JSDOC/Symbol.js
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1 //<script type="text/javascript">
2
3 XObject         = imports.XObject.XObject;
4
5 SymbolSet       = imports.SymbolSet.SymbolSet;
6 //Parser          = imports.Parser.Parser;
7 DocComment      = imports.DocComment.DocComment;
8 DocTag          = imports.DocTag.DocTag;
9 /**
10         Create a new Symbol.
11         @class Represents a symbol in the source code.
12  */
13 Symbol = XObject.define(
14     function() {
15         this.init();
16         if (arguments.length) this.populate.apply(this, arguments);
17         
18     },
19     Object,
20     {
21         
22         
23         name : "",
24         defaultValue : "",
25         params : [],
26         $args : [], // original arguments used when constructing.
27         addOn : "",
28         alias : "",
29         augments : [], // Doctag[]
30         author : "",
31         classDesc : "",
32         comment : {},
33         deprecated : "",
34         desc : "",
35         //events : false,
36         example : "",
37         exceptions : [],  // Doctag[]
38         inherits : [],  // Doctag[]
39         //inheritsFrom : [],
40         isa : "OBJECT", // OBJECT//FUNCTION
41         isEvent : false,
42         isConstant : false,
43         isIgnored : false,
44         isInner : false,
45         isNamespace : false,
46         isPrivate : false,
47         isStatic : false,
48         memberOf : "",
49         methods : [], // Symbol[]
50         _name : "",
51         _params : [], //Doctag[]
52         properties : [], //Doctag[]
53         requires : [],  //Doctag[]
54         returns : [], //Doctag[]
55         see : [], //Doctag[]
56         since : "",
57         srcFile : {},
58         type : "",
59         version : "",
60         childClasses : [],
61         cfgs : {},
62         
63         
64             
65         
66         toJSON : function()
67         {
68             
69            
70             var ret = { '*object' : 'Symbol' };
71             for (var i in this) {
72                 if (Symbol.hide.indexOf(i) > -1) {
73                     continue;
74                 }
75                 switch (typeof(this[i])) {
76                     case 'function':
77                         continue;
78                     case 'object':
79                         switch(i) {
80                             //arrays..
81                             case 'params' : 
82                             case 'augments' :                             
83                             case 'exceptions' :  
84                             case 'inherits' :
85                             case 'methods' :
86                             case '_params': 
87                             case 'properties': 
88                             case 'requires':
89                             case 'returns':
90                             case 'see':
91                             case 'cfgs': // key val of doctags..
92                             case 'comment' :
93                                 ret[i] = this[i]
94                                 continue; 
95                             
96                             //skip
97                             case 'inheritsFrom':
98                             case 'childClasses':
99                                 continue;
100             
101                             default:
102                                 print("object? :" + i);
103                                 Seed.quit();
104                         }
105                         
106                         
107                     case 'string':
108                     case 'number':
109                     case 'boolean':
110                         ret[i] = this[i]; continue;
111                     default:
112                         print("unknown type:" + typeof(this[i]));
113                         Seed.quit();
114                    }
115             }
116             return ret;
117             
118         },
119         
120         init : function() 
121         {
122             // only initialize arrays / objects..
123             this.params = [];
124             this.$args = [];
125             
126             //this.events = [];
127             this.exceptions = [];
128             this.inherits = [];
129             //
130             this.isa = "OBJECT"; // OBJECT//FUNCTION
131             this.methods = [];
132             this._params = [];
133             this.properties = [];
134             this.requires = [];
135             this.returns = [];
136             this.see = [];
137             this.srcFile = {};
138             
139             
140             this.cfgs = {};
141             // derived later?
142             this.inheritsFrom = [];
143             this.childClasses = [];
144             
145             this.comment = new DocComment();
146             this.comment.isUserComment =  false;
147             
148                
149         },
150
151         serialize : function() {
152             var keys = [];
153             for (var p in this) {
154                 keys.push (p);
155             }
156             keys = keys.sort();
157             
158             var out = "";
159             for (var i in keys) {
160                 if (typeof this[keys[i]] == "function") continue;
161                 out += "     " +keys[i]+" => "+
162                     (   
163                         (typeof(this[keys[i]]) != "object") ?  
