code: public static List<TransformationDescription> getDescriptionsFromXMLFile(File file) {
          List<TransformationDescription> desc = new ArrayList<TransformationDescription>();
          try {
              return loadDescrtipionsFromXMLInputSource(new InputSource(file.getAbsolutePath()), file.getName());
          } catch (Exception e) {
              LOGGER.error("Unable to read the descriptions from file " + file.getAbsolutePath(), e);
          }
          return desc;
      }
docs: Scans a XML file for transformation descriptions and returns all successfully read transformation descriptions.