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Subject: RE: [ws-rx] NEW ISSUE: What does 'anon' URI mean when used in AcksTo


Yes, you are right. It does not explicitly say that. However, I have the
same interpretation/assumption that Tom does.  

--umit



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anish Karmarkar [mailto:Anish.Karmarkar@oracle.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, Sep 11, 2005 9:59 PM
> To: Doug Davis
> Cc: ws-rx@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [ws-rx] NEW ISSUE: What does 'anon' URI mean 
> when used in AcksTo
> 
> I agree with Doug, AFAICT, there is nothing in the specs that 
> says that.
> 
> -Anish
> --
> 
> Doug Davis wrote:
> > 
> > It would be nice if it said that - but I may have missed it.
> > -Doug
> > 
> > 
> > Tom Rutt <tom@coastin.com> wrote on 09/10/2005 07:31:29 PM:
> > 
> >  > Anish Karmarkar wrote:
> >  >
> >  > > As to the question of why one would use anonymous IRI 
> for wsa:To:
> >  > > WS-Addressing spec actually requires you to do so in 
> certain cases.
> >  > > Specifically, in the case of the req-res scenario where the
> >  > > wsa:ReplyTo of the request message is an 'anon' IRI 
> the value of
> >  > > wsa:To of the response message must be 'anon' IRI. See 
> [1]. 'anon' IRI
> >  > > is also to default for wsa:To, so if there is no value 
> specified then
> >  > > it is 'anon' IRI.
> >  > >
> >  > > The use of 'anon' IRI in wsa:To message makes sense on 
> the response
> >  > > message in case of SOAP/HTTP. I don't know what it 
> would mean (or why
> >  > > it would be used) in other cases.
> >  >
> >  > The reason for the default was simplification when the 
> To address is the
> >  > same as the http "address".  That has always been my 
> interpretation.
> >  >
> >  > Thus anonymous, when mapped to http request, implies 
> whatever URI is
> >  > being used for that http request.
> >  >
> >  > Tom Rutt
> >  >
> >  > >
> >  > > Doug: I think this (what does 'anon' URI mean for 
> wsa:To) is a good
> >  > > catch from the perspective of WS-Addressing. It would 
> be fruitful to
> >  > > provide this as a CR comment.
> >  > >
> >  > > But the wsa:To issue is a more general issue whereas 
> AcksTo is a
> >  > > specific issue for WSRM.
> >  > >
> >  > > In resolving LC20 [2] WS-Addressing made a specific 
> decision to not
> >  > > define exactly what 'anon' IRI means in the Core spec 
> and left it to
> >  > > the binding specs. SOAP binding does define it for ReplyTo and
> >  > > FaultTo, but not for others (I think this is an 
> oversight, but don't
> >  > > recall the full discussion). IMHO, it would be useful to have
> >  > > WS-Addressing SOAP binding define (or provide guidance 
> on) what 'anon'
> >  > > IRI means for SOAP/HTTP in all cases and not just 
> ReplyTo and FaultTo.
> >  > > The EndpontReferenceType is meant to be reused by 
> other specs (WSRM
> >  > > has AcksTo, WS-Eventing has wse:NotifyTo, WS-Notification has
> >  > > wsnt:SubscriptionReference, wsnt:ProducerReference 
> etc) and having the
> >  > > meaning of 'anon' IRI (which is very useful for 
> SOAP/HTTP) for all
> >  > > EndpointReferenceTypes (in the context of SOAP/HTTP) 
> would serve a
> >  > > very useful purpose.
> >  > >
> >  > > But I haven't thought it through, perhaps there are reasons why
> >  > > defining the 'anon' IRI for SOAP/HTTP binding in every 
> case does not
> >  > > make sense -- in which case, we should define in WSRM 
> spec what we
> >  > > need (for AcksTo EPR).
> >  > >
> >  > > Comments?
> >  > >
> >  > > -Anish
> >  > > --
> >  > >
> >  > > [1] 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/CR-ws-addr-core-20050817/#formreplymsg
> >  > > [2] http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/addr/lc-issues/#lc20
> >  > >
> >  > > Doug Davis wrote:
> >  > >
> >  > >>
> >  > >> Personally, I'm not sure what an anonymous wsa:To 
> means either  :-)  
> >  > >> but its allowed, and its actually the default value 
> if wsa:To is not
> >  > >> specified.
