
+                               return f;
+                       }
+                       return f.fetchByFqn(fqn.substring(bits[0].length+1)); // since classes are stored in fqn format...?
+                                           
+                       
+               }
+
+                       
+               /**
+                * guess the fqn of a type == eg. gboolean or Widget etc...
+                */
+               public static string fqtypeLookup(string type, string ns) {
+                       var g = factory(ns);
+                       if (g.classes.has_key(type)) {
+                               return ns + "." + type;
+                       }
+                       // enums..
+                       if (g.consts.has_key(type)) {
+                               return ns + "." + type;
+                       }
+                       
+                       
+                       // look at includes..
+                       var iter = g.includes.map_iterator();
+                       while(iter.next()) {
+                               // skip empty namespaces on include..?
+                               if ( iter.get_key() == "") {
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               var ret = fqtypeLookup(type, iter.get_key());
+                               if (ret != type) {
+                                       return ret;
+                               }
+               }       
+                       return type;
+               }
+               
+
+
+               
+
+               public static string guessDefaultValueForType(string type) {
+                       //print("guessDefaultValueForType: %s\n", type);
+                       if (type.length < 1 || type.contains(".")) {
+                               return "null";
+                       }
+                       switch(type) {
+                               case "gboolean":
+                                       return "true";
+                               case "guint":
+                                       return "0";
+                               case "utf8":
+                                       return "\"\"";
+                               default:
+                                       return "?"+  type + "?";
+                       }
+
+               }
+
+
+               
+        
+               public Gir (string ns)  
+               {
+                       var xns = ns == "Glade" ? "Gladeui" : ns;
+                       var gi = GI.Repository.get_default();
+                       gi.require(xns, null, 0);
+                       
+                       var ver = gi.get_version(xns);
+                       unowned GLib.SList<string>  pth = GI.Repository.get_search_path ();
+                       var gir_path = pth.nth_data(0).replace("/lib/girepository-1.0", "/share/gir-1.0");
+                       // 64bit...
+                       gir_path = gir_path.replace("/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/girepository-1.0", "/share/gir-1.0");
+                       
+                       //console.log(fn);
+
+                       
+                       
+                       var file  = gir_path + "/" + xns + "-" + ver + ".gir";
+                       // print("ns: " + ns + "\n");
+                       // print("ver: " + ver + "\n");
+                       // print(file);
+
+
+                       base("Package",ns);
+                       this.ns = ns;
+                       //this.nodes = new Gee.Hashmap<string,what>();
+                    
+                       var doc = Xml.Parser.parse_file (file);
+                       var root = doc->get_root_element();
+                       this.walk( root, (GirObject) this );
+
+                       delete doc;
+               
+               }
+               public void walk(Xml.Node* element, GirObject? parent)
+               {
+                   var n = element->get_prop("name");
+                       // ignore null or c:include...
+                   if (n == null || (element->ns->prefix != null && element->ns->prefix == "c")) {
+                               n = "";
+                   }
+                   //print("%s:%s (%s ==> %s\n", element->ns->prefix , element->name , parent.name , n);
+                   switch (element->name) {
+                       case "repository":
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "include":
+                           parent.includes.set(n, element->get_prop("version"));
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "package":
+                           parent.package = n;
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "c:include":
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "namespace":
+                           parent.name = n;
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "alias":
+                           return;
+                           //break; // not handled..
+                       
+                       case "class":
+                               var c = new GirObject("Class", parent.name + "." + n);
+                               parent.classes.set(n, c);
+                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                               c.parent = element->get_prop("parent");
+                               c.gparent = parent;
+                               if (c.parent == null) {
+                                       c.parent = "";
+                               }
+                               parent =  c;
+                               break;
+                       
+                       case "interface":
+                           var c = new GirObject("Interface", parent.name + "." + n);
+                           c.gparent = parent;
+                           parent.classes.set(n, c);
+                                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                                               c.ns = parent.name;
+                           c.parent = element->get_prop("parent");
+                                               if (c.parent == null) {
+                                                       c.parent = "";
+                                               }
+                                               parent =  c;
+                           break;
+                       
+                       
+                       case "doc":
+                           parent.doctxt = element->get_content();
+                           return;
+                       
+                       case "implements":
+                           parent.implements.add(n);
+               
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "constructor":
+                           var c = new GirObject("Ctor",n);
+                           c.ns = this.ns;
+                           c.gparent = parent;
+                           parent.ctors.set(n,c);
+                           parent  = c;
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "return-value":
+                           var c = new GirObject("Return", "return-value");
+                           c.gparent = parent;
+                           c.ns = this.ns;
+                           parent.return_value = c;
+                           parent =  c;
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "virtual-method": // not sure...
+                           return;
+                       /*
+                           var c = new GirObject("Signal",n);
+                           parent.signals.set(n,c);
+                           parent = c;
+                           break;
+                       */
+                       case "signal": // Glib:signal
+                               var c = new GirObject("Signal",n.replace("-", "_"));
+                               c.gparent = parent;
+                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                               parent.signals.set(n.replace("-", "_"),c);
+                               parent = c;
+                               break;
+                           
+                       
+                     
+                       case "callback": // not sure...
+                           return;
+                       
+                       
+                       case "type":
+                           parent.type = n;
+                               
+                                               return; // no children?
