def _get_basic_formdef(self, name="a name", xpath = "xpath",
child_elements=[], allowable_values=[],
type="type", is_repeatable=False, types={},
version=1, uiversion=1,
target_namespace="uri://my_xmlns"):
"""Make a formdef, with as many or as few custom parameters as you want"""
to_return = FormDef()
to_return.name = name
to_return.xpath = xpath
to_return.child_elements = child_elements
to_return.allowable_values = allowable_values
to_return.type = type
to_return.is_repeatable = is_repeatable
to_return.types = types
to_return.version = version
to_return.uiversion = uiversion
to_return.target_namespace = target_namespace
return to_return
