Time-Based Versioning - Conceptual Overview [2nd Draft]

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Subject: Time-Based Versioning - Conceptual Overview [2nd Draft]

From: Patrick Maroney <Pmaroney@Specere.org>

To: "cti@lists.oasis-open.org" <cti@lists.oasis-open.org>, Marlon Taylor <marlon.taylor@hq.dhs.gov>

Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 20:16:34 +0000

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Acknowledgement - This paper incorporates concepts and content derived from:

Time-Based Versioned Graphs May 13th, 2014

Published in Cypher, Graph Databases, Neo4j by Ian Robinson

http://iansrobinson.com/2014/05/13/time-based-versioned-graphs/

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From: Patrick Maroney <Pmaroney@Specere.org>
Date: Friday, April 8, 2016 at 3:24 PM
To: "cti@lists.oasis-open.org" <cti@lists.oasis-open.org>, Marlon Taylor <marlon.taylor@hq.dhs.gov>
Subject: Time-Based Versioning - Conceptual Overview [Initial Draft]

This paper seeks to provide an overview of the Time-based Versioning concept in the context of supporting OASIS CTI TC discourse and exploration of options to meet community requirements.

Time-based Versioning provides a universal scheme that satisfies the following stated community objectives/requirements for versioning:

(1) I only need/want the latest version of the model.

(2) I need to establish the state of the model (1) at a given point or (2) over a range in time.

(3) I need to request a copy of the model and all of its states (1) at a given point or (2) over a range in time.

Time-based versioning separates Structure from State which allows versioning of Structure independently of its State.

[Note: This version of the paper is being published in it''s initial draft form given comments to the list today indicating a possible cut-off of discourse on Versioning]