refactored into a new file with traversal

Signed-off-by: Matt Bruce <matt.bruce@verizon.com>

VDS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 		EA6642952BCEBF9500D81DC4 /* TextLinkModel.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = EA6642942BCEBF9500D81DC4 /* TextLinkModel.swift */; };
 		EA6F330E2B911E9000BACAB9 /* TextView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = EA6F330D2B911E9000BACAB9 /* TextView.swift */; };
 		EA78C7962C00CAC200430AD1 /* Groupable.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = EA78C7952C00CAC200430AD1 /* Groupable.swift */; };
+		EA7AE5592C78C7D000107C74 /* ParentViewProtocol.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = EA7AE5582C78C7D000107C74 /* ParentViewProtocol.swift */; };
 		EA81410B2A0E8E3C004F60D2 /* ButtonIcon.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = EA81410A2A0E8E3C004F60D2 /* ButtonIcon.swift */; };
 		EA8141102A127066004F60D2 /* UIColor+VDSColor.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = EA81410F2A127066004F60D2 /* UIColor+VDSColor.swift */; };
 		EA89200428AECF4B006B9984 /* UITextField+Publisher.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = EA89200328AECF4B006B9984 /* UITextField+Publisher.swift */; };
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@
 		EA78C7952C00CAC200430AD1 /* Groupable.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Groupable.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		EA78C7A12C0E63D200430AD1 /* vds-dev.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; path = "vds-dev.xcconfig"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		EA78C7A22C0E63DD00430AD1 /* vds.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; path = vds.xcconfig; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		EA7AE5582C78C7D000107C74 /* ParentViewProtocol.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ParentViewProtocol.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		EA81410A2A0E8E3C004F60D2 /* ButtonIcon.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ButtonIcon.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		EA81410F2A127066004F60D2 /* UIColor+VDSColor.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "UIColor+VDSColor.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		EA89200328AECF4B006B9984 /* UITextField+Publisher.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "UITextField+Publisher.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -777,6 +779,7 @@
 				EA78C7952C00CAC200430AD1 /* Groupable.swift */,
 				EA33624628931B050071C351 /* Initable.swift */,
 				EA471F392A95587500CE9E58 /* LayoutConstraintable.swift */,
+				EA7AE5582C78C7D000107C74 /* ParentViewProtocol.swift */,
 				EA985C7C297DAED300F2FF2E /* Primitive.swift */,
 				EAF7F0A5289B0CE000B287F5 /* Resetable.swift */,
 				EA3361C8289054C50071C351 /* Surfaceable.swift */,
@@ -1335,6 +1338,7 @@
 				EAF7F0A4289B017C00B287F5 /* LabelAttributeModel.swift in Sources */,
 				EA0B18022A9E236900F2D0CD /* SelectorGroupBase.swift in Sources */,
 				EA5F86D02A1F936100BC83E4 /* TabsContainer.swift in Sources */,
+				EA7AE5592C78C7D000107C74 /* ParentViewProtocol.swift in Sources */,
 				EAF7F0B1289B177F00B287F5 /* ColorLabelAttribute.swift in Sources */,
 				EAC9258F2911C9DE00091998 /* EntryFieldBase.swift in Sources */,
 				18B9763F2C11BA4A009271DF /* CarouselPaginationModel.swift in Sources */,

VDS/Protocols/ParentViewProtocol.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//
+//  ParentViewProtocol.swift
+//  VDS
+//
+//  Created by Matt Bruce on 8/23/24.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+
+/// This is used in a View or Control to denote subviews of the ViewProtocol
+/// type, more or less for composite views/controls.
+public protocol ParentViewProtocol: ViewProtocol {
+    var children: [any ViewProtocol] { get }
+}
+
+extension ParentViewProtocol {
+    
+    /// This will get all of the children for yourself as well as all
+    /// of the children within the full tree hierarchy.
+    /// - Returns: All children within the hierachy
+    public func getAllChildren() -> [any ViewProtocol] {
+        var allChildren = [any ViewProtocol]()
+        
+        func traverse(view: any ViewProtocol) {
+            if let parentView = view as? any ParentViewProtocol {
+                for child in parentView.children {
+                    allChildren.append(child)
+                    traverse(view: child)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        traverse(view: self)
+        return children
+    }
+}

VDS/Protocols/ViewProtocol.swift

@@ -9,28 +9,6 @@ import Foundation
 import UIKit
 import Combine
 
-public protocol ParentViewProtocol: ViewProtocol {
-    var children: [any ViewProtocol] { get }
-}
-
-extension ParentViewProtocol {
-    public func getAllChildren() -> [any ViewProtocol] {
-        var allChildren = [any ViewProtocol]()
-        
-        func traverse(view: any ViewProtocol) {
-            if let parentView = view as? any ParentViewProtocol {
-                for child in parentView.children {
-                    allChildren.append(child)
-                    traverse(view: child)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        
-        traverse(view: self)
-        return children
-    }
-}
-
 public protocol ViewProtocol: AnyObject, Initable, Resettable, Enabling, Surfaceable, AccessibilityUpdatable {
     /// Set of Subscribers for any Publishers for this Control.
     var subscribers: Set<AnyCancellable> { get set }