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Subject: Re: [search-ws] Back to Record Packing
I don't think that's a viable choice when we have a requirement on the table, from an implementer, who has actually implemented this. --Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "LeVan,Ralph" <levan@oclc.org> To: "Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress" <rden@loc.gov>; "OASIS SWS TC" <search-ws@lists.oasis-open.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:40 PM Subject: RE: [search-ws] Back to Record Packing I vote to just drop the subject. Ralph > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress [mailto:rden@loc.gov] > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:19 PM > To: OASIS SWS TC > Subject: Re: [search-ws] Back to Record Packing > > So, following up on yesterday's message ... according to this plan, > recordPacking would have these values: > > - string > - xml > - loose > -strict > > There are the following issues/notes. > > - First of all, string and xml would apply only when the serialization is > xml. loose and strict would apply to any serialization. > > - a value of string or xml (assuming an xml serialization) should not > preclude a value of loose or strict, that is, string vs. xml and loose vs. > strict are orthogonal. This means that the parameter is repeatable, or can > occur zero to two times. > More precisely: > o For an XML serialization it may occur zero, one, or two times. If the > value 'string' is supplied then the value 'xml' may not be supplied, and if > the value 'loose' is supplied then the value 'strict' may not be supplied. > o For a non XML serialization it may occur zero or one time. Neither of the > values 'string' or 'xml' may be supplied, and if the value 'loose' is > supplied then the value 'strict' may not be supplied. > > - Finally, the orthogonality seems to me to make this parameter/element > sematics overloaded and akward. > > Nevertheless, I'm willing to go with this if everyone else is. However I > need feedback on this soon, please. > > --Ray > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress" <rden@loc.gov> > To: "OASIS SWS TC" <search-ws@lists.oasis-open.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:50 PM > Subject: [search-ws] Back to Record Packing > > > > Trying to get the "Record Packing" discussion back on the fast track, the > > discussion veered off to issues that may be orthogonal, or may not, for > > example how to pair the media type and schema. > > > > But Tony, is it fair to say that the essence of what you are trying to > > achieve is (as you have put it) "allow for the possibility of the record > > data to rattle around a fixed skeleton." And, in essence, you're > > proposing "unpacked" as a value of recordPacking to mean this? > > > > Is this a fair summary? > > > > If so, recall that in the last message on this, I suggested that If we > > allow the client to say "unpacked" we also need to allow it to say > > "packed", because we're going to want the server to be able to designate > > (in Explain) the default, so that if it designates json/(SRU)/unpacked as > > the default then the client doesn't have to say "unpacked" if that's what > > it wants but it has to say "packed" if that's what it wants. Right? > > > > I also suggested that we change "packed" and "unpacked" to "loose" and > > "strict"? > > > > So if the client requests "loose" this means that the server is at liberty > > to supply a variation of the schema; if "strict" is requested then the > > server should suppy the schema according to its definition. > > > > --Ray > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that > > generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that > generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php >
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