[ve-dev] Questions about decoder

["Janak Mulani" <janak.mulani@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi VE Team,

What happens when a previously created visual class is opened?

Is the code parsed to create the EMF model? Is the decode method called?

It seems in parallel, the decoder is looking at the cached model. There will
always be a cached model if a previously created visual class is being
opened, right?

What happens after this? How is the cached model reconciled with the model
built by the parser in case both of them constructed the model?

What is the significance of restore() method of IExpressionDecoderHelper?
What should this method do?

Moreover  what is the significance of AbstractIndexedChildrenDecoderHelper's
getIndexParent() method?


Thanks and regards,

Janak