> >  > >> The only similarity I was trying to make was that if 
> WSA doesn't need
> >  > >> to say what an anonymous wsa:To means then we might 
> not need to say
> >  > >> what an anonymous AcksTo
> >  > >> means - it could just be obvious.  But its 8pm on 
> Friday and I might
> >  > >> not be thinking straight since I'm also choosing to 
> actually continue
> >  > >> to work instead of doing something else....sigh
> >  > >> thanks,
> >  > >> -Doug
> >  > >>
> >  > >>
> >  > >> "Yalcinalp, Umit" <umit.yalcinalp@sap.com> wrote on 09/09/2005
> >  > >> 07:25:20 PM:
> >  > >>
> >  > >>  > I fail to understand the similarity or more simply 
> why one would
> >  > >> use anonymous IRI
> >  > >>  > for "To".  Where would you send the initial 
> message?  /dev/null ;-)
> >  > >>  >   > AcksTo EPR using anon IRI is different, it is 
> piggybacking on
> >  > >> the existing channel
> >  > >>  > provided by the binding, similar to ReplyTo and Fault which
> >  > >> corresponds to a kind
> >  > >>  > of "response". Acknowledgement is a kind of response.
> >  > >>  >   > --umit
> >  > >>  >   >
> >  > >>  > From: Doug Davis [mailto:dug@us.ibm.com]
> >  > >>  > Sent: Friday, Sep 09, 2005 3:47 PM
> >  > >>  > To: ws-rx@lists.oasis-open.org
> >  > >>  > Subject: RE: [ws-rx] NEW ISSUE: What does 'anon' 
> URI mean when
> >  > >> used in AcksTo
> >  > >>
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > Right - it talks about ReplyTo and FaultTo but not 
> "To".  So, we
> >  > >> can either assume
> >  > >>  > that it is implicitly talking about "To" which 
> means wecan  make
> >  > >> the same
> >  > >>  > assumption for AcksTo.  Or we can assume that 
> silence on "To"
> >  > >> implies something
> >  > >>  > else - like "its obvious". dunno.  Whatever that 
> assumption is, we
> >  > >> can probably
> >  > >>  > carry it over to the AcksTo EPR :-)
> >  > >>  > thanks,
> >  > >>  > -Doug
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > "Yalcinalp, Umit" <umit.yalcinalp@sap.com>
> >  > >>  > 09/09/2005 06:24 PM
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > To
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > Doug Davis/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS, <ws-rx@lists.oasis-open.org>
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > cc
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > Subject
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > RE: [ws-rx] NEW ISSUE: What does 'anon' URI mean 
> when used in 
> > AcksTo
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > Hmm. I am wondering whether we are looking at 
> different versions
> >  > >> of the soap
> >  > >>  > binding spec. The current editor's copy [1] has 
> the following
> >  > >> statement in Section
> >  > >>  > 3.5 (Anish was suggesting adding basically a 
> similar language to
> >  > >> our spec in this thread).
> >  > >>  >   > {
> >  > >>  > When 
> "http://www.w3.org/@@@@/@@/addressing/anonymous"; is specified
> >  > >> as the address
> >  > >>  > of the ReplyTo or FaultTo EPR, the underlying SOAP protocol
> >  > >> binding provides a
> >  > >>  > channel to the specified endpoint. Any underlying 
> protocol binding
> >  > >> supporting the
> >  > >>  > SOAP request-response message exchange pattern 
> provides such a
> >  > >> channel. For
> >  > >>  > instance, the SOAP 1.2 HTTP binding[SOAP 1.2 Part 
> 2: Adjuncts]
> >  > >> puts the reply
> >  > >>  > message in the HTTP response.
> >  > >>  > }
> >  > >>  >   >   > --umit
> >  > >>  >   > [1]
> >  > >> 
> > 
> http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/2004/ws/addressing/ws-addr
-soap.html?
> >  > >>
> >  > >>  > content-type=text/html;%20charset=utf-8#soaphttp
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > From: Doug Davis [mailto:dug@us.ibm.com]
> >  > >>  > Sent: Friday, Sep 09, 2005 1:57 PM
> >  > >>  > To: ws-rx@lists.oasis-open.org
> >  > >>  > Subject: RE: [ws-rx] NEW ISSUE: What does 'anon' 
> URI mean when
> >  > >> used in AcksTo
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > I saw no mention of what an anonymous wsa:To means 
> in the soap
> >  > >> binding spec - but
> >  > >>  > perhaps I missed it.  If not, then they're silent on it.
> >  > >>  > thanks,
> >  > >>  > -Doug
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > "Yalcinalp, Umit" <umit.yalcinalp@sap.com>
> >  > >>  > 09/09/2005 04:43 PM
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > To
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > Doug Davis/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS, <ws-rx@lists.oasis-open.org>
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > cc
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > Subject
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > RE: [ws-rx] NEW ISSUE: What does 'anon' URI mean 
> when used in 
> > AcksTo
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > Doug,
> >  > >>  >   > I think it is incorrect to characterize that 
> WS-Addressing is
> >  > >> silent. It just
> >  > >>  > defers the definition to the binding where it 
> belongs to the
> >  > >> extent of how the
> >  > >>  > definition is used for WS-Addressing purposes only.
