Replace MetaProvider::getMeta by get

Add descriptor to MetaConverter

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 ### Added
+- Obligatory `type: KType` and `descriptor` property for `MetaConverters`
 - Added separate `Meta`, `SealedMeta` and `ObservableMutableMeta` builders.
 
 ### Changed
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 - Migrated from ktor-io to kotlinx-io.
 - `MutableMeta` builder now returns a simplified version of meta that does not hold listeners.
 - More concise names for read/write methods in IO.
+- Remove unnecessary confusion with `get`/`getMeta` by removing `getMeta` from the interface.
 
 ### Deprecated
 - `String.parseValue` is replaced with `Value.parse`

build.gradle.kts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "space.kscience"
-    version = "0.7.0-dev-1"
+    version = "0.7.0-dev-2"
 }
 
 subprojects {

dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/Plugin.kt

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package space.kscience.dataforge.context
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.Plugin.Companion.TARGET
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.MetaRepr
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Named
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.parseAsName
 import space.kscience.dataforge.provider.Provider
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.provider.Provider
  *
  * create - configure - attach - detach - destroy
  */
-@Type(TARGET)
+@DfId(TARGET)
 public interface Plugin : Named, ContextAware, Provider, MetaRepr {
 
     /**

dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginFactory.kt

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.context
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 
-@Type(PluginFactory.TYPE)
+@DfId(PluginFactory.TYPE)
 public interface PluginFactory<T : Plugin> : Factory<T> {
     public val tag: PluginTag
 

dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/properties/MetaProperty.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.properties
 
 
-import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.*
+import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.ObservableMutableMeta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.transformations.MetaConverter
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.transformations.nullableMetaToObject
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.transformations.nullableObjectToMeta
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public class MetaProperty<T : Any>(
 
     override fun onChange(owner: Any?, callback: (T?) -> Unit) {
         meta.onChange(owner) { name ->
-            if (name.startsWith(this@MetaProperty.name)) callback(converter.nullableMetaToObject(get(name)))
+            if (name.startsWith(this@MetaProperty.name)) callback(converter.nullableMetaToObject(this[name]))
         }
     }
 

dataforge-context/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/provider/dfType.kt

@@ -4,29 +4,29 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.context.Context
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.PluginBuilder
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.gather
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Named
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.reflect.full.findAnnotation
 
 
 @DFExperimental
-public val KClass<*>.dfType: String
-    get() = findAnnotation<Type>()?.id ?: simpleName ?: ""
+public val KClass<*>.dfId: String
+    get() = findAnnotation<DfId>()?.id ?: simpleName ?: ""
 
 /**
- * Provide an object with given name inferring target from its type using [Type] annotation
+ * Provide an object with given name inferring target from its type using [DfId] annotation
  */
 @DFExperimental
 public inline fun <reified T : Any> Provider.provideByType(name: String): T? {
-    val target = T::class.dfType
+    val target = T::class.dfId
     return provide(target, name)
 }
 
 @DFExperimental
 public inline fun <reified T : Any> Provider.top(): Map<Name, T> {
-    val target = T::class.dfType
+    val target = T::class.dfId
     return top(target)
 }
 
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ public inline fun <reified T : Any> Provider.top(): Map<Name, T> {
  */
 @DFExperimental
 public inline fun <reified T : Any> Context.gather(inherit: Boolean = true): Map<Name, T> =
-    gather<T>(T::class.dfType, inherit)
+    gather<T>(T::class.dfId, inherit)
 
 
 @DFExperimental
 public inline fun <reified T : Any> PluginBuilder.provides(items: Map<Name, T>) {
-    provides(T::class.dfType, items)
+    provides(T::class.dfId, items)
 }
 
 @DFExperimental
 public inline fun <reified T : Any> PluginBuilder.provides(vararg items: Named) {
-    provides(T::class.dfType, *items)
+    provides(T::class.dfId, *items)
 }

dataforge-data/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/data/Data.kt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.MetaRepr
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.isEmpty
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFInternal
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
 import kotlin.coroutines.EmptyCoroutineContext
 import kotlin.reflect.KType
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
 /**
  * A data element characterized by its meta
  */
-@Type(Data.TYPE)
+@DfId(Data.TYPE)
 public interface Data<out T> : Goal<T>, MetaRepr {
     /**
      * Type marker for the data. The type is known before the calculation takes place so it could be checked.

dataforge-data/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/data/DataSet.kt

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.emptyFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.mapNotNull
 import space.kscience.dataforge.data.Data.Companion.TYPE_OF_NOTHING
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.set
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.asName
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.endsWith

dataforge-data/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/data/DataTree.kt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package space.kscience.dataforge.data
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFInternal
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.*
 import kotlin.collections.component1
 import kotlin.collections.component2
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public val <T : Any> DataTreeItem<T>.type: KType
 /**
  * A tree-like [DataSet] grouped into the node. All data inside the node must inherit its type
  */
-@Type(DataTree.TYPE)
+@DfId(DataTree.TYPE)
 public interface DataTree<out T : Any> : DataSet<T> {
 