164                             this[keys[i]] :
165                             "[" +typeof(this[keys[i]])+"]"
166                     ) + 
167                     ",\n";
168             }
169             return "\n{\n" + out + "}\n";
170         },
171
172         clone : function() {
173             var clone = new Symbol();
174             clone.populate.apply(clone, this.$args); // repopulate using the original arguments
175             clone.srcFile = this.srcFile; // not the current srcFile, the one when the original was made
176             return clone;
177         },
178
179
180
181
182         //__defineSetter__("name",
183         setName  : function(n) { 
184                 n = n.replace(/^_global_[.#-]/, ""); 
185                 n = n.replace(/\.prototype\.?/g, '#'); 
186                  n = n.replace(/#$/g, ''); 
187                 this._name = n;
188                 this.name = n; // real!
189             },
190         //);
191         //__defineGetter__("name",
192         getName : function() { return this._name; },
193         //);
194         //__defineSetter__("params", 
195         setParams  :function(v) {
196                 for (var i = 0, l = v.length; i < l; i++) {
197                     if (v[i].constructor != DocTag) { // may be a generic object parsed from signature, like {type:..., name:...}
198                         var ty = v[i].hasOwnProperty('type') ? v[i].type : '';
199                         this._params[i] = new DocTag(
200                             "param"+((ty)?" {"+ty+"}":"")+" "+v[i].name);
201                     }
202                     else {
203                         this._params[i] = v[i];
204                     }
205                 }
206                 this.params = this._params;
207             },
208         //);
209
210
211         //__defineGetter__("params",
212         getParams : function() { return this._params; },
213         //);
214
215         populate : function(
216                 /** String */ name,
217                 /** Object[] */ params,
218                 /** String */ isa,
219                 /** DocComment */ comment
220         ) {
221             this.$args = arguments;
222             //println("Symbol created: " + isa + ":" + name);
223             this.setName(name);
224             this.alias = this.getName();
225             this.setParams(params);
226             this.isa = (isa == "VIRTUAL")? "OBJECT":isa;
227             this.comment = comment || new DocComment("");
228             this.srcFile = Symbol.srcFile;
229             
230            
231             
232             if (this.is("FILE") && !this.alias) this.alias = this.srcFile;
233
234             this.setTags();
235             
236             //if (typeof PluginManager != "undefined") {
237             //    PluginManager.run("onSymbol", this);
238             //}
239         },
240
241         setTags : function() {
242             // @author
243             var authors = this.comment.getTag("author");
244             if (authors.length) {
245                 this.author = authors.map(function($){return $.desc;}).join(", ");
246             }
247             
248             /*~t
249                 assert("testing Symbol");
250                 
251                 requires("../lib/JSDOC/DocComment.js");
252                 requires("../frame/String.js");
253                 requires("../lib/JSDOC/DocTag.js");
254
255                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**@author Joe Smith*"+"/"));
256                 assertEqual(sym.author, "Joe Smith", "@author tag, author is found.");
257             */
258             // @desc
259             var mth = this.comment.getTag("method");
260             if (mth.length) {
261                 this.isa = "FUNCTION";
262             }
263             // @desc
264             var descs = this.comment.getTag("desc");
265             if (descs.length) {
266                 this.desc = descs.map(function($){return $.desc;}).join("\n"); // multiple descriptions are concatenated into one
267             }
268             
269             /*~t
270                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**@desc This is a description.*"+"/"));
271                 assertEqual(sym.desc, "This is a description.", "@desc tag, description is found.");
272             */
273             
274             // @overview
275             if (this.is("FILE")) {
276                 if (!this.alias) this.alias = this.srcFile;
277                 
278                 var overviews = this.comment.getTag("overview");
279                 if (overviews.length) {
280                     this.desc = [this.desc].concat(overviews.map(function($){return $.desc;})).join("\n");
281                 }
282             }
283             
284             /*~t
285                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FILE", new DocComment("/**@overview This is an overview.*"+"/"));
286                 assertEqual(sym.desc, "\nThis is an overview.", "@overview tag, description is found.");
287             */
288             
289             // @since
290             var sinces = this.comment.getTag("since");
291             if (sinces.length) {
292                 this.since = sinces.map(function($){return $.desc;}).join(", ");
293             }
294             
295             /*~t
296                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FILE", new DocComment("/**@since 1.01*"+"/"));
297                 assertEqual(sym.since, "1.01", "@since tag, description is found.");
298             */
299             
300             // @constant
301             if (this.comment.getTag("constant").length) {
302                 this.isConstant = true;
303                 this.isa = 'OBJECT';
304             }
305             
306             /*~t
307                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FILE", new DocComment("/**@constant*"+"/"));
