Now also read descriptions.

publication.xpdl

@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@
                 </Participant>
             </Participants>
             <Applications>
-                <Application Id="prepare"/>
+                <Application Id="prepare" Name="Prepare">
+                    <Description>Prepare the initial draft</Description>
+                </Application>
                 <Application Id="tech_review">
                     <FormalParameters>
                         <FormalParameter Id="publish" Mode="OUT">

xpdl.py

@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ def application(self, app):
         self.stack[-1].defineApplications(**{str(app.id): app})
     end_handlers[(xpdlns, 'Application')] = application
 
+    def description(self, ignored):
+        if self.stack[-1] is not None:
+            self.stack[-1].description = self.text
+    end_handlers[(xpdlns, 'Description')] = description
+
     ######################################################################
     # Activity definitions
 

xpdl.txt

@@ -341,3 +341,15 @@ Now, let's try out our process.  We'll follow the same steps we did in
 
     >>> context.decision
     True
+
+Descriptions
+============
+
+Most process elements can have names and descriptions.
+
+    >>> pd.applications['prepare'].__name__
+    u'Prepare'
+
+    >>> pd.applications['prepare'].description
+    u'Prepare the initial draft'
+