     /**

dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/EnvelopeFormat.kt

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import kotlinx.io.Source
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.Context
 import space.kscience.dataforge.io.EnvelopeFormatFactory.Companion.ENVELOPE_FORMAT_TYPE
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.asName
 import kotlin.reflect.KType
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public interface EnvelopeFormat : IOFormat<Envelope> {
 
 public fun EnvelopeFormat.read(input: Source): Envelope = readFrom(input)
 
-@Type(ENVELOPE_FORMAT_TYPE)
+@DfId(ENVELOPE_FORMAT_TYPE)
 public interface EnvelopeFormatFactory : IOFormatFactory<Envelope>, EnvelopeFormat {
     override val type: KType get() = typeOf<Envelope>()
 

dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/IOFormat.kt

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.context.Context
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.Factory
 import space.kscience.dataforge.io.IOFormatFactory.Companion.IO_FORMAT_TYPE
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Named
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.asName
 import kotlin.reflect.KType
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public fun <T : Any> Sink.writeWith(format: IOWriter<T>, obj: T): Unit =
     format.writeTo(this, obj)
 
 
-@Type(IO_FORMAT_TYPE)
+@DfId(IO_FORMAT_TYPE)
 public interface IOFormatFactory<T : Any> : Factory<IOFormat<T>>, Named {
     /**
      * Explicit type for dynamic type checks

dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/MetaFormat.kt

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.context.Global
 import space.kscience.dataforge.io.MetaFormatFactory.Companion.META_FORMAT_TYPE
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.descriptors.MetaDescriptor
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.asName
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.plus
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public interface MetaFormat : IOFormat<Meta> {
     public fun readMeta(source: Source, descriptor: MetaDescriptor? = null): Meta
 }
 
-@Type(META_FORMAT_TYPE)
+@DfId(META_FORMAT_TYPE)
 public interface MetaFormatFactory : IOFormatFactory<Meta>, MetaFormat {
     public val shortName: String
 

dataforge-io/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/workDirectory.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.io
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.ContextBuilder
-import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.get
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.set
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.string
 import java.nio.file.Path

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/Laminate.kt

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public class Laminate internal constructor(public val layers: List<Meta>) : Type
         }
     }
 
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): Laminate? {
-        val childLayers = layers.mapNotNull { it.getMeta(name) }
+    override fun get(name: Name): Laminate? {
+        val childLayers = layers.mapNotNull { it.get(name) }
         return if (childLayers.isEmpty()) null else Laminate(childLayers)
     }
 

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/Meta.kt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package space.kscience.dataforge.meta
 
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.unsafeCast
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.*
 import kotlin.jvm.JvmName
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ public interface MetaRepr {
  * A container for meta nodes
  */
 public fun interface MetaProvider : ValueProvider {
-    public fun getMeta(name: Name): Meta?
+    public operator fun get(name: Name): Meta?
 
-    override fun getValue(name: Name): Value? = getMeta(name)?.value
+    override fun getValue(name: Name): Value? = get(name)?.value
 }
 
 /**
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ public fun interface MetaProvider : ValueProvider {
  * TODO add documentation
  * Same name siblings are supported via elements with the same [Name] but different indices.
  */
-@Type(Meta.TYPE)
+@DfId(Meta.TYPE)
 @Serializable(MetaSerializer::class)
 public interface Meta : MetaRepr, MetaProvider {
     public val value: Value?
     public val items: Map<NameToken, Meta>
 
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): Meta? {
+    override fun get(name: Name): Meta? {
         tailrec fun Meta.find(name: Name): Meta? = if (name.isEmpty()) {
             this
         } else {
@@ -108,21 +108,13 @@ public operator fun Meta.get(token: NameToken): Meta? = items[token]
  *
  * If [name] is empty return current [Meta]
  */
-public operator fun Meta?.get(name: Name): Meta? = this?.getMeta(name)
-
-@Deprecated("Use nullable receiver", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
-@JvmName("getNonNullable")
-public operator fun Meta.get(name: Name): Meta? = getMeta(name)
+public operator fun Meta?.get(name: Name): Meta? = this?.get(name)
 
 /**
  * Parse [Name] from [key] using full name notation and pass it to [Meta.get]
  */
 public operator fun Meta?.get(key: String): Meta? = this?.get(key.parseAsName(true))
 
