[MEI-L] Mei.measure. at complete

[Julian Dabbert]

Dear all,

I am currently developing a validation algorithm for the MEI Score 
Editor (MEISE) that checks whether a measure has the correct number of 
beats, just like proofreading in a word processor application.

Concentrating on the "complete" attribute, I found the problem that the 
same measure can hold all three states "complete", "incomplete" and 
"overfilled" at the same time when the staffs within the measure are of 
the respective heterogenous states. But unfortunately the @complete may 
choose only one form.

My current idea of handling this is to check each staff within the 
measure for either matching the number of beats or failing to match, 
therefore shifting from a three-state indicator "c/i/o" to a (less 
specific) boolean one: "c/i" with "i" being overloaded by both meanings 
"incomplete" and "overfilled".

Do you have other suggestions how to handle this problem?

Best wishes,
  -Julian