OpenSAML user discussion

["Scott Cantor" <>]

> As the attributes to store are in hierarchical form (One2Many 
> Relation from the database) I am not sure how to define an 
> extension-point (explicit XML Schema) and the XML data inside 
> the AttributeValue tag. This should be possible adhering to 
> the SAML-Core-Specification.
> 
> Could you tell me if this is even possible with OpenSaml, and 
> if so, how to do it.

You have to override the valueToDOM method to generate the XML you want.
You'd also have to subclass the DOM constructor to parse the values. I need
to provide a better mechanism for that half.

You could also specify the xsi:type with setType, but I wouldn't do that.
You don't want to force people to have your extension just to parse the XML.

In general, this is a really hard thing to program for at either end and
you're far better off avoiding it or decomposing the attribute unless you
have a really good reason.

-- Scott