RE: [ws-rx] NEW ISSUE: Definition for "Reliable Message"

Jacques:

Would a more generic entry be better to give us latitude to cover future items.

“Reliable Message: A message that behaves exactly as the sender designed it to with respect to delivery to its destination or notifies the sender in the event it encountered problems. The gamut of behavior is (not an exclusive list):

[insert list of current expectations]”

Duane

From: Jacques Durand [mailto:JDurand@us.fujitsu.com]
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:41 PM
To: ws-rx@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [ws-rx] NEW ISSUE: Definition for "Reliable Message"

Title: Definition for "Reliable Message"

Description: there are several references to "reliable message" (section 1, 2 intro, 2.1, 2.3) that are not backed by a clear definition.

Justification: Terminology section is defining key concepts, yet does not explain what a reliable message is (and now other definitions are also referencing "reliable message"). The main requirement of inclusion of a wsrm:Sequence element which could back an intuitive definition, is not currently related to this expression at all, (related to DA instead) which is confusing.

Target: core

Type: editorial

Proposal:

1- Add a terminology entry. It could be:

Reliable message: a message submitted by the Application Source to an RM Source via the "Send" operation,

for transmission over the protocol defined in this specification.

2- In 3.1: associate the main protocol requirement (Sequence element) with the definition of "reliable message" instead of with a vague requirement of being subject to some DA:

Replace:

"Messages for which the delivery assurance applies MUST contain a <wsrm:Sequence> header block."

With:

"Reliable Messages MUST contain a <wsrm:Sequence> header block."

(DA and protocol being in fact separately defined, DA should now more abstractly mandate the use of "reliable messages" if we still want to pre-req one to the other.)

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