-@Deprecated("Use nullable receiver", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
-@JvmName("getNonNullable")
-public operator fun Meta.get(key: String): Meta? = get(key.parseAsName(true))
-
 /**
  * Get all items matching given name. The index of the last element, if present is used as a [Regex],
  * against which indexes of elements are matched.
@@ -159,7 +151,7 @@ public interface TypedMeta<out M : TypedMeta<M>> : Meta {
 
     override val items: Map<NameToken, M>
 
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): M? {
+    override fun get(name: Name): M? {
         tailrec fun M.find(name: Name): M? = if (name.isEmpty()) {
             this
         } else {
@@ -182,28 +174,17 @@ public inline val <M : TypedMeta<M>> TypedMeta<M>.self: M get() = unsafeCast()
 public operator fun <M : TypedMeta<M>> TypedMeta<M>?.get(token: NameToken): M? = this?.items?.get(token)
 
 /**
- * Perform recursive item search using given [name]. Each [NameToken] is treated as a name in [TypedMeta.items] of a parent node.
+ * Retrieves a meta node with the given name from the nullable [TypedMeta] object.
  *
- * If [name] is empty return current [Meta]
+ * @param name The name of the meta node to retrieve.
+ * @return The meta node with the given name, or null if it doesn't exist.
  */
-public tailrec operator fun <M : TypedMeta<M>> TypedMeta<M>?.get(name: Name): M? = when {
-    this == null -> null
-    name.isEmpty() -> self
-    else -> get(name.firstOrNull()!!)?.get(name.cutFirst())
-}
-
-@Deprecated("Use nullable receiver", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
-@JvmName("getNonNullable")
-public operator fun <M : TypedMeta<M>> TypedMeta<M>.get(name: Name): M? = get(name)
+public operator fun <M : TypedMeta<M>> M?.get(name: Name): M? = this?.get(name)
 
 /**
  * Parse [Name] from [key] using full name notation and pass it to [TypedMeta.get]
  */
-public operator fun <M : TypedMeta<M>> TypedMeta<M>?.get(key: String): M? = this[key.parseAsName(true)]
-
-@Deprecated("Use nullable receiver", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
-@JvmName("getNonNullable")
-public operator fun <M : TypedMeta<M>> TypedMeta<M>.get(key: String): M? = get(key)
+public operator fun <M : TypedMeta<M>> M?.get(key: String): M? = this?.get(key.parseAsName(true))
 
 
 /**

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/MetaDelegate.kt

@@ -8,28 +8,28 @@ import kotlin.properties.ReadOnlyProperty
 /* Meta delegates */
 
 public fun MetaProvider.node(key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Meta?> = ReadOnlyProperty { _, property ->
-    getMeta(key ?: property.name.asName())
+    get(key ?: property.name.asName())
 }
 
 public fun <T> MetaProvider.node(
     key: Name? = null,
     converter: MetaConverter<T>
 ): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, T?> = ReadOnlyProperty { _, property ->
-    getMeta(key ?: property.name.asName())?.let { converter.metaToObject(it) }
+    get(key ?: property.name.asName())?.let { converter.metaToObject(it) }
 }
 
 /**
  * A property delegate that uses custom key
  */
 public fun MetaProvider.value(key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Value?> = ReadOnlyProperty { _, property ->
-    getMeta(key ?: property.name.asName())?.value
+    get(key ?: property.name.asName())?.value
 }
 
 public fun <R> MetaProvider.value(
     key: Name? = null,
     reader: (Value?) -> R
 ): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, R> = ReadOnlyProperty { _, property ->
-    reader(getMeta(key ?: property.name.asName())?.value)
+    reader(get(key ?: property.name.asName())?.value)
 }
 
 //TODO add caching for sealed nodes

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/MutableMeta.kt

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public annotation class MetaBuilderMarker
  * A generic interface that gives access to getting and setting meta notes and values
  */
 public interface MutableMetaProvider : MetaProvider, MutableValueProvider {
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): MutableMeta?
-    public fun setMeta(name: Name, node: Meta?)
+    override fun get(name: Name): MutableMeta?
+    public operator fun set(name: Name, node: Meta?)
     override fun setValue(name: Name, value: Value?)
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public interface MutableMeta : Meta, MutableMetaProvider {
      */
     override var value: Value?
 
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): MutableMeta? {
+    override fun get(name: Name): MutableMeta? {
         tailrec fun MutableMeta.find(name: Name): MutableMeta? = if (name.isEmpty()) {
             this
         } else {
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ public interface MutableMeta : Meta, MutableMetaProvider {
     }
 
     public infix fun Name.put(meta: Meta) {
-        setMeta(this, meta)
+        set(this, meta)
     }
 
     public infix fun Name.put(repr: MetaRepr) {
-        setMeta(this, repr.toMeta())
+        set(this, repr.toMeta())
     }
 
     public infix fun Name.put(builder: MutableMeta.() -> Unit) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public interface MutableMeta : Meta, MutableMetaProvider {
     }
 
     public infix fun String.put(meta: Meta) {
-        setMeta(Name.parse(this), meta)
+        set(Name.parse(this), meta)
     }
 
     public infix fun String.put(value: Value?) {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public interface MutableMeta : Meta, MutableMetaProvider {
     }
 
