interface IRiskConfig {
    factors?:IRiskConfigFactor[], //  a list of factors contributing to risk levels, see below
	....
}


interface IRiskConfigFactor {
    type:string, // an unique identification of the factor
    label:string, // the label displayed in the UI, where user can enter some text, e.g. "Cause" or "Effect"
    weights: IRiskConfigFactorWeight[] // an array of definitions describing how the factor contributes to the risk level, each weight is a a drop down of values
    hideTextInput?:boolean, // default: false, set to trueif there should not be a text input field to specify details 
    readonly?:boolean, //  default: false, can be set to true if user should not be able to change the field 
    inputType?:IRiskConfigFactorInputType, // default:text (a single line text input), can be used to overwrite the input as a drop down selection or a text area 
    options?: IRiskConfigFactorOption[], // if inputType is "select" this contains the values which can be selected 
}

type IRiskConfigFactorInputType = "text"|"select"|"textarea";

interface IRiskConfigFactorOption {
    value:string, // a unique identifier
    label:string, // text to display
    changes:IRiskConfigSelectChanges[] // for input select only. Allows to automatically change other inputs / weights when the select changes 
}

interface IRiskConfigSelectChanges {
    changesFactor?:string, // identifier (type) the factor to be modified OR
    changesWeight?:string, // identifier (type) the weight to be modified 
    value:number // the new value to set
}

interface IRiskConfigFactorWeight {
    type:string, // an identifier of the contributing factor
    help:boolean, // if set true a help popover will explain the values
    label:string, // the label displayed in the UI, where the user can select a value from the drop down, e.g. "Probability", "Severit"y or "Detectability"
    readonly?:boolean, // default false, set to true, if an input field should not be changeable by the user  
    hidden?:boolean, // default false, set to true, if field should be hidden
    values:IRiskConfigFactorWeightValue[] // an array of options of the drop down
}

interface IRiskConfigFactorWeightValue {
    shortname:string,// name displayed in the UI, can omitted to only show the factor
    help:string,// name displayed in tool tip help
    factor:number //factor which goes into calculation of risk
}