308                 assertEqual(sym.isConstant, true, "@constant tag, isConstant set.");
309             */
310             
311             // @version
312             var versions = this.comment.getTag("version");
313             if (versions.length) {
314                 this.version = versions.map(function($){return $.desc;}).join(", ");
315             }
316             
317             /*~t
318                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FILE", new DocComment("/**@version 2.0x*"+"/"));
319                 assertEqual(sym.version, "2.0x", "@version tag, version is found.");
320             */
321             
322             // @deprecated
323             var deprecateds = this.comment.getTag("deprecated");
324             if (deprecateds.length) {
325                 this.deprecated = deprecateds.map(function($){return $.desc;}).join("\n");
326             }
327             
328             /*~t
329                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FILE", new DocComment("/**@deprecated Use other method.*"+"/"));
330                 assertEqual(sym.deprecated, "Use other method.", "@deprecated tag, desc is found.");
331             */
332             
333             // @example
334             var examples = this.comment.getTag("example");
335             if (examples.length) {
336                 this.example = examples[0];
337             }
338             
339             /*~t
340                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FILE", new DocComment("/**@example This\n  is an example.*"+"/"));
341                 assertEqual(sym.example, "This\n  is an example.", "@deprecated tag, desc is found.");
342             */
343             
344             // @see
345             var sees = this.comment.getTag("see");
346             if (sees.length) {
347                 var thisSee = this.see;
348                 sees.map(function($){thisSee.push($.desc);});
349             }
350             
351             /*~t
352                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FILE", new DocComment("/**@see The other thing.*"+"/"));
353                 assertEqual(sym.see, "The other thing.", "@see tag, desc is found.");
354             */
355             
356             // @class
357             var classes = this.comment.getTag("class");
358             if (classes.length) {
359                 this.isa = "CONSTRUCTOR";
360                 this.classDesc = classes[0].desc; // desc can't apply to the constructor as there is none.
361                 if (!this.classDesc) {
362                     this.classDesc = this.desc;
363                    }
364                 
365                 
366             }
367             
368             /*~t
369                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**@class This describes the class.*"+"/"));
370                 assertEqual(sym.isa, "CONSTRUCTOR", "@class tag, makes symbol a constructor.");
371                 assertEqual(sym.classDesc, "This describes the class.", "@class tag, class description is found.");
372             */
373             
374             // @namespace
375             var namespaces = this.comment.getTag("namespace");
376             if (namespaces.length) {
377                 this.classDesc = namespaces[0].desc+"\n"+this.desc; // desc can't apply to the constructor as there is none.
378                 this.isNamespace = true;
379             }
380             
381             /*~t
382                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**@namespace This describes the namespace.*"+"/"));
383                 assertEqual(sym.classDesc, "This describes the namespace.\n", "@namespace tag, class description is found.");
384             */
385             
386             // @param
387             var params = this.comment.getTag("param");
388             if (params.length) {
389                 // user-defined params overwrite those with same name defined by the parser
390                 var thisParams = this.getParams();
391
392                 if (thisParams.length == 0) { // none exist yet, so just bung all these user-defined params straight in
393                     this.setParams(params);
394                 }
395                 else { // need to overlay these user-defined params on to existing parser-defined params
396                     for (var i = 0, l = params.length; i < l; i++) {
397                         if (thisParams[i]) {
398                             if (params[i].type) thisParams[i].type = params[i].type;
399                             thisParams[i].name = params[i].name;
400                             thisParams[i].desc = params[i].desc;
401                             thisParams[i].isOptional = params[i].isOptional;
402                             thisParams[i].defaultValue = params[i].defaultValue;
403                         }
404                         else thisParams[i] = params[i];
405                     }
406                 }
407             }
408             
409             /*~t
410                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [{type: "array", name: "pages"}], "FUNCTION", new DocComment("/**Description.*"+"/"));
411                 assertEqual(sym.params.length, 1, "parser defined param is found.");
412                 
413                 sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FUNCTION", new DocComment("/**Description.\n@param {array} pages*"+"/"));
414                 assertEqual(sym.params.length, 1, "user defined param is found.");
415                 assertEqual(sym.params[0].type, "array", "user defined param type is found.");
416                 assertEqual(sym.params[0].name, "pages", "user defined param name is found.");
417                 
418                 sym = new Symbol("foo", [{type: "array", name: "pages"}], "FUNCTION", new DocComment("/**Description.\n@param {string} uid*"+"/"));
