lib/amee-data-abstraction/input.rb in amee-data-abstraction-2.1.1 vs lib/amee-data-abstraction/input.rb in amee-data-abstraction-2.2.0

@@ -156,9 +156,19 @@
       #
       def compulsory?(usage=nil)
         !optional?(usage)
       end
 
+      # Manually set the term as optional
+      def optional!
+        @optional=true
+      end
+
+      # Manually set the term as compuslory
+      def compulsory!
+        @optional=false
+      end
+
       # Check that the value of <tt>self</tt> is valid. If invalid, and is defined
       # as part of a calculation, add the invalidity message to the parent
       # calculation's error list. Otherwise, raise a <i>ChoiceValidation</i>
       # exception.
       #
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