Is it possible to load an object that has an rfl::Ref that is referenced multiple times?

[Lazrius]

Good evening.

I was wondering if it is possible to use rfl::Ref to reference different parts of the same document with the same 'instance'? To better explain my meaning, here is some sample code:

{
    "items": [
        {
            "name": "Special Item",
            "count": 5
        },
        {
            "name": "Mundane Item",
            "count": 10
        },
        {
            "name": "Boring Item",
            "count": 5
        }
    ],
    "itemGroups": [
        {
            "name": "Every day items",
            "items": [
                "Mundane Item", "Boring Item"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

struct Item
{
    std::string name;
    int count;
}

struct ItemGroup
{
    std::string name;
    std::vector<rfl::Ref<Item> items; // <--- Contents: 3 items
}

struct Config
{
    std::vector<rfl::Ref<Item> items; // <--- The SAME 3 items, i.e. update one, update both
    std::vector<rfl::Ref<ItemGroup> groups; // <-- 1 Group ptr that contains the aforementioned 3 existing items.
    // In total the Item constructor would have been called 3 times, the ItemGroup constructor, once
}

In this example, I'd like to use the string name as an id to map them together. I'd want to use something like rfl::json::read and the result being a shared pointer between the two object types. I've read the documentation a fair bit and I've not determined if this isn't possible or if I have just missed something.

[liuzicheng1987]

@Lazrius at the moment, something like this is not supported. You would have to implement some sort of postprocessing step.