1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tex/context/base/l-aux.lua b/tex/context/base/l-aux.lua
index 03a5c2bbf..fdcc88e46 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/l-aux.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/l-aux.lua
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ do
         return lpeg.match(pattern,str)
     end
 
+    function aux.add_settings_to_array(t,str)
+        return table.merge(t, lpeg.match(pattern,str))
+    end
+
 end
 
 function aux.hash_to_string(h,separator,yes,no,strict,omit)
@@ -86,3 +90,14 @@ function aux.array_to_string(a,separator)
         return ""
     end
 end
+
+-- temporary here
+
+function aux.getparameters(self,class,parentclass,settings)
+    local sc = self[class]
+    if not sc then
+        sc = table.clone(self[parent])
+        self[class] = sc
+    end
+    aux.add_settings_to_array(sc, settings)
+end