[xacml] RE: Your input needed on Comment#33. Forwarded message fromDaniel Engovatov.

[Anne Anderson <Anne.Anderson@Sun.com>]

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From: Daniel Engovatov <dengovatov@crosslogix.com>
To: "'Anne.Anderson@Sun.com'" <Anne.Anderson@sun.com>,
   Daniel Engovatov
	 <dengovatov@crosslogix.com>,
   Polar Humenn <polar@syr.edu>
Subject: RE: Your input needed on Comment#33
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:59:55 -0800

I would second this motion - I suggested it some time ago, but somehow it
got lost.

It is indeed redundant to some extend, but for consistency it should be done
I believe.

Now that we allow function to be a parameter, having a top level funciton of
undefined type really complicates proper extension API design.   But nobody
seems to care about extensions at this point.  Well, eventually you will,
but it would be too late to fix it.




-----Original Message-----
From: Anne Anderson [mailto:Anne.Anderson@Sun.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:57 PM
To: Daniel Engovatov; Polar Humenn
Cc: Anne Anderson
Subject: Your input needed on Comment#33


Daniel and Polar,
We need your input on the following comment before we can resolve
it.  Could you take a look and post something to the XACML TC
mailing list ASAP?

Thanks!
Anne

0033.
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/xacml-comment/200211/msg00061.html
Subject: map function
From: Seth Proctor <seth.proctor@sun.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 16:22:32 -0500

I'm a little concerned with the definition of the map
function. Every other function and attribute in the spec has a
well defined type associated with it, but the map function does
not. Even things like the bag functions are defined as type-* so
that each of the bag functions returns a well defined type (ie,
there is a uniquely named function for each bag function that
returns each attribute type). The map function, however, is
simply defined as returning a bag of some type.

For consistency, and to make sure that the strong typing present
in the rest of the spec exists here too, I would suggest that the
map function be redefined as type-map, such that there is a named
map function for each type in the spec. I think the functionality
being provided by map makes sense, I just think it should be
clear what types of bags the map function returns.

CATEGORY: Alternative.
STATUS: Discussed 11/21/02.
RESPONSE: 
ACTIONS: Need opinions from Polar and Daniel.

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Anne H. Anderson             Email: Anne.Anderson@Sun.COM
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