def process_dependency_type(self, target: Class, attr: Attr,
attr_type: AttrType):
"""
Process an attributes type that depends on any global type.
Strategies:
1. Reset absent or dummy attribute types with a warning
2. Copy attribute properties from a simple type
3. Copy format restriction from an enumeration
4. Set circular flag for the rest
"""
source = self.find_dependency(attr_type, attr.tag)
if not source or (not source.attrs and not source.extensions):
logger.warning("Reset dummy type: %s", attr_type.name)
use_str = not source or not source.is_complex
self.reset_attribute_type(attr_type, use_str)
elif source.is_simple_type:
self.copy_attribute_properties(source, target, attr, attr_type)
elif source.is_enumeration:
attr.restrictions.format = collections.first(
x.restrictions.format for x in source.attrs
if x.restrictions.format)
attr_type.reference = id(source)
else:
self.set_circular_flag(source, target, attr_type)
def set_circular_flag(self, source: Class, target: Class,
attr_type: AttrType):
"""Update circular reference flag."""
attr_type.reference = id(source)
attr_type.circular = self.is_circular_dependency(source, target, set())
