new_meta_request Subroutine

    subroutine new_meta_request(self, key, table, meta_allowed, error)

        type(metapackage_request_t), intent(out) :: self

        !> The package name
        character(len=*), intent(in) :: key

        !> Instance of the TOML data structure
        type(toml_table), intent(inout) :: table

        !> List of keys allowed to be metapackages
        logical, intent(in), optional :: meta_allowed(:)

        !> Error handling
        type(error_t), allocatable, intent(out) :: error


        integer :: stat,i
        character(len=:), allocatable :: value
        logical, allocatable :: allow_meta(:)
        type(toml_key), allocatable :: keys(:)

        call request_destroy(self)

        !> Set name
        self%name = key
        if (.not.is_meta_package(key)) then
            call fatal_error(error,"Error reading fpm.toml: <"//key//"> is not a valid metapackage name")
            return
        end if

        !> The toml table is not checked here because it already passed
        !> the "new_dependencies" check

        call table%get_keys(keys)

        !> Set list of entries that are allowed to be metapackages
        if (present(meta_allowed)) then
            if (size(meta_allowed)/=size(keys)) then
                 call fatal_error(error,"Internal error: list of metapackage-enable entries does not match table size")
                 return
            end if
            allow_meta = meta_allowed
        else
            allocate(allow_meta(size(keys)),source=.true.)
        endif


        do i=1,size(keys)

            ! Skip standard dependencies
            if (.not.allow_meta(i)) cycle

            if (keys(i)%key==key) then
                call get_value(table, key, value)
                if (.not. allocated(value)) then
                    call syntax_error(error, "Could not retrieve version string for metapackage key <"//key//">. Check syntax")
                    return
                else
                    call request_parse(self, value, error)
                    return
                endif
            end if
        end do

        ! Key is not present, metapackage not requested
        return

    end subroutine new_meta_request