Re: [sca-assembly] Problems in the application of Resolution forAssembly 57 to the Specification - Proposed editorial fixes

[Anish Karmarkar <Anish.Karmarkar@oracle.com>]

Mike Edwards wrote:
> 
> Folks,
> 
> Assembly 57 is the issue that decided that any <binding/> on a 
> <reference/> MUST identify a target
> service either via @uri or via binding-specific mechanisms.
> 
> This essentially outlaws the use of the reference @target attribute with 
> any <binding/> child elements
> on the same reference.
> 

That means we don't allow a ref with multiplicity >1 to point to a SCA 
service *and* an external service. Not sure if this is a mainline 
usecase, but wanted to point it out.

> It also implies that there is no choosing between multiple <binding/> 
> child elements, since they all
> apply, once they identify a target.
> 

Not sure what you mean.
Do you mean that a reference can't choose a specific binding of a 
service? If so, I recall that we allowed that via the use of the @name 
attribute on service bindings.

> Considering  sca-assembly-1.1-spec-cd01-rev3.doc
> 
> Section 5.3.1:
> 
> - does not reflect Issue 57 at all.
> - the following changes are necessary:
> 
> 1. Remove lines 866 - 868
> (this situation can never occur - if there is an @target attribute then 
> there can't be any <binding/> subelement)
> 
> 2. Change lines 856 - 858
> (required to state that <binding/> subelements cannot exist alongside an 
> @target attribute)
> 
> If a reference has a value specified for one or more target services in 
> its @target attribute,
> 
> there MUST NOT be any child <binding/> elements declared for that 
> reference. [ASM50026]
> 
> 
> 
> Yours,  Mike.
> 
> Strategist - Emerging Technologies, SCA & SDO.
> Co Chair OASIS SCA Assembly TC.
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