DesignSpace_config

A design space configuration uses a DesignSpace root element, with nested parameter definitions. It must have a valid ID, and it may or may not need to reference a code mapping configuration, depending on the parameters.

When any type other than the built-in String type is used, the code mappings configuration is referenced from the design space configuration. The code mappings configuration maps types to the IDs of parameters in the design space so that they can be initialized accordingly.

The design space is the only configuration that is strictly necessary. Code mappings are only required when the design space contains parameter definitions that use a custom type. A design can only exist relative to a design space. So it is possible to have a design space without a design, but the converse is not true.