Re: [sca-assembly] ISSUE-72:: Do we need appendix A (pseudo-schema)? -Proposal

[Mike Edwards <mike_edwards@uk.ibm.com>]

Folks,

Proposal:

(Referring to sca-assembly-1.1-spec-cd01-rev1.doc)

Remove Appendix "A" from the
SCA Assembly specification.

Yours,  Mike.

Strategist - Emerging Technologies, SCA & SDO.
Co Chair OASIS SCA Assembly TC.
IBM Hursley Park, Mail Point 146, Winchester, SO21 2JN, Great Britain.
Phone & FAX: +44-1962-818014    Mobile: +44-7802-467431  
Email:  mike_edwards@uk.ibm.com

Mike Edwards/UK/IBM@IBMGB

04/07/2008 08:51

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Subject	[sca-assembly] ISSUE-72:: Do we need appendix A (pseudo-schema)?

Raised in JIRA as ISSUE -72: 

http://www.osoa.org/jira/browse/ASSEMBLY-72 

Yours,  Mike.

Strategist - Emerging Technologies, SCA & SDO.
Co Chair OASIS SCA Assembly TC.
IBM Hursley Park, Mail Point 146, Winchester, SO21 2JN, Great Britain.
Phone & FAX: +44-1962-818014    Mobile: +44-7802-467431  
Email:  mike_edwards@uk.ibm.com

Anish Karmarkar <Anish.Karmarkar@oracle.com>

04/07/2008 00:25

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Subject	[sca-assembly] NEW ISSUE: Do we need appendix A (pseudo-schema)?

Title: Do we need appendix A (pseudo-schema)?

Description:
In the assembly spec, statements related to the structure of the 
scdl/componentType/constrainingType occur in:
1) Spec text (such as, 'this optional element of type xs:anyURI washes
dishes'),
2) XML Schema in appendix B
3) XML Schema as a separate doc pointed at by the RDDL
4) pseudo-schema that is strewn throughout the spec
5) pseudo-schema in appendix A

Any change to the syntax requires changes in 5 different places. Yes, 
pseudo-schemas are non-normative, so an error in pseudo-schema poses a
lesser problem than an error in normative text. Nevertheless, we should
aim for no errors. Pseudo-schema is meant mostly for readability (as in
most cases XML Schema isn't) and therefore meant for consumption by 
human readers. We already have partial pseudo-schemas throughout the 
doc. Is it still necessary to have a consolidated pseudo-schema in 
appendix A? If not, we should get rid of it and eliminate a potential 
source of inconsistency/error.

Proposal: none

-Anish
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