Module Creation with artifacts via API

[ElectricalDepression]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has explored creating a module with artifacts automatically via the API. So for example if I have a bunch of artifacts already in the project area and want to create a module from those artifacts via e.g. a python script.

Thankful for any help!

[barny]

there's a very basic example of creating a binding in a module in dn_simple_modulestructure.py

[ElectricalDepression]

Ah ok thank you, I couldn't really get it to work with creating a module, is the factory_url not rm:Module?

[barny]

A module is created like creating an artifact - so the factory is oslc_rm:Requirement - specifying the artifact type being the type for the module. See dn_simple_createartifact.py that will create a module using a command like: dn_simple_createartifact.py "Stakeholder Specification" "ModuleName" / - but you'll have to modify the links for the server url, project, component, configuration (lines 56/57/58) to match your server.

[ElectricalDepression]

Ah I see thank you very much!

[barny]

You have to use an Artifact Type which (already) has format Module. I'd strongly advise not trying to change the type/format of an artifact.

If you GET the shape and it's usable as a Module format then it will have a tag <oslc:describes rdf:resource="http://jazz.net/ns/rm#Module"/> - or for a Text format it will have <oslc:describes rdf:resource="http://jazz.net/ns/rm#Text"/> BUT AFAICT all the builtin types have both these and other oslc:describes tag values, so I'm not sure how the system knows the default format for an Artifact Type.