> >  > >>  >   > I would be very much in favor of (a) or (b) 
> for our own spec.
> >  > >> If (b) can not be
> >  > >>  > coordinated with WS-Addressing wg (we need to do 
> that rather fast
> >  > >> due to the
> >  > >>  > timelines of WS-Addressing) , we should definitely 
> explore (a).
> >  > >>  >   > Cheers,
> >  > >>  >   > --umit
> >  > >>  >   >
> >  > >>  > From: Doug Davis [mailto:dug@us.ibm.com]
> >  > >>  > Sent: Friday, Sep 09, 2005 11:42 AM
> >  > >>  > To: ws-rx@lists.oasis-open.org
> >  > >>  > Subject: Re: [ws-rx] NEW ISSUE: What does 'anon' 
> URI mean when
> >  > >> used in AcksTo
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > Is WS-Addressing's silence on what it means to use 
> the anonymous
> >  > >> IRI in the wsa:To
> >  > >>  > header mean that it should be obvious to the 
> reader?  If so, then
> >  > >> perhaps we can
> >  > >>  > take the same approach to its use in other places that
> >  > >> WS-Addressing is silent as
> >  > >>  > well - for example, AcksTo - and say nothing and assume its
> >  > >> obvious to the reader.
> >  > >>  > thanks
> >  > >>  > -Doug
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > Anish Karmarkar <Anish.Karmarkar@oracle.com> wrote 
> on 09/09/2005
> >  > >> 02:20:12 AM:
> >  > >>  >
> >  > >>  > > As discussed on the call today, I'm raising an 
> issue about the
> >  > >> meaning
> >  > >>  > > of 'anon' URI when used in AcksTo URI.
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > Title:
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > What does 'anon' URI mean when used in AcksTo EPR?
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > Description:
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > WS-Addressing Core [1], section 2.1 says the 
> following about
> >  > >> 'anon':
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > "Some endpoints cannot be located with a 
> meaningful IRI; this
> >  > >> URI is
> >  > >>  > > used to allow such endpoints to send and receive 
> messages. The
> >  > >> precise
> >  > >>  > > meaning of this URI is defined by the binding of 
> Addressing to a
> >  > >>  > > specific protocol."
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > WS-Addressing SOAP binding [2] defines what the 
> 'anon' address
> >  > >> means
> >  > >>  > > when used with ReplyTo and FaultTo in SOAP and SOAP/HTTP
> >  > >> binding. It
> >  > >>  > > does not say anything about what it means when 
> used in other
> >  > >> headers
> >  > >>  > > such as AcksTo.
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > Justification:
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > WSRM defines AcksTo element of type 
> EndpointReferenceType and
> >  > >> allows
> >  > >>  > > 'anon' URI for the address. But the meaning of 
> such an anon
> >  > >> address is
> >  > >>  > > not defined anywhere.
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > Target:
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > core, soap
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > Type:
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > design
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > Proposal:
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > This can be resolved by:
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > a) Adding a stmt similar to WS-Addressing SOAP binding.
> >  > >> Something like:
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > "When "http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing/anonymous"; is
> >  > >> specified as
> >  > >>  > > the address of the wsrm:AcksTo EPR, the 
> underlying SOAP protocol
> >  > >> binding
> >  > >>  > > provides a channel to the specified endpoint. 
> Any underlying
> >  > >> protocol
> >  > >>  > > binding supporting the SOAP request-response 
> message exchange
> >  > >> pattern
> >  > >>  > > provides such a channel. For instance, the SOAP 1.2 HTTP
> >  > >> binding[SOAP
> >  > >>  > > 1.2 Part 2: Adjuncts] puts the reply message in the HTTP 
> > response."
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > OR
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > b) we could ask the WS-Addressing WG to fix 
> their SOAP binding to
> >  > >>  > > include not just ReplyTo and FaultTo EPRs but 
> any EPR when used
> >  > >> in the
> >  > >>  > > context of SOAP/HTTP binding.
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > I prefer that we do (b). If they refuse, we can do (a)
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > > Related issues:
> >  > >>  > > i012
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >>  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > --
> >  > ----------------------------------------------------
> >  > Tom Rutt   email: tom@coastin.com; trutt@us.fujitsu.com
> >  > Tel: +1 732 801 5744          Fax: +1 732 774 5133
> >  >
> >  >
> 


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