DDS — Make_USER_DATA_an_array_and_mutable Issue

Issue# 2140 Make_USER_DATA_an_array_and_mutable Issue [Boeing SOSCOE] ? There are several potentially independent uses for USER_DATA. It would be useful to have it as a set of name-value pairs or other extensible construct. That way layers such as SOSCOE could add its own USER_DATA and not conflict with the uses that the application above SOSCOE may make of the data. ? SOSCOE has created a provider property class that allows applications to have attributes with typed values; it becomes a triplet (name, type, value). Currently the “type” only supports simple types, but the intent is to extend it to well-known structured types (ref Issue#2035). The extension of the USER_DATA can be used to implement these properties. Proposal [Boeing SOSCOE] ? Make USER_DATA a set of name-value pairs and make it mutable. ? Alternatively keep the USER_DATA as it is for the simple cases and add something more flexible for the more complex cases.

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