# class Common :
#     def parent(self,**_args):
#         """
#         This function returns the "parent" pointer associated with a given element
#         :meta   meta data of a decorated/annotated function
#         """
#         _meta = _args['meta']
#         _item = None
        
#         if 'parent' in _meta : #hasattr(_meta,'parent'):
#             _hasField = 'field' in _meta 
#             _hasParent= _meta['element'] in self._parents
#             if _hasField and _hasParent: #_meta.element in self._parents  and hasattr(_meta,'field'):
                
#                 self._last = _item
#                 pass
#             else:
#                 for key in self._parents :
#                     if _meta.element in self._parents[key] :
                        
#                         _ikey       = list(self._last.keys())[0]
#                         _oldinfo    = self._last[_ikey]
#                         if type(_oldinfo) != dict :
#                             #
#                             # Only applicable against a dictionary not a list (sorry)
#                             pass
#                         else:
#                             _item  = {_ikey: self.merge(_oldinfo,_item)}
                        
#                         break
#                 pass
#         return _item