     public infix fun String.put(repr: MetaRepr) {
-        setMeta(Name.parse(this), repr.toMeta())
+        set(Name.parse(this), repr.toMeta())
     }
 
     public infix fun String.putIndexed(iterable: Iterable<Meta>) {
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ public interface MutableMeta : Meta, MutableMetaProvider {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * Set or replace node at given [name]
- */
-public operator fun MutableMetaProvider.set(name: Name, meta: Meta): Unit = setMeta(name, meta)
-
 /**
  * Set or replace value at given [name]
  */
@@ -154,24 +149,24 @@ public interface MutableTypedMeta<M : MutableTypedMeta<M>> : TypedMeta<M>, Mutab
      */
     @DFExperimental
     public fun attach(name: Name, node: M)
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): M?
+    override fun get(name: Name): M?
     override fun getOrCreate(name: Name): M
 }
 
 public fun <M : MutableTypedMeta<M>> M.getOrCreate(key: String): M = getOrCreate(Name.parse(key))
 
 public fun MutableMetaProvider.remove(name: Name) {
-    setMeta(name, null)
+    set(name, null)
 }
 
 public fun MutableMetaProvider.remove(key: String) {
-    setMeta(Name.parse(key), null)
+    set(Name.parse(key), null)
 }
 
 // node setters
 
-public operator fun MutableMetaProvider.set(Key: NameToken, value: Meta): Unit = setMeta(Key.asName(), value)
-public operator fun MutableMetaProvider.set(key: String, value: Meta): Unit = setMeta(Name.parse(key), value)
+public operator fun MutableMetaProvider.set(Key: NameToken, value: Meta): Unit = set(Key.asName(), value)
+public operator fun MutableMetaProvider.set(key: String, value: Meta): Unit = set(Name.parse(key), value)
 
 
 //public fun MutableMeta.set(key: String, index: String, value: Value?): Unit =
@@ -319,7 +314,7 @@ private class MutableMetaImpl(
         )
 
     @ThreadSafe
-    override fun setMeta(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
+    override fun set(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
         val oldItem: ObservableMutableMeta? = get(name)
         if (oldItem != node) {
             when (name.length) {
@@ -346,7 +341,7 @@ private class MutableMetaImpl(
                         newNode.adoptBy(this, token)
                         children[token] = newNode
                     }
-                    items[token]?.setMeta(name.cutFirst(), node)
+                    items[token]?.set(name.cutFirst(), node)
                 }
             }
             invalidate(name)
@@ -405,7 +400,7 @@ private class MutableMetaWithDefault(
     override val items: Map<NameToken, MutableMeta>
         get() {
             val sourceKeys: Collection<NameToken> = source[rootName]?.items?.keys ?: emptyList()
-            val defaultKeys: Collection<NameToken> = default.getMeta(rootName)?.items?.keys ?: emptyList()
+            val defaultKeys: Collection<NameToken> = default[rootName]?.items?.keys ?: emptyList()
             //merging keys for primary and default node
             return (sourceKeys + defaultKeys).associateWith {
                 MutableMetaWithDefault(source, default, rootName + it)
@@ -413,12 +408,12 @@ private class MutableMetaWithDefault(
         }
 
     override var value: Value?
-        get() = source[rootName]?.value ?: default.getMeta(rootName)?.value
+        get() = source[rootName]?.value ?: default.get(rootName)?.value
         set(value) {
             source[rootName] = value
         }
 
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): MutableMeta = MutableMetaWithDefault(source, default, rootName + name)
+    override fun get(name: Name): MutableMeta = MutableMetaWithDefault(source, default, rootName + name)
 
     override fun toString(): String = Meta.toString(this)
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean = Meta.equals(this, other as? Meta)

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/MutableMetaDelegate.kt

@@ -11,31 +11,31 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
 public fun MutableMetaProvider.node(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Meta?> =
     object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Meta?> {
         override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): Meta? {
-            return getMeta(key ?: property.name.asName())
+            return get(key ?: property.name.asName())
         }
 
         override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: Meta?) {
             val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
-            setMeta(name, value)
+            set(name, value)
         }
     }
 
 public fun <T> MutableMetaProvider.node(key: Name? = null, converter: MetaConverter<T>): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T?> =
     object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T?> {
         override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): T? {
-            return getMeta(key ?: property.name.asName())?.let { converter.metaToObject(it) }
+            return get(key ?: property.name.asName())?.let { converter.metaToObject(it) }
         }
 
         override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: T?) {
             val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
-            setMeta(name, value?.let { converter.objectToMeta(it) })
+            set(name, value?.let { converter.objectToMeta(it) })
         }
     }
 
 public fun MutableMetaProvider.value(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Value?> =
     object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Value?> {
         override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): Value? =
-            getMeta(key ?: property.name.asName())?.value
+            get(key ?: property.name.asName())?.value
 
         override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: Value?) {
             setValue(key ?: property.name.asName(), value)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public fun <T> MutableMetaProvider.value(
     reader: (Value?) -> T
 ): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> = object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> {
     override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): T =
-        reader(getMeta(key ?: property.name.asName())?.value)
+        reader(get(key ?: property.name.asName())?.value)
 
     override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: T) {
         setValue(key ?: property.name.asName(), writer(value))

