lib/dwc-archive/classification_normalizer.rb in dwc-archive-0.4.5 vs lib/dwc-archive/classification_normalizer.rb in dwc-archive-0.4.6

@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
     
   class TaxonNormalized
     attr_accessor :id, :parent_id, :classification_path, :current_name, :current_name_canonical, :synonyms, :vernacular_names, :rank, :status
 
     def initialize
-      @id = @parent_id = @classification_path = @current_name = @current_name_canonical = @rank = @status = nil
+      @id = @parent_id = @rank = @status = nil
+      @current_name = ''
+      @current_name_canonical = ''
+      @classification_path = []
       @synonyms = []
       @vernacular_names = []
     end
 
   end
@@ -114,10 +117,10 @@
     end
 
     def get_classification_path(taxon)
       return if taxon.classification_path
       if DarwinCore.nil_field?(taxon.parent_id)
-        taxon.classification_path = [taxon.current_name_canonical]
+        taxon.classification_path << taxon.current_name_canonical
       else
         begin
           parent_cp = @res[taxon.parent_id].classification_path
         rescue NoMethodError #name has a parent which is not a current name
           error = "The parent of the taxon \'#{taxon.current_name}\' is deprecated"