Minor tweeking for better code

Author: CarolynRountree

core/src/main/python/wlsdeploy/aliases/alias_constants.py

@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@
 SPACE_DELIMITED_STRING = 'delimited_string[space]'
 STRING = 'string'
 
+ALIAS_DELIMITED_TYPES = [
+    COMMA_DELIMITED_STRING,
+    DELIMITED_STRING,
+    PATH_SEPARATOR_DELIMITED_STRING,
+    SEMI_COLON_DELIMITED_STRING,
+    SPACE_DELIMITED_STRING
+]
+
 ALIAS_LIST_TYPES = [
     COMMA_DELIMITED_STRING,
     DELIMITED_STRING,

core/src/main/python/wlsdeploy/aliases/alias_entries.py

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 from wlsdeploy.aliases.alias_constants import WLST_SUBFOLDERS_PATH
 from wlsdeploy.aliases.alias_constants import WLST_TYPE
 
-IGNORE_FOR_MODEL_LIST = ['DynamicallyCreated', 'Id', 'Tag', 'Tags', 'Type', 'Name']
 _class_name = 'AliasEntries'
 _logger = PlatformLogger('wlsdeploy.aliases')
 
@@ -66,6 +65,8 @@ class AliasEntries(object):
     This class is intended only for use by aliases.py.  Other uses of this class violate
     encapsulation and should be avoided.
     """
+    IGNORE_FOR_MODEL_LIST = ['DynamicallyCreated', 'Id', 'Tag', 'Tags', 'Type', 'Name', 'Parent']
+
     __category_modules_dir_name = 'oracle/weblogic/deploy/aliases/category_modules/'
     __domain_category = 'Domain'
 
@@ -744,7 +745,7 @@ def get_alias_attribute_entry_by_wlst_name(self, location, wlst_attribute_name):
                 else:
                     _logger.warning('WLSDPLY-08110', wlst_attribute_name, location.get_folder_path(), WLST_PATH)
             else:
-                if wlst_attribute_name not in IGNORE_FOR_MODEL_LIST:
+                if wlst_attribute_name not in self.IGNORE_FOR_MODEL_LIST:
                     ex = exception_helper.create_alias_exception('WLSDPLY-08111', location.get_folder_path(),
                                                                  wlst_attribute_name)
                     _logger.throwing(ex, class_name=_class_name, method_name=_method_name)

core/src/main/python/wlsdeploy/aliases/aliases.py

@@ -1073,6 +1073,27 @@ def get_model_attribute_default_value(self, location, model_attribute_name):
         self._logger.exiting(class_name=self._class_name, method_name=_method_name, result=default_value)
         return default_value
 
+    def get_model_attribute_type(self, location, model_attribute_name):
+        """
+        Get the wlst_type for the model attribute name at the specified location
+        :param location:
+        :param model_attribute_name:
+        :return:
+        """
+        wlst_type = None
+        attribute_info = self._alias_entries.get_alias_attribute_entry_by_model_name(location, model_attribute_name)
+        if attribute_info is not None:
+            wlst_type = attribute_info[WLST_TYPE]
+        return wlst_type
+
+    def get_ignore_attribute_names(self):
+        """
+        Return the list of attribute names that are ignored by the aliases and not defined in the alias category
+        json files.
+        :return: list of ignored attribute
+        """
+        return self._alias_entries.IGNORE_FOR_MODEL_LIST
+
     ####################################################################################
     #
     # Private methods, private inner classes and static methods only, beyond here please