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMeta.kt

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public interface ObservableMeta : Meta {
 public interface ObservableMutableMeta : ObservableMeta, MutableMeta, MutableTypedMeta<ObservableMutableMeta> {
     override fun getOrCreate(name: Name): ObservableMutableMeta
 
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): ObservableMutableMeta? {
+    override fun get(name: Name): ObservableMutableMeta? {
         tailrec fun ObservableMutableMeta.find(name: Name): ObservableMutableMeta? = if (name.isEmpty()) {
             this
         } else {

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMetaWrapper.kt

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ private class ObservableMetaWrapper(
             ObservableMetaWrapper(root, absoluteName + it, listeners)
         }
 
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): ObservableMutableMeta? =
-        root.getMeta(name)?.let { ObservableMetaWrapper(root, this.absoluteName + name, listeners) }
+    override fun get(name: Name): ObservableMutableMeta? =
+        root.get(name)?.let { ObservableMetaWrapper(root, this.absoluteName + name, listeners) }
 
     @ThreadSafe
     override fun onChange(owner: Any?, callback: Meta.(name: Name) -> Unit) {
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ private class ObservableMetaWrapper(
     override fun getOrCreate(name: Name): ObservableMutableMeta =
         ObservableMetaWrapper(root, this.absoluteName + name, listeners)
 
-    override fun setMeta(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
+    override fun set(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
         val oldMeta = get(name)
         //don't forget to remove listener
         oldMeta?.removeListener(this)
-        root.setMeta(absoluteName + name, node)
+        root.set(absoluteName + name, node)
         if (oldMeta != node) {
             invalidate(name)
         }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ private class ObservableMetaWrapper(
     override fun attach(name: Name, node: ObservableMutableMeta) {
         set(name, node)
         node.onChange(this) { changeName ->
-            setMeta(name + changeName, this[changeName])
+            set(name + changeName, this[changeName])
         }
     }
 }

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/Scheme.kt

@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ public open class Scheme : Described, MetaRepr, MutableMetaProvider, Configurabl
         return descriptor?.validate(meta) ?: true
     }
 
-    override fun getMeta(name: Name): MutableMeta? = meta.getMeta(name)
+    override fun get(name: Name): MutableMeta? = meta.get(name)
 
-    override fun setMeta(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
+    override fun set(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
         if (validate(name, meta)) {
-            meta.setMeta(name, node)
+            meta.set(name, node)
         } else {
             error("Validation failed for node $node at $name")
         }
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ public open class Scheme : Described, MetaRepr, MutableMetaProvider, Configurabl
         override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean = Meta.equals(this, other as? Meta)
         override fun hashCode(): Int = Meta.hashCode(this)
 
-        override fun setMeta(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
-            targetMeta.setMeta(name, node)
+        override fun set(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
+            targetMeta.set(name, node)
             invalidate(name)
         }
 
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ public open class Scheme : Described, MetaRepr, MutableMetaProvider, Configurabl
         @DFExperimental
         override fun attach(name: Name, node: ObservableMutableMeta) {
             //TODO implement zero-copy attachment
-            setMeta(name, node)
+            set(name, node)
             node.onChange(this) { changeName ->
-                setMeta(name + changeName, this[changeName])
+                set(name + changeName, this[changeName])
             }
         }
 

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/SealedMeta.kt

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ internal class MetaBuilder(
         val existing = get(name) as? MetaBuilder
         return if (existing == null) {
             val newItem = MetaBuilder()
-            setMeta(name, newItem)
+            set(name, newItem)
             newItem
         } else {
             existing
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ internal class MetaBuilder(
     )
 
 
-    override fun setMeta(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
+    override fun set(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
         when (name.length) {
             0 -> error("Can't set a meta with empty name")
             1 -> {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ internal class MetaBuilder(
             }
 
             else -> {
-                getOrCreate(name.first().asName()).setMeta(name.cutFirst(), node)
+                getOrCreate(name.first().asName()).set(name.cutFirst(), node)
             }
         }
     }

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/descriptors/MetaDescriptor.kt

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.names.*
 /**
  * Restrictions on value in the node
  */
-public enum class ValueRequirement {
+public enum class ValueRestriction {
     /**
      * No restrictions
      */
@@ -26,26 +26,25 @@ public enum class ValueRequirement {
 
