void VbpValidator::processReferences() {

	for (std::vector<Reference>::iterator currentReference = this->references.begin(); 
		currentReference != this->references.end(); ++currentReference) {

		processReference(*currentReference);
	}
}
    // --------------------------------------
    void ReferenceManager::initialize()
    {
        deleteReferences ();
        deleteFiles ();

        if ( !ExportOptions::exportXRefs() || ExportOptions::dereferenceXRefs() ) return;

#if MAYA_API_VERSION >= 600

        MStatus status;
        MStringArray referenceFilenames;
        MFileIO::getReferences ( referenceFilenames );

        uint referenceCount = referenceFilenames.length();
        mReferences.reserve( referenceCount );
        for (uint i = 0; i < referenceCount; ++i)
        {
            MString& filename = referenceFilenames[i];
            MObject referenceNode = getReferenceNode ( filename );
            if ( referenceNode != MObject::kNullObj ) processReference ( referenceNode );
        }
#endif
    }
    // --------------------------------------
    void ReferenceManager::processReference ( const MObject& referenceNode )
    {
        MStatus status;
        MFnDependencyNode referenceNodeFn ( referenceNode, &status );
        if (status != MStatus::kSuccess) return;

#if MAYA_API_VERSION >= 600
        MString referenceNodeName = MFnDependencyNode( referenceNode ).name();

        Reference* reference = new Reference();
        reference->referenceNode = referenceNode;
        mReferences.push_back ( reference );

        // Get the paths of the root transforms included in this reference
        MObjectArray subReferences;
        getRootObjects ( referenceNode, reference->paths, subReferences );
        uint pathCount = reference->paths.length();

        // Process the sub-references first
        uint subReferenceCount = subReferences.length();
        for (uint i = 0; i < subReferenceCount; ++i)
        {
            MObject& subReference = subReferences[i];
            if ( subReference != MObject::kNullObj ) processReference ( subReference );
        }

        // Retrieve the reference node's filename
        MString command = MString("reference -rfn \"") + referenceNodeFn.name() + MString("\" -q -filename;");
        MString filename;
        status = MGlobal::executeCommand ( command, filename );
        if (status != MStatus::kSuccess || filename.length() == 0) return;

        // Strip the filename of the multiple file token
        int stripIndex = filename.index('{');
        if (stripIndex != -1) filename = filename.substring(0, stripIndex - 1);

        // Avoid transform look-ups on COLLADA references.
        int extLocation = filename.rindex('.');
        if (extLocation > 0)
        {
            MString ext = filename.substring(extLocation + 1, filename.length() - 1).toLowerCase();
            if (ext == "dae" || ext == "xml") return;
        }

        // Check for already existing file information
        // Otherwise create a new file information sheet with current node names
        for ( ReferenceFileList::iterator it = mFiles.begin(); it != mFiles.end(); ++it )
        {
            if ((*it)->filename == filename) 
            { 
                reference->file = (*it); 
                break; 
            }
        }

        if ( reference->file == NULL ) reference->file = processReferenceFile(filename);

        // Get the list of the root transform's first child's unreferenced parents.
        // This is a list of the imported nodes!
        for (uint j = 0; j < pathCount; ++j)
        {
            MDagPath path = reference->paths[j];
            if (path.childCount() > 0)
            {
                path.push ( path.child(0) );
                MFnDagNode childNode ( path );
                if (!childNode.object().hasFn(MFn::kTransform)) continue;

                uint parentCount = childNode.parentCount();
                for (uint k = 0; k < parentCount; ++k)
                {
                    MFnDagNode parentNode(childNode.parent(k));
                    if (parentNode.object() == MObject::kNullObj || parentNode.isFromReferencedFile()) continue;

                    MDagPath parentPath = MDagPath::getAPathTo(parentNode.object());
                    if (parentPath.length() > 0)
                    {
                        ReferenceRootList::iterator it = 
                            reference->reroots.insert( reference->reroots.end(), ReferenceRoot() );
                        (*it).index = j;
                        (*it).reroot = parentPath;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
#endif
    }