419                 assertEqual(sym.params.length, 1, "user defined param overwrites parser defined param.");
420                 assertEqual(sym.params[0].type, "string", "user defined param type overwrites parser defined param type.");
421                 assertEqual(sym.params[0].name, "uid", "user defined param name overwrites parser defined param name.");
422             
423                 sym = new Symbol("foo", [{type: "array", name: "pages"}, {type: "number", name: "count"}], "FUNCTION", new DocComment("/**Description.\n@param {string} uid*"+"/"));
424                 assertEqual(sym.params.length, 2, "user defined params  overlay parser defined params.");
425                 assertEqual(sym.params[1].type, "number", "user defined param type overlays parser defined param type.");
426                 assertEqual(sym.params[1].name, "count", "user defined param name overlays parser defined param name.");
427
428                 sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FUNCTION", new DocComment("/**Description.\n@param {array} pages The pages description.*"+"/"));
429                 assertEqual(sym.params.length, 1, "user defined param with description is found.");
430                 assertEqual(sym.params[0].desc, "The pages description.", "user defined param description is found.");
431             */
432             
433             // @constructor
434             if (this.comment.getTag("constructor").length) {
435                 this.isa = "CONSTRUCTOR";
436             }
437             
438             /*~t
439                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**@constructor*"+"/"));
440                 assertEqual(sym.isa, "CONSTRUCTOR", "@constructor tag, makes symbol a constructor.");
441             */
442             
443             // @static
444             if (this.comment.getTag("static").length) {
445                 this.isStatic = true;
446                 if (this.isa == "CONSTRUCTOR") {
447                     this.isNamespace = true;
448                 }
449             }
450             
451                 // @static
452             if (this.comment.getTag("singleton").length) {
453                 this.isStatic = true;
454                 print(this);
455                 //if (this.isa == "CONSTRUCTOR") {
456                 //      this.isNamespace = true;
457                 //}
458             }
459             
460             
461             
462             /*~t
463                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**@static\n@constructor*"+"/"));
464                 assertEqual(sym.isStatic, true, "@static tag, makes isStatic true.");
465                 assertEqual(sym.isNamespace, true, "@static and @constructor tag, makes isNamespace true.");
466             */
467             
468             // @inner
469             if (this.comment.getTag("inner").length) {
470                 this.isInner = true;
471                 this.isStatic = false;
472             }
473             
474             /*~t
475                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**@inner*"+"/"));
476                 assertEqual(sym.isStatic, false, "@inner tag, makes isStatic false.");
477                 assertEqual(sym.isInner, true, "@inner makes isInner true.");
478             */
479             
480             // @field
481             if (this.comment.getTag("field").length) {
482                 this.isa = "OBJECT";
483             }
484             
485             /*~t
486                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "FUNCTION", new DocComment("/**@field*"+"/"));
487                 assertEqual(sym.isa, "OBJECT", "@field tag, makes symbol an object.");
488             */
489             
490             // @function
491             if (this.comment.getTag("function").length) {
492                 this.isa = "FUNCTION";
493             }
494             
495             // @param
496             if (this.comment.getTag("param").length && this.isa == "OBJECT" ) {
497                 // change a property to a function..
498                 this.isa = "FUNCTION";
499             }
500             
501             
502             /*~t
503                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**@function*"+"/"));
504                 assertEqual(sym.isa, "FUNCTION", "@function tag, makes symbol a function.");
505             */
506             
507             // @event
508             var events = this.comment.getTag("event");
509             if (events.length) {
510                 this.isa = "FUNCTION";
511                 this.isEvent = true;
512             }
513             
514             /*~t
515                 var sym = new Symbol("foo", [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**@event*"+"/"));
516                 assertEqual(sym.isa, "FUNCTION", "@event tag, makes symbol a function.");
517                 assertEqual(sym.isEvent, true, "@event makes isEvent true.");
518             */
519             
520             // @name
521             var names = this.comment.getTag("name");
522             if (names.length) {
523                 this.setName(names[0].desc);
524             }
525             
526             /*~t
527                 // todo
528             */
529             
530             // @property
531             var properties = this.comment.getTag("property");
532             if (properties.length) {
533                 thisProperties = this.properties;
534                 for (var i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
535                     var property = new Symbol(this.alias+"#"+properties[i].name, [], "OBJECT", new DocComment("/**"+properties[i].desc+"\n@name "+properties[i].name+"\n@memberOf "+this.alias+"#*/"));
536                     // TODO: shouldn't the following happen in the addProperty method of Symbol?
