[wsrp] [errata #27] Define a constant namespace prefix?

[Rich Thompson <richt2@us.ibm.com>]

Comment: #27. 6/19/03 (TC discussion
of #21) 
The biggest problem with namespacing
is the lack of clarity once a token is indicated as needing namespacing.
Email discussion led to 3 requirements for any solution:
1. Clarity of the item after indicating
it needs to be namespaced 
2. Ability to directly debug scripts containing
namespaced items (functions and variables). Equivalent for CSS classes
is also desirable. 
3. Consumer only needs to execute a single
parse on the markup to do all rewriting (URL and namespacing)

Proposed solution:
1. Change the base token to “wsrp_rewrite”
2. Define the following modifiers:
    a. "_" suffix =
namespace prefix (to be replaced with a constant for all instances within
the set of documents for the current markup for this portlet instance)
    b. "?" suffix =
start of URL rewriting expression 
    c. "/" prefix =
end of URL rewriting expression

Document: Spec
Section: 10.2.1
Old Text: wsrp-rewrite
(3 occurrences)
New Text:
wsrp_rewrite

Document: Spec
Section: 10.2.1.8
Old Text: wsrp-rewrite
(8 occurrences)
New Text:
wsrp_rewrite

Document: Spec
Section: 10.2.3
Old Text: wsrp-rewrite
(2 occurrences)
New Text:
wsrp_rewrite

Document: Spec
Section: 10.3.1
Old Text: The
Portlet uses the static, predefined method (section 10.2.1) to denote tokens
that need a namespace prefix.
New Text: The Portlet has two methods of
indicating that a token needs to be namespaced:
   1. Prefix the token with “wsrp_rewrite_”.
The Consumer will locate such markers and replace them with a prefix that
is unique to this instance of this portlet on the page. This prefix has
been chosen such that the Consumer is able to do a single parse of the
markup to both locate such markers and the URL rewrite expressions described
in section 10.2.1. In addition, this prefix is legal for at least the JavaScript
and VBScript scripting languages and CSS class names. This permits the
independent testing of most generated markup fragments.
    2. The Portlet can
also use the static, predefined method (section 10.2.1) to denote tokens
that need a namespace prefix.