 /**
  * The descriptor for a meta
- * @param info description text
+ * @param description description text
  * @param children child descriptors for this node
  * @param multiple True if same name siblings with this name are allowed
- * @param valueRequirement The requirements for node content
+ * @param valueRestriction The requirements for node content
  * @param valueTypes list of allowed types for [Meta.value], null if all values are allowed.
  *  Empty list means that no value should be present in this node.
  * @param indexKey An index field by which this node is identified in case of same name siblings construct
  * @param defaultValue the default [Meta.value] for the node
- * @param attributes additional attributes of this descriptor. For example validation and widget parameters
+ * @param attributes additional attributes of this descriptor. For example, validation and widget parameters
  */
 @Serializable
 public data class MetaDescriptor(
-    public val info: String? = null,
+    public val description: String? = null,
     public val children: Map<String, MetaDescriptor> = emptyMap(),
     public val multiple: Boolean = false,
-    public val valueRequirement: ValueRequirement = ValueRequirement.NONE,
+    public val valueRestriction: ValueRestriction = ValueRestriction.NONE,
     public val valueTypes: List<ValueType>? = null,
     public val indexKey: String = Meta.INDEX_KEY,
     public val defaultValue: Value? = null,
-    public val readOnly: Boolean = false,
     public val attributes: Meta = Meta.EMPTY,
 ) {
     /**
@@ -63,11 +62,12 @@ public data class MetaDescriptor(
     }
 
     public companion object {
+        public val EMPTY: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor("Generic meta tree")
         internal const val ALLOWED_VALUES_KEY = "allowedValues"
     }
 }
 
-public val MetaDescriptor.required: Boolean get() = valueRequirement == ValueRequirement.REQUIRED || children.values.any { required }
+public val MetaDescriptor.required: Boolean get() = valueRestriction == ValueRestriction.REQUIRED || children.values.any { required }
 
 public val MetaDescriptor.allowedValues: List<Value>? get() = attributes[MetaDescriptor.ALLOWED_VALUES_KEY]?.value?.list
 
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ public operator fun MetaDescriptor.get(name: Name): MetaDescriptor? = when (name
 public operator fun MetaDescriptor.get(name: String): MetaDescriptor? = get(name.parseAsName(true))
 
 public fun MetaDescriptor.validate(value: Value?): Boolean = if (value == null) {
-    valueRequirement != ValueRequirement.REQUIRED
+    valueRestriction != ValueRestriction.REQUIRED
 } else {
-    if (valueRequirement == ValueRequirement.ABSENT) false
+    if (valueRestriction == ValueRestriction.ABSENT) false
     else {
         (valueTypes == null || value.type in valueTypes) && (allowedValues?.let { value in it } ?: true)
     }

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/descriptors/MetaDescriptorBuilder.kt

@@ -8,20 +8,26 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.names.first
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.length
 import kotlin.collections.set
 
-public class MetaDescriptorBuilder  @PublishedApi internal constructor() {
+public class MetaDescriptorBuilder @PublishedApi internal constructor() {
     public var info: String? = null
     public var children: MutableMap<String, MetaDescriptorBuilder> = linkedMapOf()
     public var multiple: Boolean = false
-    public var valueRequirement: ValueRequirement = ValueRequirement.NONE
-    public var readOnly: Boolean = false
+    public var valueRestriction: ValueRestriction = ValueRestriction.NONE
 
-    public var type: List<ValueType>? = null
+    public var valueTypes: List<ValueType>? = null
 
-    public fun type(primaryType: ValueType, vararg otherTypes: ValueType) {
-        type = listOf(primaryType, *otherTypes)
+    public fun valueType(primaryType: ValueType, vararg otherTypes: ValueType) {
+        valueTypes = listOf(primaryType, *otherTypes)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A key for indexing values. Should be changed in case of the name clash.
+     */
     public var indexKey: String = Meta.INDEX_KEY
+
+    /**
+     * The default value
+     */
     public var default: Value? = null
 
     public fun default(value: Any?) {
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@ public class MetaDescriptorBuilder  @PublishedApi internal constructor() {
                 children[name.first().body] = target
                 target
             }
+
             else -> {
                 children.getOrPut(name.first().body) { MetaDescriptorBuilder() }.item(name.cutFirst(), block)
             }
@@ -51,16 +58,17 @@ public class MetaDescriptorBuilder  @PublishedApi internal constructor() {
     public fun node(
         name: Name,
         descriptor: MetaDescriptor,
-        block: MetaDescriptorBuilder.() -> Unit = {}
+        block: MetaDescriptorBuilder.() -> Unit = {},
     ): MetaDescriptorBuilder = when (name.length) {
         0 -> error("Can't set descriptor to root")
         1 -> {
             val item = descriptor.toBuilder().apply {
-                valueRequirement = ValueRequirement.ABSENT
+                valueRestriction = ValueRestriction.ABSENT
             }.apply(block)
             children[name.first().body] = item
             item
         }
+
         else -> children.getOrPut(name.first().body) {
             MetaDescriptorBuilder()
         }.node(name.cutFirst(), descriptor, block)
@@ -79,14 +87,13 @@ public class MetaDescriptorBuilder  @PublishedApi internal constructor() {
 