537                     property.name = properties[i].name;
538                     property.memberOf = this.alias;
539                     if (properties[i].type) property.type = properties[i].type;
540                     if (properties[i].defaultValue) property.defaultValue = properties[i].defaultValue;
541                     this.addProperty(property);
542                     imports.Parser.Parser.addSymbol(property);
543                 }
544             }
545             
546             // config..
547             var conf = this.comment.getTag("cfg");
548             if (conf.length) {
549                 for (var i = 0; i < conf.length; i++) {
550                     this.addConfig(conf[i]);
551                 }
552             }
553             
554             /*~t
555                 // todo
556             */
557
558             // @return
559             var returns = this.comment.getTag("return");
560             if (returns.length) { // there can be many return tags in a single doclet
561                 this.returns = returns;
562                 this.type = returns.map(function($){return $.type}).join(", ");
563             }
564             
565             /*~t
566                 // todo
567             */
568             
569             // @exception
570             this.exceptions = this.comment.getTag("throws");
571             
572             /*~t
573                 // todo
574             */
575             
576             // @requires
577             var requires = this.comment.getTag("requires");
578             if (requires.length) {
579                 this.requires = requires.map(function($){return $.desc});
580             }
581             
582             /*~t
583                 // todo
584             */
585             
586             // @type
587             var types = this.comment.getTag("type");
588             if (types.length) {
589                 this.type = types[0].desc; //multiple type tags are ignored
590             }
591             
592             /*~t
593                 // todo
594             */
595             
596             // @private
597             if (this.comment.getTag("private").length || this.isInner) {
598                 this.isPrivate = true;
599             }
600             
601             // @ignore
602             if (this.comment.getTag("ignore").length) {
603                 this.isIgnored = true;
604             }
605             
606             /*~t
607                 // todo
608             */
609             
610             // @inherits ... as ...
611             var inherits = this.comment.getTag("inherits");
612             if (inherits.length) {
613                 for (var i = 0; i < inherits.length; i++) {
614                     if (/^\s*([a-z$0-9_.#-]+)(?:\s+as\s+([a-z$0-9_.#]+))?/i.test(inherits[i].desc)) {
615                         var inAlias = RegExp.$1;
616                         var inAs = RegExp.$2 || inAlias;
617
618                         if (inAlias) inAlias = inAlias.replace(/\.prototype\.?/g, "#");
619                         
620                         if (inAs) {
621                             inAs = inAs.replace(/\.prototype\.?/g, "#");
622                             inAs = inAs.replace(/^this\.?/, "#");
623                         }
624
625                         if (inAs.indexOf(inAlias) != 0) { //not a full namepath
626                             var joiner = ".";
627                             if (this.alias.charAt(this.alias.length-1) == "#" || inAs.charAt(0) == "#") {
628                                 joiner = "";
629                             }
630                             inAs = this.alias + joiner + inAs;
631                         }
632                     }
633                     this.inherits.push({alias: inAlias, as: inAs});
634                 }
635             }
636             
637             /*~t
638                 // todo
639             */
640
641             // @augments
642             this.augments = this.comment.getTag("augments");
643             
644             //@extends - Ext
645             if (this.comment.getTag("extends")) {   
646                 this.augments = this.comment.getTag("extends");
647             }
648             
649             
650             // @default
651             var defaults = this.comment.getTag("default");
652             if (defaults.length) {
653                 if (this.is("OBJECT")) {
654                     this.defaultValue = defaults[0].desc;
655                 }
656             }
657             
658             /*~t
659                 // todo
660             */
661             
662             // @memberOf
663             var memberOfs = this.comment.getTag("memberOf");
664             if (memberOfs.length) {
665                 this.memberOf = memberOfs[0].desc;
666                 this.memberOf = this.memberOf.replace(/\.prototype\.?/g, "#");
667                 this.name = this.name.split('.').pop();
668                 this.name = this.name.split('#').pop();
669                 this.name = this.memberOf + this.name;
670                 this._name = this.name
671                 this.alias = this.name;
672             }
673
674             /*~t
675                 // todo
