Defaulting pipeline inputs

I have to say, defaulting the pipeline inputs so that this "works":

  <p:pipeline xmlns:p="...">
    <p:identity/>
  </p:pipeline>

is turning out to be a real messy business in my implementation.

Right now, I load the pipeline, setup the pipeline inputs and outputs,
do a bunch of analysis to setup the connections, etc., then I run the
pipeline.

Except setting up the pipeline inputs and outputs fails because the
pipeline doesn't appear to have any inputs.

So I could try to load the pipeline, do a bunch of analysis to setup
the connections, etc., setup the pipeline inputs and outputs, then I
run the pipeline.

Except that's going to fail too because *if the pipeline does have
inputs or outputs*, there aren't going to be any bindings for them.

I'm not saying the problem is insurmountable, I'm not even arguing for
a change to the status quo. I'm just saying, @$@%#$!. :-)

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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