+                           //break;
+                       
+                       case "method":
+                               var c = new GirObject("Method",n);
+                               c.gparent = parent;
+                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                               c.propertyof = parent.name;
+                               parent.methods.set(n,c);
+                               parent = c;
+                               break;
+                       
+                       case "parameters":
+                           var c = new GirObject("Paramset",n);
+                           c.gparent = parent;
+                           c.ns = this.ns;
+                           parent.paramset = c;
+                           parent =  c;
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "instance-parameter":
+                                       break;
+                                       // looks  like this is the C first arg, that is ignored (as it is 
+                                       // treated as 'this' )
+                               var c = new GirObject("Param",n);
+                                       c.gparent = parent;
+                                       c.ns = this.ns;
+                               c.is_instance = true;
+                               parent.params.add(c);
+                               parent = c;
+                               break;
+                       
+                       case "parameter":
+                               var c = new GirObject("Param",n);
+                               c.gparent = parent;
+                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                               parent.params.add(c);
+                               parent = c;
+                               this.checkParamOverride(c);   
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "property":
+                       case "field":
+                               var c = new GirObject("Prop",n.replace("-", "_"));
+                               c.gparent = parent;
+                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                               c.propertyof = parent.name;
+                               parent.props.set(n.replace("-", "_"),c);
+                               parent = c;
+                               break;
+                       
+                       case "function":
+                           var c = new GirObject("Function",n);
+                           c.gparent = parent;
+                           c.ns = this.ns;
+                           parent.methods.set(n,c);
+                           parent = c;
+                           break;
+                       
+                       case "array":
+                           parent.is_array = true;  
+                           break; // type is added soon..
+                       
+                       case "varargs":
+                           parent.is_varargs= true;  
+                           return;
+                       
+                       case "constant":
+                           var c = new GirObject("Const",n);
+                           c.gparent = parent;
+                           c.value = element->get_prop("value");
+                                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                           parent.consts.set(n,c);
+                           parent = c;
+                           return;
+                           //break;
+                       case "bitfield":
+                       case "enumeration":
+                               var c = new GirObject("Enum",n);
+                               c.gparent = parent;
+                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                               parent.consts.set(n,c);
+                               
+                               parent = c;
+                               break;
+                       
+                       case "member":
+                               var c = new GirObject("EnumMember",n);
+                               c.gparent = parent;
+                               c.ns = this.ns;
+                               c.value = element->get_prop("value");
+                               parent.consts.set(n,c);
+                               return;
+                               break;
+                       
+                       
+                       case "doc-deprecated":
+                           return;
+                       
+                       case "record": // struct?
+                           return;
+                        
+                                           
+                           return;
+                       case "prerequisite": // ignore?
+                           return;
+                                       case "union": // ignore?
+                           return;
+                                       default:
+                           print("UNHANDLED Gir file element: " + element->name +"\n");
+                           return;
+                   }
+                   /*
+                   if (element->name == "signal") {
+                       path += ".signal";
+                   }
+                   
+                   
+                   if (element->name == "return-value") {
+                       path += ".return-value";
+                   }
+                   print(path + ":"  + element->name + "\n");
+                   */
+                   //var d =   getAttribute(element,'doc');
+                   //if (d) {
+                    //   Seed.print(path + ':' + d);
+                   //    ret[path] = d;
+                   //}
+                   for (Xml.Node* iter = element->children; iter != null; iter = iter->next) {
+                       if (iter->type == Xml.ElementType.TEXT_NODE) {
+                           continue;
+                       }
+                       this.walk(iter, parent);
+                   }
+
+               }
+               public string doc(string what)
+               {
+                       var ar = what.split(".");
+                       var cls = this.classes.get(ar[1]);
+                       if (ar.length == 2) {
+                               return cls.doctxt != null ? cls.doctxt : "";
+                       }
+                       // return the property.. by default..
+                       var pr = cls.props.get(ar[2]);
+                       return pr.doctxt != null ? pr.doctxt : "";
+
+               }
+
+
+
+               public void checkParamOverride(GirObject c)
+               {
+                       var parset = c.gparent;
+                       if (parset == null || parset.nodetype != "Paramset") {
+                               return;
+                       }
+                       var method = parset.gparent;
+                       if (method == null || method.nodetype != "Ctor") {
+                               return;
+                       }
+                       var cls = method.gparent;
+                       if (cls == null || cls.nodetype != "Class") {
+                               return;
+                       }
+
+                        
+               
+                       c.name = this.fetchOverride( cls.name, method.name, c.name);
+               }
+               public static bool overrides_loaded = false;
+               public static Gee.HashMap<string,string> overrides;
+       
+               public string fetchOverride(  string cls, string method, string param)
+               {
+                       // overrides should be in a file Gir.overides
+                       // in that "Gtk.Label.new.str" : "label"
+                       this.loadOverrides();
+                       var key = "%s.%s.%s".printf(cls,method,param);
+                       //print("Chekcing for key %s\n", key);
+                       if (!overrides.has_key(key)) {
+                               return param;
+                       }
+                       return overrides.get(key);
+
+
+               }
+               public void loadOverrides()
+               {
+                       if (overrides_loaded) {
+                               return;
+                       }
+               
+                       var pa = new Json.Parser();
+                       pa.load_from_file(Builder4.Application.configDirectory() + "/resources/Gir.overides");
+                       var node = pa.get_root();
+                   
+                       if (node.get_node_type () != Json.NodeType.OBJECT) {
+                               throw new GirError.INVALID_FORMAT ("Error loading gir.overides : Unexpected element type %s", node.type_name ());
+                       }
+                       overrides = new Gee.HashMap<string,string>();
+               
+               
+                       var obj = node.get_object ();
+               
+               
+                       obj.foreach_member((o , key, value) => {
+                               //print(key+"\n");
+                                
+                               var v = obj.get_string_member(key);
+                       
+                       
+                               overrides.set(key, v);
+
+                       });
+       
+                       overrides_loaded = true;
+
+               
+
+               }
+       }       
+
+        
+}