676             */
677             
678             // @public
679             if (this.comment.getTag("public").length) {
680                 this.isPrivate = false;
681             }
682             
683             /*~t
684                 // todo
685             */
686         },
687
688         is : function(what) {
689             return this.isa === what;
690         },
691
692         isBuiltin : function() {
693             return SymbolSet.isBuiltin(this.alias);
694         },
695
696         setType : function(/**String*/comment, /**Boolean*/overwrite) {
697             if (!overwrite && this.type) return;
698             var typeComment = DocComment.unwrapComment(comment);
699             this.type = typeComment;
700         },
701
702         inherit : function(symbol) {
703             if (!this.hasMember(symbol.name) && !symbol.isInner) {
704                 if (symbol.is("FUNCTION"))
705                     this.methods.push(symbol);
706                 else if (symbol.is("OBJECT"))
707                     this.properties.push(symbol);
708             }
709         },
710
711         hasMember : function(name) {
712             return (this.hasMethod(name) || this.hasProperty(name));
713         },
714
715         addMember : function(symbol) {
716             //println("ADDMEMBER: " + this.name +  " ++ " + symbol.name);
717             
718             if (symbol.comment.getTag("cfg").length == 1) { 
719                 symbol.comment.getTag("cfg")[0].memberOf = this.alias;
720                 this.addConfig(symbol.comment.getTag("cfg")[0]);
721                 return;
722             }
723             
724             if (symbol.is("FUNCTION")) { this.addMethod(symbol); }
725             else if (symbol.is("OBJECT")) { this.addProperty(symbol); }
726         },
727
728         hasMethod : function(name) {
729             var thisMethods = this.methods;
730             for (var i = 0, l = thisMethods.length; i < l; i++) {
731                 if (thisMethods[i].name == name) return true;
732                 if (thisMethods[i].alias == name) return true;
733             }
734             return false;
735         },
736
737         addMethod : function(symbol) {
738             var methodAlias = symbol.alias;
739             var thisMethods = this.methods;
740             for (var i = 0, l = thisMethods.length; i < l; i++) {
741                 if (thisMethods[i].alias == methodAlias) {
742                     thisMethods[i] = symbol; // overwriting previous method
743                     return;
744                 }
745             }
746             thisMethods.push(symbol); // new method with this alias
747         },
748
749         hasProperty : function(name) {
750             var thisProperties = this.properties;
751             for (var i = 0, l = thisProperties.length; i < l; i++) {
752                 if (thisProperties[i].name == name) return true;
753                 if (thisProperties[i].alias == name) return true;
754             }
755             return false;
756         },
757
758         addProperty : function(symbol) {
759             var propertyAlias = symbol.alias;
760             var thisProperties = this.properties;
761             for (var i = 0, l = thisProperties.length; i < l; i++) {
762                 if (thisProperties[i].alias == propertyAlias) {
763                     thisProperties[i] = symbol; // overwriting previous property
764                     return;
765                 }
766             }
767
768             thisProperties.push(symbol); // new property with this alias
769         },
770         
771         addDocTag : function(docTag)
772         {
773             this.comment.tags.push(docTag);
774             if (docTag.title == 'cfg') {
775                 this.addConfig(docTag);
776             }
777             
778         },
779         
780         addConfig : function(docTag)
781         {
782             if (typeof(docTag['memberOf']) == 'undefined') {
783                 // remove prototype data...
784                 //var a = this.alias.split('#')[0];
785                 //docTag.memberOf = a;
786                 docTag.memberOf = this.alias;
787             }
788             if (typeof(this.cfgs[docTag.name]) == 'undefined') {
789                 this.cfgs[docTag.name] = docTag;
790             }
791             
792         },
793         configToArray: function()
794         {
795             var r = [];
796             for(var ci in this.cfgs) {
797                 // dont show hidden!!
798                 if (this.cfgs[ci].desc.match(/@hide/)) {
799                     continue;
800                 }
801                 r.push(this.cfgs[ci]); 
802                
803             }
804             return r;
805         }
806 });
807
808 /**
809  * Elements that are not serialized
810  * 
811  */
812 Symbol.hide = [ 
813     '$args' // not needed AFAIK
814 ]
815
816 Symbol.srcFile = ""; //running reference to the current file being parsed
817
818
819 Symbol.fromDump = function(t)
820 {
821     var ns = new Symbol();
822     for (var i in t) {
823         if (typeof(ns[i]) == "undefined") {
824             println("ERR:no default for Symbol:"+ i);
825         }
826         ns[i] = t[i];
827     }
828     return ns;
829 }