     @PublishedApi
     internal fun build(): MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor(
-        info = info,
+        description = info,
         children = children.mapValues { it.value.build() },
         multiple = multiple,
-        valueRequirement = valueRequirement,
-        valueTypes = type,
+        valueRestriction = valueRestriction,
+        valueTypes = valueTypes,
         indexKey = indexKey,
         defaultValue = default,
-        readOnly = readOnly,
         attributes = attributes
     )
 }
@@ -104,9 +111,9 @@ public fun MetaDescriptorBuilder.value(
     name: Name,
     type: ValueType,
     vararg additionalTypes: ValueType,
-    block: MetaDescriptorBuilder.() -> Unit = {}
+    block: MetaDescriptorBuilder.() -> Unit = {},
 ): MetaDescriptorBuilder = item(name) {
-    type(type, *additionalTypes)
+    valueType(type, *additionalTypes)
     block()
 }
 
@@ -114,16 +121,16 @@ public fun MetaDescriptorBuilder.value(
     name: String,
     type: ValueType,
     vararg additionalTypes: ValueType,
-    block: MetaDescriptorBuilder.() -> Unit = {}
+    block: MetaDescriptorBuilder.() -> Unit = {},
 ): MetaDescriptorBuilder = value(Name.parse(name), type, additionalTypes = additionalTypes, block)
 
 /**
  * Create and configure child value descriptor
  */
 public fun MetaDescriptorBuilder.node(
-    name: Name, block: MetaDescriptorBuilder.() -> Unit
+    name: Name, block: MetaDescriptorBuilder.() -> Unit,
 ): MetaDescriptorBuilder = item(name) {
-    valueRequirement = ValueRequirement.ABSENT
+    valueRestriction = ValueRestriction.ABSENT
     block()
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +149,7 @@ public fun MetaDescriptorBuilder.node(
 }
 
 public fun MetaDescriptorBuilder.required() {
-    valueRequirement = ValueRequirement.REQUIRED
+    valueRestriction = ValueRestriction.REQUIRED
 }
 
 public inline fun <reified E : Enum<E>> MetaDescriptorBuilder.enum(
@@ -158,11 +165,11 @@ public inline fun <reified E : Enum<E>> MetaDescriptorBuilder.enum(
 }
 
 private fun MetaDescriptor.toBuilder(): MetaDescriptorBuilder = MetaDescriptorBuilder().apply {
-    info = this@toBuilder.info
+    info = this@toBuilder.description
     children = this@toBuilder.children.mapValuesTo(LinkedHashMap()) { it.value.toBuilder() }
     multiple = this@toBuilder.multiple
-    valueRequirement = this@toBuilder.valueRequirement
-    type = this@toBuilder.valueTypes
+    valueRestriction = this@toBuilder.valueRestriction
+    valueTypes = this@toBuilder.valueTypes
     indexKey = this@toBuilder.indexKey
     default = defaultValue
     attributes = this@toBuilder.attributes.toMutableMeta()

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/transformations/MetaConverter.kt

@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.meta.transformations
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.*
+import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.descriptors.MetaDescriptor
+import kotlin.reflect.KType
+import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
 
 /**
  * A converter of generic object to and from [Meta]
  */
 public interface MetaConverter<T> {
 
+    /**
+     * Runtime type of [T]
+     */
+    public val type: KType
+
+    /**
+     * A descriptor for resulting meta
+     */
+    public val descriptor: MetaDescriptor get() = MetaDescriptor.EMPTY
+
     /**
      * Attempt conversion of [meta] to an object or return null if conversion failed
      */
@@ -20,51 +33,105 @@ public interface MetaConverter<T> {
     public companion object {
 
         public val meta: MetaConverter<Meta> = object : MetaConverter<Meta> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<Meta>()
+
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): Meta = meta
             override fun objectToMeta(obj: Meta): Meta = obj
         }
 
         public val value: MetaConverter<Value> = object : MetaConverter<Value> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<Value>()
+
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): Value? = meta.value
             override fun objectToMeta(obj: Value): Meta = Meta(obj)
         }
 
         public val string: MetaConverter<String> = object : MetaConverter<String> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<String>()
+
+            override val descriptor: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor {
+                valueType(ValueType.STRING)
+            }
+
+
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): String? = meta.string
             override fun objectToMeta(obj: String): Meta = Meta(obj.asValue())
         }
 
         public val boolean: MetaConverter<Boolean> = object : MetaConverter<Boolean> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<Boolean>()
+
+            override val descriptor: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor {
+                valueType(ValueType.BOOLEAN)
+            }
+
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): Boolean? = meta.boolean
             override fun objectToMeta(obj: Boolean): Meta = Meta(obj.asValue())
         }
 
