Author

An author definition describes one of the authors who wrote the enclosing model. An author definition contains the usual profile information for a human including:

• full name
• email address
• name of an organization (optional)
• title at that organization (optional)
• url for more information (optional)

Syntax

domain ECommerce is {
  author Reid is {
    name is "Reid Spencer"
    email is "reid@ossum.com"
  }

  // ... domain body definitions ...
}

Author Definitions vs. Author References

Author definitions can only appear in the body of a Module or a Domain. They are not permitted inside contexts, entities, or other processors.

To associate an author with any other definition, use an author reference in that definition's with { } metadata block:

domain ECommerce is {
  author Reid is {
    name is "Reid Spencer"
    email is "reid@ossum.com"
  }

  context Catalog is {
    ???
  } with {
    by author Reid
  }
}

The by author reference uses a path identifier that resolves to an author definition in an enclosing Module or Domain.

Occurs In

Author definitions occur in:

• Root (via Module)
• Domains

Author references (by author) occur in:

• Metadata blocks (with { }) on any definition

Contains

No other definitions.