message: preserve empty views on conduit load
diff: @@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ void DataGroup::save(const std::string& path,
  }
  else
  {
  - SLIC_ERROR("Invalid protocol " << protocol << " for file load.");
  + SLIC_ERROR("Invalid protocol " << protocol << " for file save.");
  }
  }
  @@ -1855,6 +1855,11 @@ void DataGroup::importConduitTree(conduit::Node &node)
  DataGroup * grp = createGroup(cld_name);
  grp->importConduitTree(cld_node);
  }
  + else if(cld_dtype.is_empty())
  + {
  + //create empty view
  + createView(cld_name);
  + }
  else if(cld_dtype.is_string())
  {
  //create string view
  