         public val number: MetaConverter<Number> = object : MetaConverter<Number> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<Number>()
+
+            override val descriptor: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor {
+                valueType(ValueType.NUMBER)
+            }
+
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): Number? = meta.number
             override fun objectToMeta(obj: Number): Meta = Meta(obj.asValue())
         }
 
         public val double: MetaConverter<Double> = object : MetaConverter<Double> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<Double>()
+
+            override val descriptor: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor {
+                valueType(ValueType.NUMBER)
+            }
+
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): Double? = meta.double
             override fun objectToMeta(obj: Double): Meta = Meta(obj.asValue())
         }
 
         public val float: MetaConverter<Float> = object : MetaConverter<Float> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<Float>()
+
+            override val descriptor: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor {
+                valueType(ValueType.NUMBER)
+            }
+
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): Float? = meta.float
             override fun objectToMeta(obj: Float): Meta = Meta(obj.asValue())
         }
 
         public val int: MetaConverter<Int> = object : MetaConverter<Int> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<Int>()
+
+            override val descriptor: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor {
+                valueType(ValueType.NUMBER)
+            }
+
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): Int? = meta.int
             override fun objectToMeta(obj: Int): Meta = Meta(obj.asValue())
         }
 
         public val long: MetaConverter<Long> = object : MetaConverter<Long> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<Long>()
+
+            override val descriptor: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor {
+                valueType(ValueType.NUMBER)
+            }
+
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): Long? = meta.long
             override fun objectToMeta(obj: Long): Meta = Meta(obj.asValue())
         }
 
         public inline fun <reified E : Enum<E>> enum(): MetaConverter<E> = object : MetaConverter<E> {
+            override val type: KType = typeOf<E>()
+
+            override val descriptor: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor {
+                valueType(ValueType.STRING)
+                allowedValues(enumValues<E>())
+            }
+
             @Suppress("USELESS_CAST")
             override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): E = meta.enum<E>() as? E ?: error("The Item is not a Enum")
 
@@ -76,6 +143,12 @@ public interface MetaConverter<T> {
             reader: (Value) -> T,
         ): MetaConverter<List<T>> =
             object : MetaConverter<List<T>> {
+                override val type: KType = typeOf<List<T>>()
+
+                override val descriptor: MetaDescriptor = MetaDescriptor {
+                    valueType(ValueType.LIST)
+                }
+
                 override fun metaToObjectOrNull(meta: Meta): List<T>? = meta.value?.list?.map(reader)
 
                 override fun objectToMeta(obj: List<T>): Meta = Meta(obj.map(writer).asValue())

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/transformations/MetaTransformation.kt

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public data class KeepTransformationRule(val selector: (Name) -> Boolean) :
         meta.nodeSequence().map { it.first }.filter(selector)
 
     override fun transformItem(name: Name, item: Meta?, target: MutableMeta) {
-        if (selector(name)) target.setMeta(name, item)
+        if (selector(name)) target.set(name, item)
     }
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class MetaTransformationBuilder {
     public fun keep(regex: String) {
         transformations.add(
             RegexItemTransformationRule(regex.toRegex()) { name, _, Meta ->
-                setMeta(name, Meta)
+                set(name, Meta)
             })
     }
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class MetaTransformationBuilder {
     public fun move(from: Name, to: Name, operation: (Meta?) -> Meta? = { it }) {
         transformations.add(
             SingleItemTransformationRule(from) { _, item ->
-                setMeta(to, operation(item))
+                set(to, operation(item))
             }
         )
     }

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/misc/DfId.kt

@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ package space.kscience.dataforge.misc
 
 /**
  * A text label for internal DataForge type classification. Alternative for mime container type.
- *
- * The DataForge type notation presumes that type `A.B.C` is the subtype of `A.B`
  */
 @MustBeDocumented
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
-public annotation class Type(val id: String)
+public annotation class DfId(val id: String)

dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/Task.kt

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.MetaRepr
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Specification
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.descriptors.Described
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.descriptors.MetaDescriptor
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.workspace.Task.Companion.TYPE
 import kotlin.reflect.KType
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
  * A configurable task that could be executed on a workspace. The [TaskResult] represents a lazy result of the task.
  * In general no computations should be made until the result is called.
  */
-@Type(TYPE)
+@DfId(TYPE)
 public interface Task<out T : Any> : Described {
 
     /**

dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/Workspace.kt

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.data.DataSet
 import space.kscience.dataforge.data.asSequence
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.MutableMeta
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DfId
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.provider.Provider
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public interface DataSelector<T: Any>{
 /**
  * An environment for pull-mode computation
  */
-@Type(Workspace.TYPE)
+@DfId(Workspace.TYPE)
 public interface Workspace : ContextAware, Provider {
     /**
      * The whole data node for current workspace